Posts Tagged ‘wine’
Lola’s Pergola
Adelaide Festival is here and Brash Higgins is honoured to be one of the featured small wineries on showcase as part of the three week picnic along the Torrens River that is “Lola’s Pergola”. A collaboration of creatives, join chef Duncan Welgemoed, super caterers the Happy Motel, creative director Ross Ganf and many more. “Lola’s”…
Read More‘ZBO’ A Go-Go
The first Brash Amphora white has been released this week; just in time before Christmas feasts and celebrations. 100% Zibibbo was fermented on skins in our amphora for 5 months before being bottled in early December. A definite “Alice in Wonderland” wine where things don’t always seem to be as they are. Perfect match with…
Read MoreWaxing the Amphorae
Leading up to vintage is always time to perform routine and, in this case, not so normal maintenance to get things ready for vintage. This week Brash was busy in our warm shed lining the bottoms of our amphora with molten bees wax to protect them from moisture. Bring on V2014. BH
Read More"Slow Magazine" Catches Up
The beautiful quarterly, Slow Magazine, which espouses that good things in life take time, exploring all things “mindful”, reviewed our NDV in their current Spring issue #16. Thanks to Alex McPherson for the kind, well-written words. This is one wine that isn’t rushed. www.slowmagazine.com.au/current-issue
Read MoreWine Rules: All-Stars For the Win!
Two years running the Brash All-Stars were the top fundraisers for Wine Rules, a touch footy charity event founded by writer Matthew Jukes to raise money for the homeless. We also won the tournament on Nov 17 at Elwood Park in Melbs. Please donate here for a great cause: https://give.everydayhero.com/au/brash-all-stars
Read MoreWarming Winter Bones
It’s always sweet relief when I get the nero d’Avola we make at Brash Higgins out of the clay pots and into a settling tank. Until this happens, everything is a little tense around HQ. This condition was heightened even more in 2013, since we had the wine stored in our carport. Nobody likes the…
Read MoreReflections on 2011 and Ted Nugent
2011 has been a massive year for me. However, in many ways, each one of the years that preceeded it has led me to where I am right now, sitting at a desk in a hot office in McLaren Vale, South Australia enjoying one too many zooper dooper frozen ice treats. Brash Higgins Wine Co.…
Read MoreVintage 2011 and Getting the Nero Over the Line
The storm clouds they gathered and as a grape grower, it was white knuckle time again for Brash Higgins Wine Co. So much of the harvest is out of the grower’s control; the weather, disease, insects and birds clearly have a mind of their own. On the heels of a healthy, dry 2010 harvest, disease…
Read MoreThe Nero d’Avola Chronicles
We’ve been preparing our vineyard to harvest our very first crop of the red wine grape Nero d’Avola. It’s a new variety to Australia and I’m going to put it under a new label I’ve been working on, which shall remain a secret for a little while longer. As a relative newcomer to this district,…
Read MoreVideo Nights in Kuala Lumpur
I caught a last minute flight to Kuala Lumpur (KL) over New Years. It was my first time there, and I was surprised at how sprawling it is. Completely different feel from Singapore, it's less cultured cousin to the South. The reason I can say that is because KL pulses with Malaysian, Chinese, Indian, and…
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