Coonawarra & Penola Heritage: William Wilson
With today being William Wilson’s 210th birthday, Doug Balnaves has written a special article on one of the unsung heroes of Australian wine as part of Doug’s historical reflections and research of the Coonawarra/Penola area.
Coonawarra & Penola Heritage: Ulva Cottage & Surrounds
Doug Balnaves shares the third of a series of historical reflections and research. This month’s article is Penola’s Ulva Cottage & Surrounds.
Coonawarra & Penola Heritage: Cobb & Co
Across the Penola and Coonawarra region, history is written into the land as much as it is recorded on paper. Doug Balnaves shares the second of a series of historical reflections and research
Coonawarra & Penola Heritage: Petticoat Lane
Across the Penola and Coonawarra region, history is written into the land as much as it is recorded on paper. Doug Balnaves shares the first of a series of historical reflections and research that bring these stories back into focus -tracing the early settlers, the development of the district, and the people and events that […]
William Wilson Shiraz Cabernet – A Tribute to Coonawarra’s Founding Father
The Balnaves & Redman families have come together to celebrate one of the unsung heroes of Australian wine with the release of the 2016 William Wilson Coonawarra Shiraz Cabernet. A unique blend of families and varieties, the limited edition $300 a bottle “traditional Coonawarra style” will be the most expensive wine ever released in Coonawarra. The collaborative […]
