With vintage around the corner and the Izway wines cellar door about to open we thought a few days at the beach would be the perfect place to unwind before the mayhem of vigneron life took hold for the year. As we huddled in our flimsy cabin the wind and rain belting down outside it felt strangely like winter in …
For us this Christmas is all about spending time with family and friends. The hectic schedule of vintage, pruning and running a small business not to mention this year’s building project means that our loved ones haven’t seen a lot of us this year. Christmas is the one time of the year where we slow down, reflect on the year’s …
What a difference a week makes. Outside the temperature is a comfortable 22°C and there is a gentle breeze. This is quite a contrast to last week’s hot and windy conditions which saw a bushfire rage through the mid north of SA. Last Wednesday looking out to the South West we could see there was trouble brewing. Out on the …
With the winds blowing Easterly the odds of us receiving the much anticipated precipitation were long, but this was Melbourne cup day, and a 100-1 chance had just taken out the prestigious prize so perhaps there was still a chance yet. It was tense times on Tuesday, flicking between the BOM radar and the sports bet account taking each way …
Almost half a year has passed since the end of vintage and we’ve been kept busy building the cellar door, showing new release wines, hosting wine dinners, the odd export mission and looking at fruit intake for vintage 2015. Whilst it is always fun doing the many and varied things in our little wine business, the most fun is always in …
Friday the 18th of September 2015 marks International Grenache Day and since it just happens to be one of our favourite varieties grown here in the Barossa, the crew here at Izway wines are justifiably excited! In this neck of the woods, we like to think of Grenache as “Barossan Pinot” and it is a variety that provides a beautiful …
In August each year, I head to Perth (my old home town) to sell some of our new wares, catch up with old friends and hopefully meet some new Izway Wines fans. The weather in Perth is usually kicking around the 20C-23C mark this time of year, welcome relief after being smashed by an east coast winter. Unfortunately, Perth didn’t …
The first place I ever went on an overseas holiday was Singapore. It was 1981 and I was 8 years old! The biggest impressions for me then were the vibrant tropical colours and the amazing smells of so many different dishes being cooked outdoors. It was an extremely busy place with everyone seemingly having a great day. Fast-forward to 2015 …
