Awards and reviews – 2009 Grasshopper Rock
Awards GOLD – Bragato Wine Awards 2011GOLD – Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Competition 2010BLUE-GOLD and TOP100 – Sydney International Wine Competition 2011SILVER – Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2011SILVER – London International Wine and Spirits Competition 2010SILVER – International Wine Challenge 2011Reviews Raymond Chan – Mar 201118.5-/20.0, 5 STARS* * * * *Very dark, deep, black hued ruby-red colour with youthful […]
Hill of Grace – one of the most unique single vineyard wines in the world
The Henschke’s Hill of Grace is remarkable for the age of the oldest vines (150 years) and for its place in history as one of Australia oldest single vineyard wines. Hill of Grace has carved out a reputation as one of the most important single vineyard wines in Australia. When we established Grasshopper Rock in […]
The frost challenge – ripening grapes under ice
The 2013 vintage is not picked yet and we need another two weeks of ripening to get the right balance.This means protecting the vines against damage from some pretty severe autumn frosts. There have been two minus 3 degree frosts in the last week and we aim to always be ready for such events. It’s […]
Grasshopper Rock Wine-Stars Winner – the inside story
We are still on a high after Grasshopper Rock made the top 10 at the world’s first ever Wine-Stars. Billed as a Dragon’s Den style wine competition and held at the London International Wine Fair on 24th May 2012 this event has opened people’s eyes to how wineries from seemingly out of nowhere can engage […]
Vintage 2012 – like no other
The final outcome of vintage 2012 is looking very good at this point. It was a great relief to have all our grapes safely in the winery on 26th April. With the unusually damp and cool weather we had mid-season we were pretty nervous about how the rest of the season would unfold. May be […]
Pinot Celebration and a question of cru
Pinot Celebration 2012 (Queenstown 26-28 Feb 2012)“This is like going to a rock concert when you used to be able to get up close to the band…you get to drink with and hang out with the rock stars” Doug Frost MW MS speaking at The Grand DinnerThis is what makes the Pinot Celebration special and it […]