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Roche Wines
Encapsulating the true elegance and charm of Hunter wine styles, the vines of the Tallawanta Vineyard date back to the early 1890s and produce the award-winning Roche Tallawanta Shiraz.
Continuously creating outstanding fruit each year, the vines are dry land grown, thus ensuring low yields and high quality fruit. The vineyard soil is quite typical of the Hunter Valley with a mixture of Sandy Loam and Red Volcanic Clay.
Exquisite Semillon and Chardonnay grapes cover the landscape on either side of Broke Road and more recent additions to the property include the Stevens Old Vine Shiraz Vineyard and the development of Harrigan’s Hill Vineyard.
The Winemaker - Liz Jackson is the "accidental winemaker". She grew up in the Hunter Valley, surrounded by the Pokolbin wine industry. The romance of wine never consumed Liz, and her ambitions lay in the rather more pragmatic realm of science. But wine did eventually snare Liz: while completing her science degree at university, she ran wine tastings at various Hunter cellar doors and discovered how much joy science really brought to people's lives. A career in winemaking ensued, and she enrolled in winemaking at the Roseworthy College of Adelaide University.
After stints at Brokenwood and various New Zealand wineries, Liz started as assistant winemaker at Tempus Two before progressing to Winemaker in 2006. Her role cements a strong creative blend at Tempus Two of New Zealand and the Hunter Valley. It is yet another reason the wines of Tempus Two are so individual.
The multi award-winning range of Roche Wines includes Sparkling Semillon, Semillon, Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, Unwooded Chardonnay, Chardonnay, Rosé and Shiraz. The highlight of the year will be the first release of the long awaited Roche Premium Reserve Shiraz.
Creators of the magnificent Hunter Valley Gardens, the Roche Family have always maintained a commitment to first class facilities in the Hunter. In a joint venture with McGuigan Simeon Wines they built the award-winning Tempus Two Winery, home of Roche Wines and an awe-inspiring facility which creates a unique setting in Australia’s premier wine region.
Roche Wines home however, is Harrigan's Cellars at Harrigan's Irish Pub on Broke Road. Pop in to taste the latest wines and grab a great bargain!
Continuously creating outstanding fruit each year, the vines are dry land grown, thus ensuring low yields and high quality fruit. The vineyard soil is quite typical of the Hunter Valley with a mixture of Sandy Loam and Red Volcanic Clay.
Exquisite Semillon and Chardonnay grapes cover the landscape on either side of Broke Road and more recent additions to the property include the Stevens Old Vine Shiraz Vineyard and the development of Harrigan’s Hill Vineyard.
The Winemaker - Liz Jackson is the "accidental winemaker". She grew up in the Hunter Valley, surrounded by the Pokolbin wine industry. The romance of wine never consumed Liz, and her ambitions lay in the rather more pragmatic realm of science. But wine did eventually snare Liz: while completing her science degree at university, she ran wine tastings at various Hunter cellar doors and discovered how much joy science really brought to people's lives. A career in winemaking ensued, and she enrolled in winemaking at the Roseworthy College of Adelaide University.
After stints at Brokenwood and various New Zealand wineries, Liz started as assistant winemaker at Tempus Two before progressing to Winemaker in 2006. Her role cements a strong creative blend at Tempus Two of New Zealand and the Hunter Valley. It is yet another reason the wines of Tempus Two are so individual.
The multi award-winning range of Roche Wines includes Sparkling Semillon, Semillon, Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, Unwooded Chardonnay, Chardonnay, Rosé and Shiraz. The highlight of the year will be the first release of the long awaited Roche Premium Reserve Shiraz.
Creators of the magnificent Hunter Valley Gardens, the Roche Family have always maintained a commitment to first class facilities in the Hunter. In a joint venture with McGuigan Simeon Wines they built the award-winning Tempus Two Winery, home of Roche Wines and an awe-inspiring facility which creates a unique setting in Australia’s premier wine region.
Roche Wines home however, is Harrigan's Cellars at Harrigan's Irish Pub on Broke Road. Pop in to taste the latest wines and grab a great bargain!
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Contact Details & Location:
2090 Broke Road
Pokolbin NSW 2320
Australia
Phone: 02 4998 4000
Pokolbin NSW 2320
Australia
Phone: 02 4998 4000
Business Hours:
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Onsite Facilities:
- Accommodation on Site
- BBQ
- Cellar Door Sales
- Disabled Access
- Functions/Weddings/Group Bookings
- Picnic Facilities
- Restaurant on Site
- Winery Tours
Payment Options:
Cash, EFTPOS, Visa, Mastercard, Amex, ATM Available
Further Details:
| Winery | |
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| Winemaker's Name: | Liz Jackson |
| Years of Operation: | 11 |
| Wines Produced: | Roche Premium Wines Roche Tallawanta Wines Harrigan's Hill Wines |
| Wine Varieties: | Shiraz Rose Semillon Chardonnay Semillon Chardonnay Semillon Sauvignon Blanc Sauvignon Blanc Verdelho Sparkling Semillon Sparkling Shiraz Hunter Cuvee |
| Awards: | 2005 Hunter Valley Wine Show ·Silver Medals - 2003 Tallawanta Chardonnay, 2003 Tallawanta IJR Shiraz, 2003 Stevens WR Shiraz ·Bronze Medals - 2005 Tallawanta Shiraz, 2005 Chardonnay, 2004 Stevens WR Shiraz, 2004 Tallawanta IJR Shiraz 2005 Cowra Wine Show ·Bronze Medals - 2003 Premium Tallawanta Shiraz, 2003 Premium Stevens Shiraz, 2004 Botrytis Semillon 2005 Maitland Wine Show ·Trophy – 2005 Roche Chardonnay 2004 NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show ·Gold - 2003 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc ·Silver - 2003 Chardonnay ·Bronze - 2003 Semillon, 2004 Rose, 2003 Tallawanta IJR Shiraz, 2003 Tallawanta WR Shiraz 2004 Rutherglen Wine Show ·Bronze - 2003 Chardonnay, 2003 Unwooded Chardonnay, 2003 Tallawanta IJR Shiraz, 2003 Tallawanta WR Shiraz 2004 Griffith Wine Show ·Gold – 2003 Semillon ·Silver - 2003 Tallawanta WR Shiraz ·Bronze - 2003 Chardonnay, 2003 Tallawanta IJR Shiraz 2004 Hunter Valley Wine Show ·Gold Medal – 2003 WR Shiraz – Trevor Drayton Trophy for Best 100% Dry Red Wine ·Bronze Medals – 2004 Rose, 2003 Semillon, 2003 Chardonnay, 2002 Shiraz, & 2003 IJR Shiraz 2004 Cowra Wine Show ·Silver Medal – 2003 WR Shiraz ·Bronze Medals – 2003 Unwooded Chardonnay, 2003 Chardonnay, 2003 Semillon, 2004 Rose, 2003 IJR Shiraz 2004 Royal Sydney Wine Show ·Bronze Medals – 2003 Semillon, 2003 Chardonnay, 2002 Shiraz 2004 Cairns Wine Show ·Bronze Medals – 2004 Rose, 2003 Chardonnay 2002 Hunter Valley Wine Show ·Silver Medals - 1997 Shiraz & 1998 Shiraz ·Bronze Medals - 2000 Shiraz, 2001 Semillon, 2001 Chardonnay & 1999 Shiraz ·Commended - 2002 Shiraz 2002 Cowra Wine Show ·Bronze Medals - 2000 Shiraz, 2001 Chardonnay, 2000 Chardonnay, 1999 Shiraz & 1997 Shiraz |
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