About & Contact

Welcome to the Lonely Grape – Wineries and Wines of the Mclaren Vale region from South Australia.  After my family coming first, I am a very passionate Mclaren Vale wine and food person that lives in “The Vale” and the blog is here to assist you the wine enthusiast and/or the Vale visitor with information – not just winery information, but places that will be good for families etc.  The information is relatively easy to collect as I am a passionate McLaren Vale food and wine person and in the last year have visited about 59 of the 62 Cellar Doors in the McLaren Vale wine area.  By the way, I intend to visit the remainder of the Mclaren Vale winery cellar doors (and of course write a blog entry about them) in the coming weeks..

My blog is just to provide interested people with information about the wineries that may help them when visiting the area or working out their next purchase.

If there is any assistance I can provide you please do not hesitate to ask using the comment section on the blog or via my contact details.

Any questions or feedback contact me on:-

Twitter

www.twitter.com/LonelyGrape

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Shane Barker

Taste McLaren Vale

e-mail

shane@tastemclarenvale.com.au

Have a great day.

Shane

Creator of the “Lonely Grape”

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12 responses

10 12 2009
Mia

The website looks great!! – Well done

16 02 2010
Hanoul Francoise

Hello,
We are from Belgium and we want to taste your wines at your winery.
please call me 0406211625
No answer on the web because it is difficult for me to see my mail.

We are free today and tomorrow.

Best regards,
Francoise Hanoul

2 06 2010
robyn smith

Hey Shane,,,what Rd is Petagna Wines on,,& do you have a phone number please?

3 06 2010
Lonely Grape

Petagna Wines is on South Road on the left just as you go up the hill to the Victory Hotel. Phone number is 0439861969

25 02 2011
ian

Good blog Shane, very handy for this novice. Know plenty who will like so I will spread the word before I head off.

Take care mate.

Ian

25 02 2011
Lonely Grape

Thanks mate – love you photos as well. Have a great time in Spain!

25 03 2011
Mathilde Brunet

Dear Shane,
I am a french student in international trade and I have to do a work placement abroad during about 2 months to do convassing (find and develop customer’s loyalty) and other tasks to discover trade. I really want to discover the wine sector because I conseder the possibility of entering an oenology school. That is why I think it could be a good idea to do this work placement in a wine company in Australia, a country I really want to discover. But after a lot of mails sent, I have some difficulties to find one, do you know some companies which could be looking for a student like me ?
Your blog is good !
All the best

Mathilde

29 04 2011
Richard Hodgson

Hi
There was anarticle in a caravan magazine recently that mentioned “Grey Nomad” wines. Is this one of your brands. If so, can you tell me any more ?
Thanks, Richard

29 04 2011
Lonely Grape

Richard,
thanks for the inquiry. The Grey Nomad label is from Pirramimma. Their web site showing this range is http://www.pirramimma.com.au/Cellar%20Door%20Order%20Form.pdf

25 08 2011
Inspire Adelaide, Home of Inspiring SA Events

It’s a tough job you have buddy! We love your work over at McLaren Vale Wedding Expo. Have you heard of Caught REDHanded Wines? Phil is from Sellicks and in his first year producing he got a 94 from James Halliday for one of his wines and excellent ratings on the others – check out his website http://www.caughtredhanded.com.au he currently resides in Melbourne for family reasons but I’d be happy to put you in touch if you’d like to review his wines. Just drop me an email I believe you will see it with this post in admin view?

25 08 2011
Lonely Grape

Thanks guys, yes I know Phil. We met a few times before he went to Victoria. His 2008 Shiraz is on sale on my updated site.

26 08 2011
Louise H-Smith

Great newlook website Shane well done Cheers

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