Hahndorf Hill Winery is nestled in the beautiful undulating heart of the Adelaide Hills Wine Region, near the historic township of Hahndorf. This winery is one of my favourite cellar doors in South Australia with its focus on Austrian varietals, appropriately matched to the cooler climate of the region. Hahndorf Hill was not only instrumental
So it's been a while since I've had any time to write about my wine adventures, since moving to "God's country", the McLaren Vale wine region in South Australia, back in February 2018. I've been super-busy: moving countries (returning to live in Australia after 3 years in Berlin); exploring my new home and region (and
Winemaker Christian Müller and sommelier Oliver Budack, at Weingut Max Müller I. Photo: Megan Spencer (c) 2017 In August 2017 I visited the Max Müller I winery in Franconia, Southern Germany. Members of the Müller family have been in the wine business for the past 400 years. Today the winery is led by
Late last year I had the pleasure to interview winemaker Horst Hummel at our apartment in Berlin, to talk about - and taste - his newly-released 2015 Góré wine. The Góré is Horst's first ever orange wine, a white wine made by macerating and fermenting the juice on its skins and seeds. It was for the
