Reporting on Maldon and surrounding central goldfields
Every glass has a story. Blending is where those stories come together. The table of possibilities – each glass a note in the symphony of the final blend. While it might sound like a technical process (and sometimes it is), blending wine is also deeply creative, it’s where intuition, experience and a touch of gut…
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A toast to the macabre. For those who like their wine with shadows and style. There’s something undeniably gothic about wine. Its colour, its history, its slow transformation in the dark. At Panacea Estate, we often say wine tells stories—but sometimes, it tells ghost stories. If you’re gathering for Maldon’s Gothic Festival, hosting a mysterious…
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Looking back at vintage and fermentation The bins are empty. The hoses are coiled. My boots are finally dry and hands are no longer stained purple. It’s a strange feeling―the stillness that follows harvest. After weeks of early starts, sticky clothes and the steady bubbling of fermenters, the quiet is almost loud. But in that…
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The evening sun was going down, tables acting as kitchen benches were set up outside on Main Street, crowds started to gather, the evening air was warm, and you could tell the scone competition was going to be hotly contested.
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