Krinklewood
Rod and Suzanne Windrim planted their first vines on their first Hunter Valley property in 1981. By 1997 they moved to a picturesque property in Broke Fordwich and planted a much larger 48 acre vineyard. After completing courses in wine processing and viticulture at Kurri Kurri Tafe, (and later attendees at a Rudolph Steiner Agriculture course) proved to be hugely influential and impacted immediately on Rod and Suzanne’s overall approach to viticulture and farming. By early 2002, the vineyard was fully committed to Biodynamics and saw the vineyard managed completely organically and biodynamically (Krinklewood Vineyard becoming fully certified biodynamic by 2007).
This family owned boutique Hunter Valley winery and vineyard involves every member of the family contributing significantly. Together with their great team of vineyard and cellar door staff, the entire team are committed and ‘hands on’ in the daily biodynamic operations of the vineyard. The vineyard itself is located in the southern end of the Broke Fordwich Valley and has a slightly cooler climate than most of the Hunter Valley wineries. Every aspect of this vineyard is managed in a holistic and sustainable way, without the use of any chemicals. As for the wines, the white vines were planted in 1998 are located on a flat bed of free-draining loam organic soil which is ideal for producing classic Hunter Valley Semillon, Verdelho and Chardonnay. In more recent years they have added to the whites with small plantings of Gerwurztraminer and Viognier.
The red vines where planted in 1998 and are situated on a gentle slope of clay-loam organic soil which is well suited to classic Hunter Shiraz. Later, the vineyard planted Mourvedre to make their Francesca Rosé and even a small planting of the Spanish variety Tempranillo.
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