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Cellar Door changes
NGERINGA Cellar Sundays are going on holiday as Erinn and Janet take a break over spring....
Winter Release 2017
As the leaves fall and our home fire begins to blaze, it is with great pleasure we send you our Winter 2017 release, six fabulous wines that showcase the full range of our beautiful, biodynamic vineyards: a delicate Viognier, a savoury Rosé, an elegant Pinot Noir, a succulent Tempranilo, a modern classic Nebbiolo and our decadent Ngeringa Altus. The majority of the wines we release here come from our 2015 vintage, a season that was comparatively dry and warmer (than 2017) concluding with an uncommonly early start to the harvest. ...
J.E Relabelled
It’s been a long time in coming… the new J.E wine label is finally here! J.E is an expression of all that is Ngeringa and our love of making wine from our beautiful slice of biodynamic soil – alongside the animals who help us do it and the orchards and gardens that make us such a hidden treasure. Named for the partnership that created Ngeringa Vineyards – Janet and Erinn – our J.E range is made to be delicious, to drink anywhere, anytime. For J.E we blend parcels of grapes ...
Pourquoi Syrah?
What’s in a name? Given how hard it is to remember all of the grape varietals out there in the first place, why would someone go out of their way to confuse matters further by giving more than one name to the same grape? While you’re navigating your way between Sauvignon and Savagnin or managing the pronunciation of Viognier, the last thing you need is a long list of synonyms to contend with as well! Did you know that Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio are, in fact, one and the same? So are Mourvèdre ...
Three tips for a sustainable Christmas
The holidays can be an opportunity for so much family-centered fun and creativity but often we find ourselves pulled into a hectic several weeks of spending and consumption. We’d love to share a few of the ways we try to ensure that Christmas in our house is cheerful as well as sustainable: 1. Rather than buying a pine from a tree farm, consider opting for an indigenous tree more suited to the local environment or even using branches and greenery from your own garden to create your own tree. 2. ...
Cellar Door Sundays
Announcing Cellar Door Sundays at Ngeringa! Now don’t get us wrong – we absolutely love pizza. And serve up a wood-oven fired, handmade pizza with seasonal estate-grown and local ingredients alongside a glass of fine, biodynamic Ngeringa wine and we are SO there. But the thing is, we have this awesome chef and there comes a time in every chef’s life when he says, “Can we please mix it up a bit so I can make something else delicious with your amazing estate-grown produce?” Who are we to say no? ...
Welcome summer rains!
Raining raining raining! After a long dry spell and a whole heap of unrelenting heat, the weather gods have changed their tune entirely in the past week. We’re increasingly soggy out here in the Hills… 30+mm since yesterday after a weekend of mad rain storms. Now we love a long, warm summer day just as much as the next guy, but it must be said that our thirsty vineyards are positively gleeful. You can practically hear the grapes cheering from the winery. And with only about a fortnight to go ...
Calling all Love Bugs!
At NGERINGA Vineyards, we’re in love with the good bugs that keep our vines naturally healthy thanks to our biodynamic farming approach which allows them to flourish. We aim for sustainability – for our environment, the fine wines we create, the good food we grow and the good life we all live. Be a Love Bug this Crush Festival and honour the bugs that help us do our bit for sustainability with a fun, Love Bug-themed all-day champagne breakfast and lunch menu extravaganza by Hill of Grace Restaurant head chef Dennis ...
3 Tips for a Sustainable Christmas
At Christmas it is so tempting to overindulge in the myriad of shiny and tasty things on offer everywhere. Like everyone else, we want Christmas to be special, and we have found that putting that little extra thought into our decorations, presents and food makes our festive season all the more special: 1. Grow your own or be a ‘local yokel’! Food is a big thing at Christmas: we buy, eat and waste too much of it! So this is where we make a lot of our conscious shopping decisions. ...
A beautiful day at the Picnic
Since 2009 NGERINGA has been delighted to be involved with the Picnic at Marble Hill – a one-day festival of artisan wine and food from the cool heart of the Adelaide Hills. The Picnic was the inspiration of another winegrower from the Adelaide Hills – Tom Munro of Whisson Lake in Carey Gully – with the intent of showcasing single-vineyard, small-batch, minimal-intervention artisan wines from our region. The event certainly does that but has grown to do so much more besides: offering a beautiful array of foods from local producers, featuring ...