Elbourne Wines
Small batch, handpicked estate grown using traditional winemaking practices
Family, legacy & the environment
Focusing on small batches of handcrafted wines Elbourne is focused on sustainability and ethical practices and these are clearly displayed when you sit on their deck for a tasting. The whole family partakes even the kids have a small stall at home where they sell their eggs and homegrown veggies!
Each year around January/February, they hold a picking ‘luncheon’, where family, friends, members & anyone else who happens to be nearby, help to hand pick the fruit. As the legend of the long lunch that follows continues to grow, the picking seems to be getting a little easier. As they say, many hands make light work!
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Halliday 5 Star Winery
James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion - Top Ten Best New Wineries in 2018, always producing outstanding wines of exemplary quality and typicity.
Where the winery name itself is printed in red, it is a winery with a long track record of excellence, having held a 5-star rating continuously for 10 years – truly the best of the best.
Owners
Adam and Alexys Elbourne believe in regenerative farming and focus all their efforts on sustainability. They work with like-minded individuals in the Hunter Valley to produce premium Hunter Valley-grown wines. A true family business where everyone contributes, and their true passion shines through in every wine.
Winemaker
Nick Paterson is the wineries contract winemaker and is well known throughout the Hunter Valley region. Having spent over twenty years in the industry, Nick's approach to crafting fine wines start within the vineyard and working with what's available in the natural environment. Nick has won many awards over his career to date including a swag of International and National trophies and gold medals.
The ultimate in winemaking & varietal expression
Elbourne 'The Grace'
Hunter Valley Chardonnay
Every winery produces a flagship wine. A wine that captures and represents the ultimate expression of the varietal and their winemaking craft that goes into creating something truly special. Whilst not always available, the winery has curated a range of other special wines for you from their collection which are presented below and throughout this site.
Elbourne 'H.A.E'
Hunter Valley Shiraz
Every winery produces a flagship wine. A wine that captures and represents the ultimate expression of the varietal and their winemaking craft that goes into creating something truly special. Whilst not always available, the winery has curated a range of other special wines for you from their collection which are presented below and throughout this site.
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“We aim to make elegant and sophisticated wines with exceptional drinkability & through the evolution of our wine club we also strive to create a real sense of community”
—Adam Elbourne
Accolades
It is no wonder Elbourne have won so many awards and accolades, a regular Halliday award winner and with a selection of their wines being offered in many local fine dining restaurants such as Muse and Goldfish, their reputation is growing fast.
The Vineyards
Their Hunter Valley single vineyard blocks are meticulously cared for by expert viticulturist Neil Stevens & the grapes are all hand-picked to ensure the fruit of the highest quality year after year. The ingredients are there for exceptional examples of single vineyard Hunter Valley wine.
These boutique wines are truly representative of the season with no fruit or juice added to the annual crop, which is something they truly pride themselves on at Elbourne Wines.
Community
For every case of wine sold they sow a new plant and they are a pet-friendly winery. Each year around January/February, they hold a picking ‘luncheon’, where family, friends, members & anyone else who happens to be nearby, help to hand pick the fruit. As the legend of the long lunch that follows continues to grow, the picking seems to be getting a little easier. As they say, many hands make light work!
“Our veggie patch, orchard and garden are my passion. The kids and I love harvesting the food. We grow most of our own food even including meat. We want our kids to know where good food comes from, that there are seasons for different types of food even more importantly. Plus we want our kids to be independent and capable in knowing how to harvest and cook the food.”
—Alexys Elbourne.
Looking after our environment
At Elbourne the focus is very much on the environment and utilising what's around them to benefit the now and for future generations - A place where empty bottles are upcycled into beautiful gifts and a plant is sown for every case of wine sold.
