The Geography of Wine

It used to be, in the olden days, that wine was thought to be bottled geography. You knew that if you opened a bottle of traditional Shiraz from The Hunter or a Cabernet from Coonawarra, you could be pretty certain that, for better or worse, rustic barnyards and peppermint patties would make an appearance. If your aged Riesling had a touch of kerosine and the freshness of your eighty year old Liquer Tokay left you trembling, your minds GPS would re-direct you from the stoney slopes of Clare to the baking plains of Rutherglen. Wine, it seemed, was deemed to be all about geography. If you wanted to grow Semillion, a site in the Lower Hunter was where you chose; Marsanne meant a paddock near Nagambie in central Victoria. Pinot Noir..well that, as now meant Burgundy.

So what’s changed? These days a bottle of wine is, more or less, bottled climate. While we clever apes have ironed out many of the vagaries in the technology of wine production, no matter where we attempt to practice our bucolic agricultural art, the erratic climate now more than ever determines the quality of the wine in bottle. Making wine in this fickle climate means that horticultural finesse is a luxury which is overwhelmed by the exigencies of getting the fruit we produce into the winery in as good a condition as possible. After 40 years here at Bloodwood our wine making has become more ballet than brawn which means we have learned to cosset and cajole our fruit recognising the geography of Griffin Road as dictated by our rapidly changing climate. Thank you for experiencing the journey with us since 1983.

Rhonda In Her Element

Wine matching here at Bloodwood is a serious business. If you have discovered Rhonda’s Kitchen on our website www.bloodwood.biz, you will see many examples of her talent in matching our wines to appropriate dishes. This is a picture of Rhonda teasing out the nuances in matching our Pinot Noir to the flavours and textures of Pate to Pilpel Humus. It’s a serious business but someone’s gotta do it.

Bloodwood Winery is renowned for producing some of the region's most exceptional wines. With numerous awards and accolades under their belt, each sip is a testament to their commitment to quality and craftsmanship.

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