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 The highly anticipated annual Grampians Winemakers Reserve Shiraz Barrique Auction

Always a hit with connoisseurs and a number of winning bidders lucky enough to take home a rare ‘taste of the Grampians.’

A major fundraiser for the Grampians Winemakers, the 2018 vintage Barrique Auction will be held at 2:15pm on the Saturday in the Festival Masterclass marquee, so be sure to get yourself there to bid big and bold. Tastings will occur prior to the auction.

 

This year the Barrique will be a blend of eight wineries premium Shiraz, bottled as a unique offering from 2018. This release will be the winemakers 28th since 1991, so the legend continues.

The brainchild of Trevor Mast from Mount Langi Ghiran and Ian McKenzie from Seppelts Winery back in 1992, the present day winemakers are making good on that tradition.

The wineries involved in the 2018 blend for the 2020 Grampians Grape Escape Barrique auction include:

 

Adam Louder  Mount Langi Ghiran

Justin Purser  Best’s Wines

Leigh Clarnette  Clarnette & Ludvigsen Wines

Simon Fennel  Montara Wines

Tom Guthrie  Grampians Estate

Andrew Toomey  Miners Ridge

Shane Goninon  Mountainside Winery

Jess Robertson  Mount Langi Ghiran

Adam Richardson  ATR Wines

Simon Clayfield  Clayfield Wines

Andrew Davey Melbourne Polytechnique

SOIL

The Grampians wine region is one of Australia’s most historical and acclaimed wine regions. The soils can range from grey-brown and brown loam to red sandstone and red clay quartz.

CLIMATE

The start of the Great Dividing Range, by the 1880’s the region was famous for its sparkling wines, but it was soon realised that the cool climate viticulture, influenced by the Grampians mountain range, could also produce wines of intense varietal definition.

GRAPE

From famous sparkling wines to the region’s signature Shiraz, Pinot Noir and Dolcetto, the region’s award-winning wines are nothing short of spectacular. All Grampians wines are renowned for their ageability. Shiraz the region’s signature variety.

WINERIES

From the quirky to traditional, each cellar door offers a unique experience – from classic wine tastings and sales, to cheese platters, great coffee and local produce. It is the diversity the Grampian’s award-winning wineries that makes touring the Grampians wine region so appealing.

A WINE, FOOD & MUSIC GETAWAY

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Weekend Festival 2-3 May 2020

Grampians Grape Escape Finalist 2018 RACV Victorian Tourism Awards

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Halls Gap Recreation Reserve Grampians Road, Halls Gap.

PO Box 248 Ararat 3377

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