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Special Announcement: It's Wine Fair Time on Saturday 31st May 1pm-5pm + Blind Corner Tasting Saturday 17th 3pm-6pm + Alkina

by Annandale Cellars

It's that time of year again!


WINE FAIR TIME!


Our first Wine Fair of the year is happening on Saturday, 31st May, from 1PM to 5PM.

We’re rounding up a handpicked selection of our favourite wines—sourced from the finest producers, importers, and suppliers across Sydney—for an afternoon of tasting, discovery, and all-around vinous celebration. Expect good vibes, great drops, and a chance to explore what’s exciting us right now.

We will be featuring wines from:

Frankland Estate

I’ll Fly Away

Andrew Guard Wine Imports

Les Fruits

Euan McKay Wine Merchant

Elanto

Unico Zelo

Polperro

Koerner

Giorgio De Maria Fun Wines

Gambit Wines

and many more…

Rain, hail or shine, it won't stop us from putting on a good time.
Tickets are just $40 and include a Riedel tasting glass, yours to take home. 

 

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Blind Corner Tasting

Saturday 17th

3pm - 6pm

Join us this Saturday as we taste through the fun and exciting wines of Margaret River's Blind Corner.

Blind Corner started when Ben's parents bought a vineyard over 10 years ago and he moved there to help out along with his partner Naomi. They fell in love with the area and lifestyle and wanted to do things their way which led them to eventually buying a vineyard of their own.

Their vineyard is farmed and certified biodynamically - they've embraced native replanting, no-till soil practices, and crimped cover crops to lock in carbon and moisture. Kangaroos roam freely, saltbush thrives between the vines, and wild lavender grows by the dam. All of this work goes into the wines ad they still manage to be affordable! These are the wines we'll be pouring on Saturday:

Blind Corner Blanc 2024

Blind Corner Orange 2024

Blind Corner Rouge 2023

Come down to taste these fresh and tasty wines!

 

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Alkina

Alkina are one of the greatest and most interesting producers from Barossa Valley that, despite the increase in popularity in that last couple of years, not enough people have heard of. ‘Alkina’ is an Indigenous Australian girl’s name meaning ‘Moon’ or ‘Moonlight’ which embodies their respect for the land and all the facets of nature that they work with to create these wines. Alkina have carved out a name for themselves in the Western Barossa Ranges with the help of ancient stones and soils, biodynamic viticulture, small scale winemaking and unique micro-terroir wines.

"We want to make wine that is an expression of this place; pure, authentic, terroir wines from healthy vines in healthy soils."

Alkina want their wines to be completely reflective of their place and to be as an authentic expression as possible which they believe can only be achieved with a complex set of interconnected ecosystems without the use of any synthetic chemicals. Extensive work has been done to facilitate this on the estate with invasive trees and bushes being pulled to allow the native flora and fauna to flourish. A survey was conducted in 2017 which found that there were 12'500 different insect species on the farm and they have made plantings as a result to foster these native species and reduce the pest population.

Alkina conducted their "Polygon Project" in 2017 after being introduced to Pedro Parra who has a PhD in Terroir Viticole from Paris and has studied the connection between soil/rock type and wine characteristics extensively. They tested the vineyard using Electro Conductivity Mapping technology to determine the top soil and bedrock and the changes in these across the vineyard. They were surprised by the extent to which there were soil and rocks across small areas, also known as 'patch dynamics' which has ultimately led them to a deeper understanding of their own terroir and the creation of the 'Polygon' Grenache wines that capture and express these minute differences.

Everything Alkina do in the winery is designed to protect the integrity of the fruit and the source block or polygon. The imprint of the winemaker is removed as much as possible to fight what they consider the 6 enemies of making terroir-driven wine: over-ripening, over-extraction, invasive oak, synthetic chemicals, the winemaker’s ego and market-led winemaking. All fermentation occurs with indigenous yeasts and starts and finishes naturally and they work hard in the vineyard to avoid acid adjustments to the reds, there are never any for the whites. They do use high levels of whole bunches in their ferments which they believe helps to express character and interest in the wine.

We've just stocked up on the 'Kin' series by Alkina as well as some slightly more premium options too after tasting through the wines a couple of months ago with the winemaker Amelia. The '24 'Kin Rose' is a fresh and vibrant Grenache-based rose that outclasses most roses from southern France at this price point. The '24 'Kin Grenache' is also fresh with nice red fruits and some underlying savoury characteristics - probably one of the best at what it does in Australia. The '23 'Kin Shiraz' is absolutely incredible for the price with nice dark fruits, liquorice and tea-like components - this could be the best Aussie Shiraz under $50. We also picked up the '23 'Night Sky GSM' which is a fantastic Côtes du Rhône slayer and the '23 'Birdsong Shiraz' which drinks like a nice Crozes-Hermitage. Of course, we also have the classic Polygons which are exceptional testaments to terroir for those that are interested in these exlusive bottles. Get your hands on one of Barossa's best producers today!

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