A CITY-based vineyard will produce two limited edition wines, to be launched in spring.
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The vintages are from grapes grown in the vineyard straddling the Adelaide Botanic Garden and National Wine Centre, and are a partnership with Jacob’s Creek winemakers.
The small vineyard is located in the south-eastern corner of the Garden, on University of Adelaide land, and managed by the wine centre.
NWC general manager Adrian Emeny said this partnership will turn the fruit into wines that carry a unique story.
“They’ll have a real point of difference being produced from grapes grown in the heart of the city,” he said.
Historically the vineyard – which features a number of grape varieties including Shiraz, Merlot, Tempranillo and Riesling – has been used as a demonstration site for drought-tolerant vine varieties suitable for SA’s dry climate.
Jacob’s Creek Vineyard Manager Tim McCarthy said this was a great showcase of the collaborative culture in SA, and a willingness to take an innovative approach to creating quality wines.
“We created two ‘field blends’, which involves combining different varieties of grapes in the vineyard as we harvest them, and fermenting them together,” he said.
“It’s an unusual way of making wine, and it adds an extra element of challenge, but also excitement.”
This is the Botanic Gardens’ second foray into producing a beverage from plants after Botanic Ale was produced from barley grown at Adelaide Botanic Garden’s City Crop in 2014.
The wines will be released in September.