Relative to the tumultuous growing season for the 2014 vintage, we were ultimately very pleased with both our received quantity and even more so with its quality. This year’s growing season ran seemingly ran through the full gamut of weather outside of snow! Our yield of 76 tonnes meant we were down by around 15% … Continue reading Curly Flat 2014 Vintage Report
This week has seen the first of our picking for Vintage 2014. It has started off small, firstly a parcel of Chardonnay picked on Tuesday and then yesterday the first of our Pinot Noir. It has been a difficult year for all growers, some more than others. After months of no real rainfall to speak … Continue reading Exciting times and an anxious wait….
As there are so many great cellar doors to visit these days, to make it a little easier, each month James Halliday suggests one of his top 5 star rated wineries from each state that he thinks is really worth making the effort to visit, and of course taste! Link to JH website: http://www.winecompanion.com.au/wineries/wineries-of-the-month We’re happy to … Continue reading Curly Flat in James Halliday’s ‘Wineries of the Month’
Although 1st of September marks the start of spring (in Australia), this date is a simplification as true spring starts with the arrival of the spring equinox on the 23rd of September. This is when the plane of the Earth’s poles are the same distance from the Sun. The amount of daylight is roughly equal to … Continue reading Budburst! Vintage 2014 is underway…
On the 5th of August, we’ll be heading up to Bistro Moncur situated in the Woollahra Hotel in Woollahra, NSW. We won’t be coming empty handed of course, as we’ll be bringing two chardonnays as well as five Pinot Noirs including the single lot release ‘The Curly’. It will be a great night of cool climate wine … Continue reading Curly Flat comes to Bistro Moncur
Curly Flat comes to Grossi Florentino Degustation Menu 22nd July, 4 courses, 7 wines – $160 p/person For BOOKINGS & Enquiries, call Grossi Florentino on 03 9662 1811 ___ SMOKED PETUNA OCEAN TROUT, Tapioca, Apple, Celery, Yarra Valley Caviar, Yuzu 2010 Curly Flat Chardonnay & 2011 Curly Flat Chardonnay ___ DUCK AND PORCINI TORTELLINI, Candied Pear … Continue reading Curly Flat coming to Grossi Florentino 22nd of July…
Williams Crossing by Curly Flat Macedon Chardonnay 2011 $24 “Curly Flat makes some of Australia’s most exciting, complex chardonnays. The second label, Williams Crossing, comprises material declassified from the Curly Flat label. But even these “offcuts” have been completely barrel fermented and matured, with all the hands-on winemaking attention of its more expensive cellar mate. … Continue reading Chris Shanahan on our 2011 Williams Crossing releases…
We’ve had some good frosts this week at Curly Flat culminating in the hardest this morning where it got down to -5, poetically coinciding with the winter solstice. Here are some photos from around the vineyard this morning that highlight we’re one of the coolest viticultural regions in Australia. Continue reading Shortest day turns out to be the coldest! (so far)
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