The warmer regions, old vines and soils allow makers to let the fruit shine ... especially during a time when Australian grenache wasn't showcasing the variety's full potential. H. How do you approach ...

who have acquired some of the last remaining small parcels of old-vine shiraz, grenache and cabernet sauvignon in the Adelaide Plains region. Wines made from these vines are sold under the Old Plains ...

"Growers are willing to work with aspiring winemakers and vineyards are for sale." Old vines and ancient vines (somewhere around 100 years of age) are a Lodi thing, especially Zinfandel.

We spoke mostly about the vineyards, not just his own, but also Stonegarden, an old site in the Eden Valley, above the Barossa, where he sources grenache from vines planted in 1858. Bunches of ...