Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
A very large and small bottle. Wine by the bottle (and beyond) – why size sometimes does matter After talking about labels and stoppers, it is now time to talk about bottles. Most of the time, when people picture a bottle of wine, they’re imagining the classic 750ml format. It’s become the global standard for…
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A Year on the farm The non-winemaking life of a working vineyard Wine might be what fills the bottle, but farming is what fills the year. At Panacea Estate, the work doesn’t stop when the grapes are picked or the barrels are stacked. That’s only part of the story. Behind the scenes, this is a…
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Panacea Estate owner Peter Christen looks forward to the Harvest Festival on Saturday 1 March. Photo courtesy Rob Leeson Stomp, sip and savour On Saturday 1 March from 12pm to 5pm, Panacea Estate will host its Harvest Festival.Participants will have the opportunity to dive into the winemaking process, starting with grape picking, followed by the…
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Watching the vineyard take shape The soft buzz of pollination has faded, and the vineyard at Panacea Estate is moving into its next quiet miracle. The tiny flowers that covered the vines only weeks ago have begun their transformation; each one that was successfully pollinated now holds a small, firm green berry. It’s called fruit…
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