1 H by Haselgrove 2008 Shiraz
$9-$12
The start-up range from this McLaren Vale collection, with a solid wave of shiraz fruit and lifted fragrance, as well as earthy touches and complexity. The H level cabernet merlot is quite a serious wine, too.
2 Haselgrove Primo Taglio (First Cut) 2008 Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon
$15-$19
Everything you could want from this blend, with lemon curd and tropical juices coming together as a classic dry white with a spike of soursob.
3 Haselgrove 2007 IL Padrone Shiraz
$50
Fruit from gnarly old vines goes into making this bright, beautiful shiraz with elements of coffee and mocha underneath a lovely violet lifted aroma. Lively, fresh and vivacious.
The Advertiser – Wednesday, February 17, 2010
A famous McLaren Vale winery now boasts Italian magic, writes Tony Love
Today we’ll speak only Italian. The words, a wicked smile, and a jab in the ribs come from prominent Italian businessman Don Totino, who owns the food-and-wine distribution company Festival City. Don also owns a wine company, Totino, based in the Adelaide Hills, and in the past two years he has joined three other southern Italian-Australian business identities in breathing life back into Haselgrove, set in the midriff of the McLaren Vale wine region.
The Haselgrove family brand has a history stretching back a century, but in the past two decades it struggled and found itself taken over by Bankwest in 2002, until early 2008. Grasping the potential of the name, Read the rest of this page »
On Saturday 23rd January from 9am to 4pm, Haselgrove Wines will be in Willunga at the ONKA Village as part of the 2010 Tour Down Under ProTour Cycling Event.
Haselgrove will showcase the whole range of wines, giving local punters the first chance to taste and buy the new ranges in a ‘cellar door-like’ atmosphere since their release.
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Advertiser Newspaper – 24th November 2009 – Alexandra Economou
McLaren Vale’s Haselgrove Wines will expand its production and storage facilities, as the winery shifts its focus to small-batch premium winemaking.
The expansion plans were part of a review of Haselgrove’s operations, which began last year after BankWest sold the winery to a group of businessmen. The new owners included Festival City Wines managing director Don Totino.
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The Sunday Telegraph – 22nd November 2009 – John Fordham
ONE of the most famous names in Australian wine is being revive following the takeover of century-old Haselgrove by a group of passionate investors backing the brand’s future.
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Our inaugural Il Padrone Sparkling Shiraz was sealed under the Zork SPK closure. Our winemakers felt this was necessary due to the chance that the product could be effected by cork taint. The SPK closure has been developed in response to market demand for a better solution for sparkling wine. Read the rest of this page »
Haselgrove Wines will hold its Annual Winery Sale on the 23rd, 24th, and 25th of October, at the winery in McLaren Vale. Read the rest of this page »
During the growing season of late 2008, South Australia experienced cooler than average weather conditions with timely rainfall resulting in what might be considered a normal growing season. Cool and dry conditions persisted into the New Year providing excellent conditions for vine health and flavour development. Read the rest of this page »
