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About Lonely Grape

Passionate about wine - particularly McLaren Vale wines. Check out my blog on different winery reviews and my wine sales web site

Tintara – Mclaren Vale

This is one of the Hardy’s wineries in the Mclaren Vale Wine region (the other is at Chateau Reynella).  Hardy’s was established in 1853 with Tintara Cellars established in 1861 so they have been around for a while.  Hardy’s and Tintara … Continue reading

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Kangarilla Road Winery – Mclaren Vale

Well another week and another winery from the Mclaren Vale region.  Travelling around the Mclaren Flat area (taking photos for the blog) it was inevitable that Kangarilla Road Winery was to be called upon.  Kangarilla Road Winery is found on … Continue reading

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Foggo Wines – Mclaren Vale

Herb & Sandie Van De Wiel have a boutique gem between Mclaren Vale and Mclaren Flat (see map).  The Foggo Road cellar door is closed on Mondays and open 10:30 – 4:30 Tuesday to Friday plus 11:00 – 5:00 Saturday, … Continue reading

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McLaren Vale Winery – Horndale Distillery & Wine Cellars

Horndale has been around for a while – since 1896 in one form or another.  The distillery is no longer there and the vineyards have been reduced from over 300 acres reduced to just 1.5 acres (of Red Frontignac grapes … Continue reading

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McLaren Vale Winery – Settlement Wines

Wow what an improvement.  Settlement Wines had moved since my last visit from the old Manning Park Cellar Door accross the road from Maxwells (that has now been sold to Angoves who are considering a cellar door at this location) … Continue reading

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McLaren Vale Winery – Parri Estate

Parri Estate has vineyards in Mclaren Vale (around the cellar door – see map) which in a former life was Ingolby winery plus in the Mount Compass area.  This means that in one winery you can sample the delights of … Continue reading

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McLaren Vale Winery – Lazy Ballerina

I must say that everything about this cellar door is a joy.  The location is on Brookman Road, Kupito (overlooking Willunga) – see map and is only open on weekends.  Details on their website http://www.lazyballerina.com. The cellar door is on the … Continue reading

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McLaren Vale Winery – Oxenberry Farm

This cellar door has had a change in the last few months and years.  The facility that is currently known as Oxenberry Farm was one of the first farms in the Mclaren Vale area (the original homestead from 1840 is … Continue reading

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McLaren Vale Winery – Bent Creek Vineyards

Bent Creek Vineyards have recently opened a new cellar door on Blewitt Springs Road (just off Kangarilla Road/Main Road) – see map.  The cellar door is adjacent to the Bent Creek Block vineyard.  Web site is at http://www.bentcreekvineyards.com.au. The cellar … Continue reading

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Mclaren Vale Winery – DogRidge

DogRidge has recently opened their cellar door facility on the outskirts of McLaren Flat on Bagshaws Road (click for location map).  The web site is at http://www.dogridge.com.au. Being at the far end of McLaren Flat you get a sense of … Continue reading

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