It's been a VERY VERY wet winter here in the Barossa. No doubt you've seen images of the flooding and here we are still in rugged up with the heater on - in October! So it's pretty good timing that the Brisbane Good Food and Wine Show is only a few weeks ago. Jason is looking forward to some warmer weather - and of course, [...]
The 2017 James Halliday Australian Wine Companion reviews have arrived and we’re pretty happy. We are excited to have again received such positive reviews and to again be awarded a red 5 star winery rating. 2015 Meta Mataro – 90 points 2014 Thiele Road Grenache - 91 points 2014 Schwarz Shiraz – 94 points 2014 Schwarz GSM – 94 points 2015 Meta Grenache – 95 [...]
Schwarz Wine Co - line up of wines on tasting for the 2016 Good Food and Wine Show Perth Jason will be in Perth next weekend (8-10 July) joining 12 other local wineries on the Barossa stand at the Good Food and Wine show. Jason will be showing a range of Schwarz wines including the Schwarz GSM and Shiraz, Meta Mataro, Thiele [...]
This week Schwarz Wine Company is joining the Artisans of Barossa, Harvest Kitchen and Barossa Coffee roasters teams to provide a taste of Barossa food and wine at Tasting Australia in Victoria Square, Adelaide. Our wines will be available by the glass during the week, and on Thursday 5 May , Jason will be showing a selection of his wines in the Town Square at Tasting [...]
The Schwarz Wine Company will be a part of the Barossa contingent pouring wines and having loads of fun at the Perth Good Food & Wine Show from 11 - 13 July. Jason Schwarz will have a selection of wines available for tasting throughout the show - including a couple of new releases that haven't been released in Western Australia yet! For Schwarz Wine Company [...]
It's always great to read what respected wine scribes have to say about our wines. Here's a selection of the latest bunch... 2010 Trial By Jury ‘The Guilty’ Graciano Barossa Valley 2010 93 points "Whoa. Hold onto your hats! Punchy red currant fruity aromas with a touch of the florals going on. Lithe and ultra juicy to taste, slippery, spicy and bright and a charming [...]
From mid March the warm sunny days and cool nights have lended itself to excellent fruit ripening conditions and the winery has been a hive of activity as parcels of fruit arrive for crushing. There have been some amazing ferments bubbling away and is really something to get excited about when the air is filled with the smells of rich fruit and yeast! We are [...]
The Barossa Valley has been experiencing some fantastic weather - cool nights followed by warm, moderate days - perfect for ripening. Verasion is occuring earlier than usual on all varieties, so it's time for me to start walking the rows looking at the grapes. I anticipate we will begin crushing mid February. When vintage begins, the first crush is always an exciting time! The 2010 [...]
