Posts Tagged ‘mclaren vale’
‘ZBO’ A Go-Go
The first Brash Amphora white has been released this week; just in time before Christmas feasts and celebrations. 100% Zibibbo was fermented on skins in our amphora for 5 months before being bottled in early December. A definite “Alice in Wonderland” wine where things don’t always seem to be as they are. Perfect match with…
Read MoreWaxing the Amphorae
Leading up to vintage is always time to perform routine and, in this case, not so normal maintenance to get things ready for vintage. This week Brash was busy in our warm shed lining the bottoms of our amphora with molten bees wax to protect them from moisture. Bring on V2014. BH
Read More"Slow Magazine" Catches Up
The beautiful quarterly, Slow Magazine, which espouses that good things in life take time, exploring all things “mindful”, reviewed our NDV in their current Spring issue #16. Thanks to Alex McPherson for the kind, well-written words. This is one wine that isn’t rushed. www.slowmagazine.com.au/current-issue
Read MoreMusic, the Piazza and Vale Cru
Sunday, Dec. 1 from 2pm-6pm in McLaren Vale, you’re invited to listen to wicked live music and buy some specially priced Brash Xmas wines and assorted drops from the rest of the Vale Cru. Go here for tickets/info: www.valecru.com/events
Read MoreWarming Winter Bones
It’s always sweet relief when I get the nero d’Avola we make at Brash Higgins out of the clay pots and into a settling tank. Until this happens, everything is a little tense around HQ. This condition was heightened even more in 2013, since we had the wine stored in our carport. Nobody likes the…
Read MoreOmensetter Comes Alive
In 2008 Brash Higgins put 5 barrels of exquisite Shiraz and a touch of Cabernet aside from our Omensetter Vineyard. 3 years in new French hogsheads then 2 more in bottle have served this proprietary red well. Release is ex-limited, only made in our top years, and is set for July ’13. Price is $95.…
Read MoreUntangling Field Blends
We made our first white wine this year at Brash Higgins, which is very exciting news, because it’s not as easy as it sounds. 2012 was a good year for whites in McLaren Vale, and many passes thru white varietal vineyards had me thinking this could be the year. For a long time I’ve been…
Read MoreReflections on 2011 and Ted Nugent
2011 has been a massive year for me. However, in many ways, each one of the years that preceeded it has led me to where I am right now, sitting at a desk in a hot office in McLaren Vale, South Australia enjoying one too many zooper dooper frozen ice treats. Brash Higgins Wine Co.…
Read MoreVintage 2011 and Getting the Nero Over the Line
The storm clouds they gathered and as a grape grower, it was white knuckle time again for Brash Higgins Wine Co. So much of the harvest is out of the grower’s control; the weather, disease, insects and birds clearly have a mind of their own. On the heels of a healthy, dry 2010 harvest, disease…
Read MoreThe Nero d’Avola Chronicles
We’ve been preparing our vineyard to harvest our very first crop of the red wine grape Nero d’Avola. It’s a new variety to Australia and I’m going to put it under a new label I’ve been working on, which shall remain a secret for a little while longer. As a relative newcomer to this district,…
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