Matthew Jukes has worked in the UK wine business for over 30 years. With experience in all sectors of the industry he has been writing about wine for two decades and during this time has penned fourteen wine books. Matthew regularly lectures, judges, speaks at wine...
TOP GOLD at the 2017 NATIONAL WINE SHOW Our 2015 Willowlake Pinot Noir has been awarded TOP GOLD at the 2017 National Wine Show. The announcement was made at last night’s award presentation dinner in Canberra. The National Wine Show is the final event in the wine...
From the 87 wines submitted to Decanter Magazine UK for their Vic/Tas Chardonnay tasting, our 2016 Gladysdale Chardonnay was awarded 95 points - the highest scoring Yarra Valley wine and only 1 of 3 wines awarded an 'Outstanding' result (the equivalent of a Gold medal). ...
Following on from our recent Gold medal at the Global Chardonnay Masters, we are thrilled to announce that our 2015 Willowlake Vineyard Chardonnay has also been awarded a Gold medal at the 2017 Decanter World Wine Awards. Held in London each year, this is the world's largest...
Following on from our success at the Global Chardonnay Masters late last year, our 2015 Willowlake Vineyard Chardonnay has been awarded another Gold - this time at the 2017 Asian Chardonnay Masters recently held in Hong Kong. There were only 15 Golds awarded across the...
We are so excited to be a part of the Yarra Valley Food and Wine Festival which is coming up this weekend on April 1 and 2! This festival showcases the Yarra Valley’s premium wines and local produce and will be held in the heart...
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Sangiovese is one of the most widely grown varieties across Italy with some of the most famous wines produced from the rolling hills of Tuscany. While the Yarra Valley may not get the warmth of the Tuscan sun, we do have the gentle sloping vineyards and...
Santolin Willowlake Vineyard Chardonnay 2015, Yarra Valley, AUD $40 Score 95 ★★★★★ – view on HuonHooke.com The bouquet is discreet, with nutty, toasty, savoury complexities while the palate is restrained, refined, understated but intense, and finishes with impressive persistence. An excellent wine with marvellous detail, which will...
Santolin Wines have once again been selected by Qantas to feature on their International Business Class Wine Menu for a second year. This time three of our wines were chosen – the 2014 Syme on Yarra Vineyard Pinot Noir, 2015 Willowlake Vineyard Chardonnay and 2015...