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Our Vineyard
Our vineyard is located in the cool-climate part of the Southern Barossa Ranges with an elevation of 450 to 550m. It comprises of 15.5Ha of premium vineyard planted to several grape varieties that go into making our range of wines. The property was previously used for sheep and cattle grazing. In 1998 three brothers Michael, Zissis and Nicholas purchased the property and began to establish the vineyard. Initially all the grapes from the vineyard were sold to a well-respected Barossa Family-owned winery. In 2004 Zissis commenced his Winemaking Degree at Charles Sturt University and hence our journey into premium winemaking began. We adopted the brand name Blue Rock Wines from a site adjacent to our vineyard called Blue Rock Corner. This was the site where much of the Bluestone for many of Adelaide’s historic buildings was mined since the early 1800’s.
Our Winery
All of our wines are hand made in our own small winery which is on our vineyard property. We have 12 wines in our range – 7 whites, 4 reds and a rosé. Quantities of each variety varies from less than 100 dozen to over 500 dozen for the more popular varieties. This cool climate elevated vineyard ripens the grapes slowly which allows for full expression of the varietal characteristics of each grape variety. The grapes are harvested at optimum ripeness and are processed within one hour of picking to retain those varietal characters. The winemaking techniques employed are gentle, with all of our whites being whole bunch pressed to release those delicate aromas and flavours. The whites are fermented with aromatic yeast cultures and at low temperatures to release their lovely bouquet. The reds undergo extended maceration and cool fermentation. This allows time for the complete release of colour and flavour from the skins. The wine is matured in new and older American, French and Hungarian Oak. The reds have a soft and approachable palate and are made to age well.
The Wine Maker
In 2001 Zissis, one of the brothers commenced a viticultural degree at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga via distance education. Also in that year, one of the Barossa’s oldest and most respected family operated wineries offered us a contract to purchase all the grapes produced from the property. In 2004 the viticulture degree undertaken by Zissis was drawing to a close when the university offered for the first time a double degree (Viticulture & Winesciences), which he promptly enrolled in. He graduated in 2008 with both degrees, the first to do so in Australia.
Our winemaking process
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