12/09/2023
Did you spot Siobhan Wigan in the latest edition of Halliday magazine?
Siobhan and Jeni Port share their love for the diverse Grenache variety in the article:
GRENACHE'S STAR TURN
“No longer one size fits all, the great Australian workhorse grape is breaking out and fulfilling its potential.
Siobhan Wigan, winemaker at Hentley Farm, remembers feeling pretty relaxed in October last year, just before the winner of the prestigious the Melbourne Royal Wine Awards presentation dinner in Melbourne. Very relaxed.
The team had convinced ourselves we probably wouldn't win with a grenache," she remembers. They were wrong.
APPLAUSE ERUPTED as the MC read out the winner: Hentley Farm The Old Legend Grenache 2021, Barossa Valley. It was only the second time a grenache had won in the award's 60-year history. Arguably the most coveted in Australia, the Jimmy, as it is fondly called, is awarded annually to the best one- or two-year-old dry red in the county,” writes Jeni Port.
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Our winemaker’s favourite variety for a reason, ensure you get a copy of the Oct/Nov edition and finish reading the article over a glass of Barossa Grenache.