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Sfera Shiraz 2016 Awarded 90 Points by James Halliday’s Wine Companion 2021
We are pleased to announce that the Sfera Shiraz 2016 vintage has been awarded 90 points and a Red Value Star by James Halliday's Wine Companion! We thanks James and his team for this excellent accolade! The full Wine Companion results can be found at...
Sfera Black 2016 takes Silver and 90 Points at Decanter Asia
We are pleased to announce that Sfera Black has been awarded a Silver medal and 90 points from Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2019!
Sfera Black 2016 takes GOLD at CWSA 2019
We are pleased to announce that our 2016 'Sfera Black' Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon has taken a Gold medal at the 2019 China Wine and Spirit Awards!
Sfera Shiraz 2016 takes Double Gold at CWSA 2019
We are pleased to announce that Sfera Shiraz 2016 has been awarded a Double-Gold Medal at the prestigious China Wine and Spirit Awards 2019!
GOLD from Wine Showcase Magazine
2 Golds and 4 Silvers for Sfera from Wine Showcase Magazine! We are pleased to announce Sfera Pinot Gris 2018 and Sfera Tempranillo 2016 have both been awarded 93 Points and Gold Medals from Wine Showcase Magazine. On top of which Sfera Black 2016, Sfera Shiraz 2014,...
Sfera Black Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon
Sfera Black Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 and Sfera Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 take Silvers from Melbourne International Wine Competition 2018!
Gold Medal for Sfera Black 2016 at CWSA 2018!
Vintage Report 2019
In the first four months from September the vineyard received nearly 160 mm of rain whilst the second half saw rainfall fall to 25% of normal. This gave us almost perfect flowering conditions with healthy canopies early and perfect ripening conditions later. All up...
Vintage Report 2017
2017 finished with 643.8mm, some 228.8mm above the previous 10 year average. September, October and December months were all well above average rainfall. The second half of March 2017 was very cool and we received well above average rains in March and April. Ripening...
Vintage Report 2016
The 2015/16 season was drier with just 92mm of rain recorded from August through to Christmas. January and February had a couple of rain events which was followed by dry weather negating disease risk. Warmer soil temperatures through spring promoted budburst flowering...
2015 Vintage Diary
Spring rainfall simply didn’t happen this year as the overhead tap was turned off during August. We needed to begin irrigation during September and the dry weather continued right through the growing season, maturity and vintage and resulted in beautiful clean and...
Vintage 2016 – The Verdict
Our winemaker, Tom O’Donnell, has given us his views on what the 2016 wines look like so far: 2016 started off warm and dry in January and early February. Timely light rain events and consistent cool evenings kept the leaf on the vines healthy and vivid; hence great...
AWARDS
It is often said that a good wine starts in the vineyard. We think this comment has some merit but we realise the winemaker has a significant influence on the wine produced from the grapes at his/her disposal. We would like to congratulate, and advertise the fact,...