Barossa Valley

Barossa winemaker and ambassador Bob McLean dies

Tributes have been paid to Bob McLean, the respected Barossa winemaker and advocate for Australian wine, who has died.

Treasury Wine Estates continue to cut overheads in Australia and California

Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) is to sell three of its wineries in Australia and close down another in California as part of continued plans to cut overheads.

Secret to terroir may lie in bacteria, say scientists

Researchers in the US have published a study suggesting that the characteristics associated with terroir could have more to do with microbes found around the root system of a vine, than the soil that it grows in.

Yalumba CEO Robert Hill Smith to step down

Yalumba's chief executive, Robert Hill Smith, is set to step down as the Australian wine group's chief executive after three decades in the role.

Hong Kong firm buys 650ha of Australian vineyards

Hong Kong's CK Life Sciences has added to its vineyard collection by acquiring three Australian vineyards owned by wine producer McWilliam's for nearly A$16m.

Australian wine needs 'generational' shift in attitudes, says trade body chair

The chairman of trade body Wine Australia, Brian Walsh, believes his country's wines can reach a point when they are no longer automatically compared to the 'Old World', but it may take a generation and a greater focus on 'terroir' to achieve it.

Investment analysis: Penfolds Grange and St Henri

Penfolds Grange and St Henri illustrate two facets of both grape and winemaking technique, best illustrated when you taste them side by side. Steven Spurrier reports on a tasting of 11 wines from the past three decades

Jefford on Monday: Carrots, Celery - and Shiraz

Will there, one day, be a Department of Terroir Studies at a leading academic institution? Who will be its first professor? How many disciplines will jockey for a position in its hive?

Barossa and Clare Valley split vineyards to create geological sub-regions

Winemakers in Barossa and Clare Valley are splitting their vineyards into new sub-regions as part of a stronger focus on soil and climate in Australia's wine sector.

Nervous wait for vineyards as frost hits Barossa again

Frost enveloped young buds in Barossa's vineyards this week, almost a year to the day since heavy frosts caused serious damage to vines in the region.

Chinese investors buy A$15m Barossa winery

A company backed by Chinese investors has agreed to buy Yaldara Winery in Barossa Valley from McGuigan wines producer Australian Vintage for A$15m.

Torbreck buys top vineyard in Barossa

Australia's Torbreck Vintners has secured long-term grape supplies for one of its top wines after buying Gnadenfrei vineyard in Barossa Valley.

Barossa's Doug Lehmann dies

The Australian wine industry is mourning the death of Doug Lehmann from a suspected heart attack, almost a year to the day after his father died.

Barossa bushfires: January 2014

Nick Cave features in new Barossa ad

The music of veteran Aussie alt-rock band Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds features in a new tourism campaign celebrating the food and wine of the Barossa Valley.

Barossa Valley Estate sold

Oyster Bay owner Delegat’s Group has made its first foray into Australia with the acquisition of Barossa Valley Estate (BVE), producer of E&E Black Pepper Shiraz.

South Australia puts brakes on Barossa wind farms

The South Australian government will discourage the siting of wind farms in the key winegrowing areas of McLaren Vale and Barossa.

Barossa rejects McDonald's

Fast food giant McDonald’s has been told it cannot open a restaurant in Australia’s Barossa Valley after an acrimonious planning battle which threatened to split the local community.

Henschke cellars, the prime terroir-driven, vintage-specific Barossa wine

If you’re looking for a terroir-driven, vintage-specific Barossa wine, andrew jefford thinks he has the prime exponent

Barossa valley wines

Barossa reds elegant? European? Tyson Stelzer finds a focus on old vines and sub-regions is providing a counterpoint to the blockbusters that first put Australia’s most famed wine region on the map

Barossa 'icons' offered en primeur

Hot on the heels of Penfolds, a clutch of young Barossa winemakers are offering their latest vintage en primeur.