Author: cru

05 Jun Frank is a finalist in the 2018 Gourmet Traveller WINE Magazine

Posted at 18:53h in News

Our winemaker, Frank van de Loo has been nominated as a 2018 finalist in the Winemaker of the Year awards conducted by Gourmet Traveller WINE magazine. Van de Loo started working here in the vineyard at Mount Majura in 1998, quickly expanding it to the current size, and taking over the winemaking role in 2001. The expansion of the vineyard included planting...

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07 Dec Bug Eat Bug

Posted at 19:00h in News

A vineyard, especially at this time of year, is a beautiful sight, green, lush and bursting with life and the promise of grapes to come. As we explained recently, we need to be careful how we manage this natural system, and ideologically-driven methods aren’t necessarily the best. We implement ‘integrated pest management’, in other words, we look carefully at the ecology...

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27 Sep Understanding the Vineyard

Posted at 19:13h in News

One of the fascinating things about wine is the people it attracts and the range of emotions it engenders. For some people, it has to be organic, or even biodynamic, and we can understand where they’re coming from. Wine can be a beautiful product of the land, a sensuous experience that connects us to a time and place where the sun...

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21 Aug $16,000 for YouthCare Canberra

Posted at 19:22h in News

We're very proud to announce that the team here at Mount Majura Vineyard have raised $16,000 for our charity partner, YouthCARE Canberra, through the sale of a special release wine, NINO. The money will go directly towards outreach services for youth at risk, in an effort to help those facing homelessness and violence. The NINO project was a great deal of fun...

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