Cellar Door

It is all happening at Yangarra Estate Winery in McLaren Vale South Australia with the opening of their new cellar door. Open house on the 12th June from 12pm to 5pm gives an opportunity to tour the new facilities as well as celebrating the  new release of the 2007 High Sands Grenache and the 2007 Ironheart shiraz . There may also be the opportunity to taste some of the 2009 reds direct from barrel.

The new winery/cellar door was completed in February 2010 in time for harvest. From June 18th 2010 the cellar door will be open to the public.  Following is a release from the team at Yangarra  to let you know what is going on. If you are in the area it would be great opportunity to check it out first hand.

Welcome!!

We are happy to offer you two different ways to experience our wines at Yangarra.  
Option 1:   Single Vineyard Wine Tasting $10

This option allows you to taste through our range of wines. Wine is supposed to be relaxing
and fun so either take a seat in the cellar door or move outside to a seat on our deck. The wine tasting
will include our current releases as well as our High Sands Grenache and Iron Heart Shiraz wines
when available.  At the end of your tasting you will receive a Yangarra Estate Vineyard wine glass.

 
Option 2: The Yangarra Wine Experience $25 (Please Book in Advance)

The “Wine Experience” is a guided tour of the winery, vineyard and cellar door.  The tour is
conducted by a member of our staff and assisted by our vineyard and winemaking team. This
opportunity offers behind the scenes access to Yangarra Estate Vineyard and a glimpse into what it
takes to make our wines. We encourage that you bring your questions and cameras for this wine
experience.
The “Wine Experience” starts with a tour of select blocks within our single vineyard.  You’ll
see first hand the natural life cycle of the vine and learn about the significance of terroir. You’ll walk
away with a better understanding of different soil types, grape varieties and why elevation matters.
Depending on the season, you will be able to see different aspects of vineyard operation.  The vineyard tour will also allow you to see our “High Sands” old bush vine Grenache and enjoy spectacular views
of the Adelaide Hills and the Gulf of St. Vincent.  
Following our time in the vineyard, we’ll walk you through our new winery. You will see how
we make grapes into wine, as well as see some of the latest in wine technology.  You will experience
what goes on in a working winery and catch a glimpse of the hard work that goes into each bottle of
wine we make. The winery tour will end with a few barrel samples in the barrel shed.  This is a great
opportunity to experience what our winemakers get to taste before the wine goes to bottle. 
After the tours of the vineyard and winery, the experience will end in our cellar door.  We will
taste through all of the current release wines and to remember your experience, you will receive a
Yangarra Estate Vineyard wine glass.

Yangarra will be hosting its first BankSA Sea & Vines festival on June 13 and 14. Yangarra has
teamed up with the Organik Store and Café to offer wine and food pairings over both days. Plus, two amazing bands will be playing, the Yearlings will be performing on Sunday and the John Baker Duo will be
entertaining on the Monday. Bookings for the event can be made at
www.mclarenvale.info

Thanks for the news Tom

It is an all star line up of wines at this winery and the old bush vine Grenache is certainly a wine to look out for as is the Rousanne which make up part of this eclectic range. The wine making focus is on achieving concentration, complexity and texture and from what I can tell they are well on their way to achieving just that.