The spring wines are now out (!) after celebration of the year’s work with the first Spring Release event on a perfect spring day at the Chouette Winery Cellar Door on October 26th. Thanks so much to all who came to try the new wines and grab a pizza, especially those of you that brought a picnic and stayed to enjoy that extra bottle–well played!

The Spring wines feel so well suited to that almost-festival type vibe that the Chouette Cellar Door brings. I just love all the imagery and colour and the way all those wines drink so well in that setting with all of you. Shoutout to Peacock Dreams for the grand vinyl soundtrack to the day, and many thanks to Tastescape who shelled out pizzas like crazy! For those that booked-in for the November 9th event - see you there!

This year’s spring wine releases tread the line between playful and detailed really nicely, with many familiar favourites set to drink well through the long summer ahead. A couple of new wines surface this year, in the lively & spicy pink fizz of the Pepato Sparkling, and the classic minded Redux Chardonnay – a throw back to richer Chardy of days gone, through the lens of an experimental approach. Personal fave Fabric Chenin keeps evolving into a wonderful stylistic wine with balance of freshness, richness & fine texture, while this year’s Suzy Rouge is looking moreish as an everyday drinking red that just takes chill so well. My top ‘Revival’ Grenache is still maturing in ceramic amphorae for release next autumn.      

It’s always a rollercoaster ride of emotions raising wine up and into bottle, wondering if people will enjoy the results of the year’s work. The artist sensibilities in me go through emotional stages of “this is great, to this might be shit, to this is really hard, to this might actually be ok, to this could actually be really great!”. So I’ve been riding the wave of creation through to product release, and now the wines are out there and I’m really loving the reactions & feedback. To finally realise the wines and get that feedback of enjoyment, really does complete the cycle. I hope you all enjoy x