I want my own vine, how can I get one?Where do vines come from? If you’ve ever wanted your own grape vine, here’s how to do it! Hey there, vine enthusiasts! Ever dreamt of having your very own grape vine?Well, you’re in luck because I’m here to spill the beans (or should I say grapes?)…
We do love dogs at Upper Reach, but we’ve had a few crazy days with so many dogs it has felt a bit like a doggy daycare. So very sadly we have to ask you to leave your dog at home. 😔
Well what a vintage 2023 was! We must have done something right to have had such amazing conditions. After a ridiculously wet winter, the Swan River broke its banks again and completely flooded the lower part of our vineyard. This was followed by a beautiful mild spring, which turned into a relatively mild summer for the Swan.This gave us…
We’re asked about ‘alternative grape varieites’ at our Cellar Door and I read heaps of wine articles about them…perhaps because journos are always looking for ‘something new’ to fill their column? For many people Verdelho & Chenin Blanc are ‘alternative varietals’, they are both classic grape varieties, with a history of making world class, age-able…
We’re called Upper Reach, because we’re situated on the Upper Reach’s of the Swan River, and gosh don’t we know it today? Behind me this is all usually vineyard…not a raging river. Our Shiraz vines are completely submerged right now, that water is deeper than me. Will this flood effect the vines? How does flooding…
Have you ever been to a winery, looked at the tasting notes and wondered if you’d stepped into your local fruit & veggie shop by mistake? Where do flavours of grapefruit, peach, rockmelon, lime, tobacco and dark chocolate come from? Does the winemaker squeeze the juice out of all this fruit and add it to…
Winter 2021 was the wettest in Perth that most of us can remember, one of the wettest since records began☔. The Swan River has risen up, broken its banks and now we’ve got the Swan River running right through our vineyard🍇- imagine the volumn of water that has flown through! The grapes for our Reserve…
Why call a wine The Gig? In 1996, 25 years ago when we bought Upper Reach we were amazed to find that Captain Stirling camped opposite, on his first exploration of the Swan River. On reading Stirling’s diary & accounts from the time, it was clear that the Government in England, decided to establish a…
I often hear ‘buy local’ or ‘support local business’ as well as support small business….but why (apart from feeling good about myself)? Several years ago Dick Smith was forced to close his Australian food business. Apparently the beginning of the end for him was Aldi. He said that ‘I believed Australians would pay more for Australian…
Verdelho Wine Tasting at Home Verdelho 2014 vs 2019 vs 2020 Bringing the Tasting Room to your home. Find out about the history of Verdelho in Australia, the wine making process and of course practice how to taste it, what the ‘expert’ thinks it smells, tastes and even looks like! Along with tasting notes, food suggestions…