Spring Newsletter 2009
Mistletoe’s 20th Anniversary September marks the 20th anniversary of our purchase of Mistletoe and the commencement of the long and enjoyable journey we have had to the present time. We cannot believe how quickly this time has passed. It is also very gratifying that what started out as a dream...
The Mistletoe Story
When we are conducting tastings, whether it be in our cellar door or at any of the many various off-site promotions we participate in each year, the same question is invariably raised by a considerable number of consumers. “Why, or how, did you come to be involved in the wine industry?” Our...
Winemakers Dinners
WINEMAKERS DINNERS AND PROMOTIONS We have two confirmed Winemakers Dinners between now and Christmas. Friday September 4th Revesby Workers Club – Wine Appreciation Club. 5 course gourmet dinner including wines $74.90 – book direct with the Club. Please go to www.revesbyworkersclub.com.au where you...
Recent Accolades
Mistletoe has again been rated by James Halliday as 5 red star winery in the 2010 edition of the Australian Wine Companion. This rating puts Mistletoe in the top 105 (7%) of all wineries in Australia. Of particular note, James Halliday rated the 2008 Home Vineyard Semillon at 94 points; we still have...
New Exhibition Opening October 09
The 2009 October long weekend will see a brand new exhibition in Mistletoe’s Pokolbin Gallery. There will be works from our regular local artists Danielle McManus and Kristy Gimbert as well as works by Pro Hart, Rick Everingham, Neil Taylor, Matthew Perceval, Paul Haggith, David Boyd, Paul du Moulin,...
Winery News
We are now preparing many wines for bottling over the next few months in the lead up to Christmas and Vintage 2010. We are eagerly awaiting the bottling of our 2008 Mozcato and also a sparkling white wine. These will both be bottled in the same format as the Sparkling Rose – Petillant. We are also...
Mistletoe Acquisitive Sculpture Prize 2009
The Mistletoe Sculpture Prize is a biennial (awarded every two years) prize, open to the students of Fine Art at Newcastle University. The prize is structured to encourage the students to think about site specific sculpture. It is a requirement of entry that the work must be approached with the idea...
Sustainability
At Mistletoe we do our very best to practise sustainable viticulture by engaging in farming methods which have the least possible environmental effect. We use natural fertilisers, minimal, or no irrigation,and as many natural products as we can to produce our wine grapes. We are in the process of heavily...
Wine and the Environment
Food Miles… is an expression that you will be hearing a lot more of in the future. It is a term which refers to the distance food/wine is transported from the time of its production until it reaches the consumer. It is one criteria used in assessing the impact that the production of food has on...
Autumn 2009 Newsletter
We received our last consignment of grapes into the winery in the third week of March and with all the wines now safely in barrel or tank, we can catch our breath and contemplate the remainder of the year. Vintage News The Hunter Valley experienced a lovely Spring with rain virtually falling when it...
2011 The Rose
2011 Reserve Semillon