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Hayes Family Wines - Barossa in WINTER - Pruning - The Most Important Activity of the Year

Pruning is the most important activity of the year. What we do over winter will impact not only the 2022 crop but the 2023 crop as well. Pruning impacts yield potential, quality and ultimately longevity of the vine itself. A job never to be underestimated or underappreciated.

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Hayes Family Wines - Large Format - Does Size Matter?

For as long as wine has been available in glass bottles it has been available in various sizes from the very small sample bottles through to 28L and even bigger. But does it matter? Does the wine taste different now or in the future when consumed from a different sized bottle?

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Hayes Family Wines - Vintage 2021 Diary - Vintage 2021 is Officially Done

With our last wines going from the Fermenters into the Press and finally into Barrel, Vintage 2021 is officially done. And what a year, we are all excited and ready for a break. Andrew and Vanessa will take a week off, but for me, I will look after cellar door and help our Semillon’s from 2021 find their way into bottle. What a Vintage!

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Art and Wine, Our Water Tank Updated & Modernised

Wine and Art have a natural affinity, at Hayes Family Wines we celebrate emerging artists featuring them in our cellar door and on the labels of our Blanc and Rouge releases. The 2021 piece by Wendy Dixon Whiley is featured on our Cellar Door Cement Water Tank

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