by hello@clareburder.com | Oct 25, 2022 | Homepage, Opinions
A chat with a fellow producer recently veered into total taboo territory: should wine producers provide free wine at tastings at events, in exchange for the value offered by the event organisers? My friend made an interesting point: no one ever asks a restaurant to...
by hello@clareburder.com | Mar 15, 2022 | Homepage, Opinions, Uncategorized, Winemaking, Winesplainer
With our 2021 wine releases, we’ve elected to publish the details of how they are grown and made, including the additions and processes that we utilize to get them from grapes to bottle. You might have noticed that in the wine world, this is not standard practice. ...
by hello@clareburder.com | Feb 9, 2022 | Winemaking, Winesplainer
Given we’re located in the King Valley, but we don’t make Prosecco, this little explainer might help clarify a few points about how these wines are different. It’s worth noting here that one is not better than the other – that is something that only the drinker...
by hello@clareburder.com | Feb 9, 2022 | Recipes
This is our tradition for Christmas breakfast…a recipe by Darren Simpson from the Best in Australia TV show. It’s a ridiculous combination of mashed potato mixed into a batter with finely chopped fresh scallops, which is then fried into submission in butter and eaten...
by hello@clareburder.com | Feb 9, 2022 | Homepage, Winemaking, Winesplainer
I’ll take a gamble here and say the closer you live to inner north of Melbourne (or capital city hipster equivalents) the more you would have seen the term ‘Pet Nat’ on a wine list. What I mean to say is, Pet Nat isn’t quite mainstream yet but it’s coming, so I’ve...
