Brochures are available at visitor centres and at most cellar doors, or click here. Wineries in the Clare Valley have enhanced the cellar door experience for visitors by offering behind-the-scenes tours, personalised tastings and winefriendly fare. For example, Kilikanoon Wines offers a guided tasting of its premium wines as well as bike tours.
Taylors Wines offers a behind-the-scenes winery tour where you can blend your own wine, and Paulett Wines offers a vertical masterclass while enjoying their stunning views. A chance meeting between Andrew Pike Director and Viticulturist at Pikes Wines and Mick Roche Director and Geologist at Stewardship Matters in April led to a discussion on the need to tell the story of the geology of the Clare Valley and its relationship to the grape growing and wine industries.
The two relevant organisations in the Clare Valley, namely the Clare Valley Winemakers Incorporated and the Clare Region Wine Grapegrowers Association, of which Andrew was a member of both, decided to pursue the feasibility of such a project and commissioned Stewardship Matters to undertake the study. In September , the two organisations decided to fund the four aspects of the Clare Valley Rocks Project:.
What style of wine is the Clare Valley most known for? Clare Valley is best known for its Riesling wines. South Australia , Wine. Read more about Lucy About Man of Many. Drinks , Featured. Appliances , Drinks. Competitions , Drinks. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits.
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Minerality and outstanding purity are key indicators of top quality Clare Valley Riesling. In great vintages these wines can age for decades, taking on toasted bread, honey and buttery characters with maturity. Clare Valley also produces Chardonnay with strong varietal melon and peach definition, slightly riper than Chardonnay from cooler regions like the Adelaide Hills.
Clare Valley Semillon shows an interesting take on the varietal, usually lightly oaked and with a generous, rounded profile of citrus and tropical fruit. For a region so famed for its delicate, feather-light Rieslings, it can come as a surprise that Clare Valley is also home to full-bodied, decadently rich red wines.
The warm climate helps red grapes reach ideal ripeness to gain immense concentration, depth of flavour and clear varietal character. Clare Valley Cabernet and Cabernet blends are recognisable by their juicy blackcurrant fruit with minty, eucalypt hints, dark chocolate, cigar box and smoky oak.
With the shift from mining and grazing, and after suffering extensive bushfire damage in , the railway line through Clare Valley fell into disuse.
In it was reborn as the Riesling Trail, with the train tracks removed and the surface compacted and smooth — perfect for cycling, walking and running. It was the winemakers of Clare Valley, keen to retain the pristine freshness and vitality of their Riesling, who drove the screwcap revolution in Australia. Encouraged by the test results, 13 Clare Valley winemakers banded together in to champion the Stelvin screwcap closure for their premium Rieslings. The consistency, freshness and vitality of the screwcap-sealed wines appealed to consumers, and screwcaps soon became part of everyday Australian wine.
Those far-sighted Clare Valley winemakers even inspired New Zealand winemakers to start bottling their wines under screwcap. Wendouree continues a legacy of tradition, making wines from very old vineyards first planted in The grapes are handpicked and create cult wines that age for decades. Grosset Polish Hill Riesling is one of the most revered collectable examples of the pristine Clare Valley style. Also putting Auburn on the map is winemaker Stephanie Toole with her highly acclaimed Mt Horrocks range from certified organic vineyards.
Knappstein Mr Mick at the historic Leasingham winery.
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