Tuesday, 24 February 2026

Celebrating a first vintage

While the Barossa Vintage Festival begins today, marking 75 years, a Vine Vale vineyard is celebrating its first vintage. The Barossa Cellar welcomed an enthusiastic group recently, with attendees volunteering to be part of the inaugural harvest of...

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Celebrating a first vintage
At the end of the morning, the picking crew gathered around the Barossa Baron Scarecrow, some piled on to the old Henschke truck, and cheered a successful first harvest. Taking part on the day were: Ruby Stobart, Sheryl Lehmann, Mark McNamara, Dino Donati, Murray and Heather Doble, Jillian Mader, Anthony Semmler, Jane Ferrari, Matthew Grayson and Bernadette Stewart, Aaron Penley and Graham Butler, Alli Manefield, Vic Patrick, Vanessa Ingram, Linda Bowes and partner; Louisa Rose, Howard Nicholson, Amanda Meys, Peter and Wendy Gladigau, Chris Mulraney and family; Annabel Mugford and family; Neil and Elizabeth Roberts, Stephen and Prue Henschke and family; Dominic Skinner, Jim Irvine, Joanne Irvine family and friends; Tony Tscharke, Stuart Blackwell, Grant, Helen, Trent Burge and extended family; Adrian, April, Byron, Geoff Hoffmann, Barbara Storey and Dragan Radocaj.

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