Welcome to Tapanappa Wines

"We are determined to use the most expressive and unique terroirs of Australia to create Australian fine wine of distinction."
Brian Croser, Jean-Michel Cazes, Arnould d'Hautefeuille
Tapanappa combines “old vines, new terroirs, experienced winemaking and energetic skilled young management.”
The Croser family planted the Tiers Vineyard in 1979, the first vineyard planted in the Adelaide Hills region in the 20th century.
In every way The Tiers Vineyard is a "distinguished site". It is the first vineyard planted in the Adelaide Hills thus pioneering the true cool climate wine industry of South Australia.
The Foggy Hill Vineyard is on a northwestfacing slope at 300 to 350 metres (ASL) at Parawa, the highest point of the Fleurieu Peninsula half way between Victor Harbor and Cape Jervis.
Tapanappa is dedicated to exploring the potential of the very exciting Foggy Hill Pinot Noir terroir.
The Whalebone Vineyard was purchased immediately after the formation of the partnership in 2002. Originally named Koppamurra Vineyard It has been renamed the Whalebone Vineyard because of the discovery of a 35 million year old whale skeleton in a limestone cave beneath the vineyard.
Situated at 37º 10’ S and 140° 87’ E at an altitude of 80 meters, the Whalebone Vineyard is on the dunal ridge of the oldest shoreline of the plain which gently leans away to the Great Southern Ocean 80 kilometres to the west.
Whalebone Vineyard in particular and Wrattonbully in general are peculiarly suited to the production of Cabernet Shiraz blends, an Australian traditional blend and once common in France when the practice of "Hermitaging" was used to bolster the wines of Bordeaux in deficient years.

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The Big Stretch - The Emerging Chilean Fine WIne Industry

Submitted by Brian Croser. on Tue, 21/02/2012 - 3:32pm

The following paper was recently given by Brian at the inaugural South American Wine Workshop in London.

“THE BIG STRETCH”

THE EMERGING CHILEAN FINE WINE INDUSTRY

INTRODUCTION

I am not an expert on the Chilean wine industry and even less so on the Argentinean wine industry.

US shortfall may solve OZ surplus

Submitted by admin on Thu, 16/02/2012 - 8:02am

The following article is taken from Jancis Robinson's website: http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/a201202131.html

US shortfall may solve OZ surplus by Jancis Robinson, 13 Feb 2012

Mention from Hugh Johnson in World of Fine Wine

Submitted by admin on Thu, 29/12/2011 - 7:16am

2009 Foggy Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir

A great mention from the great Hugh Johnson about out 2009 Foggy Hill Pinot Noir in the latest edition of World of Fine Wine. Hugh in his regular coups de coeur section writes: