Chronicles
from The Australian Ark
The Chronicles is our archival stream — shorter pieces, notes, and images that add texture to Australia’s wine story. Some entries read like Reviews, others are photographs with captions — fragments that still carry meaning. Together, they form a running record that complements the deeper Journal.
Landmark Wine: 1996 Giaconda Estate Vineyard Chardonnay
The 1996 Giaconda Chardonnay, based on the P58 clone, was an exquisite long-living wine that propelled Giaconda to the forefront of the emerging ultra-fine chardonnay scene. Sourced from a south-facing contour-planted vineyard, the Giaconda style became an important foil to Margaret River and ‘Melbourne Dress Circle’ chardonnay. The pristine fruit, flinty complexity, richness of flavour, […]
Don Fratin Mount Langi Ghiran, c1980
Greg Trott of Wirra Wirra, Woodhenge, c1990
Landmark Wine: 1924 Lindeman’s St Cora Burgundy
This wine was served at the Kirkton Vineyard centenary banquet by Leo Buring, although the vineyard had not quite made the hundred years. The 1924 vintage was the last made from this property; about a hundred gallons of chablis and a hundred gallons of burgundy were made that year. The vineyard was subsequently abandoned, but […]
Geoff Merrill and Ian Botham, c1980
Kaiser Stuhl display instructions, c1970
