Selector Magazine* has included Rosnay 2009 Shiraz in their list of the 20 Best Organic Wines in Australia, with the following tasting notes: Youthful medium ruby red in colour, this organic Shiraz offers aromas of ripe black fruits with fresh red cherry lift and prune-like depth. The ripe and soft palate features juicy red fruits … Read more
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By Sam Statham The dust, or rather the mud, has finally settled after a marathon 2012 vintage of Rosnay organic wines and figs, and so we have time to post a brief rundown: The season was very mild, in fact we could hardly call it a summer as there was only 5 days over 35 … Read more
Bird photos taken in and around Rosnay by French bird watchers Jacky and Miyuki Galloy, December 2011-January 2012.
The Good OilOur last season report was after vintage, looking back on one hell of a difficult summer season. Now, looking back, we can only say, thank god for Canowindra’s heavenly mild winters. Since the end of the grape harvest, its just been beautiful here. The olive harvest was the main remaining task, beginnning with … Read more
by Sam StahamSometimes you read or view something that challenges your beliefs. Its generally quite a healthy little seed of doubt in the window box of your world view, that grows until you can no longer ignore it, but need to double check your thinking software. “Is it Organic”, by Mischa Popoff, is one such … Read more
It was a big day last Monday after a huge Flickerfest weekend. We harvested grapes for over 9 hours, Richard and Sam relaying the 6 tonne trailers back and forth to the Windowrie winery, clocking up 40 tonnes of Shiraz and Merlot for the 2011 Rosnay Triple Blend. This is the last pick before the … Read more
Have you ever wanted to get away from the stress of daily life, in a beautiful location, and immersing yourself in organic and eco-living? Spanning the east coast of Australia, we have friends who run Bed and Breakfasts Spas and Luxury Retreats that offer not only that, but Rosnay wines to boot… North QLD: Whitsunday … Read more
by Sam StathamOrganic farmer Steve Marsh from near Kojonup in WA had an unexpected Christmas present last year. He was informed by the WA Government that his farm, which was certified organic, had Genetically Modified canola growing on it more than 1.5km inside his property boundary. The response from his organic certifier, NASAA (the National … Read more
We dont take photos often enough… Too busy working. But this moment was magic!