BH Updates

by Brash Higgins From the pen of wine scribe Campbell Mattinson in May 24th’s The Wine Front: “Brash Higgins has hit the ground running over the past few years. It has fast become a key producer in the quality reputation of modern McLaren Vale.” Thanks for that great vote of confidence, CM. Onward and upward.…

by Brash Higgins First Brash Higgins PIG dinner is in Brisbane May 26 at the cool Ballymore Rugby Club. Plenty of new releases and OMENSETTER. RSVP now thru peter@lepetitcochon.com.au Hope to see you there. BH

by Brash Higgins Gourmet Traveller and est. restaurant in Sydney teamed up to celebrate some of Australia’s best new chefs last month. Brash Higgins was honoured to be included, as our SM/R was matched with a course in the “Generation Next” menu. Most importantly, the dinner helped in the fight against ovarian cancer. BH

by Brash Higgins Vale Cru gets a great write up by Peter Forrestal in April’s Gourmet Traveller Wine. Nice profile on Brash Higgins, too. Thanks, Peter! Click here for full article www.brashhiggins.com/media/blog/wm0413vale[5].pdf

by Brash Higgins The Brash Higgins 2012 NDV Nero d’Avola was released last week and gets Top Dog in The Wine Front by Campbell Mattinson, “Gorgeously perfumed wine. Spice and fruit, sweetness and savouriness. Autumn and summer at once. To taste – well, it’s more of the same, and a whole lot more. The long,…

by Brash Higgins Brash Higgins has released our first white wine, an unusual field blend of semillon and riesling. Campbell Mattinson in The Wine Front calls it an “Excellent addition to the Oz wine landscape” and Mike Bennie finds it “Intriguing” and 92 points in the Feb WBM. Thanks! www.winefront.com.au/brash-higgins-smr-2012/wbmonline.com.au

by Brash Higgins Brash contributes a detailed piece on his nero d’Avola journey in this month’s Wine & Viticulture Journal, Dec issue, on newstands now. Click “read more” below for a link to the full article.

by Brash Higgins The 2011 Brash Higgins Nero d’Avola ‘Amphora Project’ took out the “Best Emerging Red” title at last weekend’s 2013 Good Wine Guide awards ceremony by Nick Stock at The Age in Melbourne. Great recognition for lots of hard work. Thanks, Nick. BH”It shows both insight and innovation to make a wine of…

by Brash Higgins Giving back feels great and that’s what Brash Higgins did this past weekend in Melbourne at “Wine Rules“; a touch footy event founded by Matthew Jukes to fight homelessness feat. over 30 wineries. The Brash All-Stars raised over $3100 for St. Mary’s House of Welcome, making us Champs!, and made it to…

by Brash Higgins Brash Higgins has our first white wine ready for bottle, a unique ensemble of riesling and semillon from a cool climate site along the Kangarilla foothills of McLaren Vale, hand picked on the same day, then basket pressed and co-fermented wild in barrel. Look for this field blend before Xmas 2012. A…

by Brash Higgins Brash is a new entry into the 2013 James Halliday Australian Wine Companion, a good start, indeed. Nice to be in the ‘bible’ of Aussie wine. Thanks, Mr. Halliday. BH

by Brash Higgins Brash NDV Cracks James Halliday’s 2013 Australian Wine Companion with conviction. Thanks, Mr. Halliday. BH

by Brash Higgins Famed UK wine writer, Matthew Jukes, took a taste of the Brash GR/M last week and really liked it(see below tasting note). The Brash All-Stars like him, too, and are playing footy in his Wine Rules charity in Melbourne Nov.18 to help fight homelessness. www.winerules.com.au

by Brash Higgins Pruning the nero d’Avola vines on our Omensetter Vineyard is the priority in late Winter. Here freshly groomed vines interlace on the verdant front block. Pruning by lunar cycles is best done when the moon’s in a descending phase. BH