Divergent… ‘Tending to be different or develop in different directions. Moving away from what is expected’ The Barossa Valley is well known for traditional varieties such as shiraz and grenache made in a traditional style. Troy Kalleske also forged his…
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James Halliday features the Kalleske family in the Australian.
James Halliday recently featured Kalleske Wines in an article in the Weekend Australian including excellent reviews of our Johann Georg Shiraz, Eduard Shiraz and Moppa Shiraz. The Kalleske family story has many things in common with that of the Schild…
A little bit about Zinfandel…
Zinfandel or Primitivo is a very versatile grape variety that can produce wines of many different styles including more light to medium bodied, elegant style reds, sweet style rose’s and rich full-bodied reds. Zinfandel is a relative newcomer to Australia,…
What’s the difference between ‘Organic’ and ‘Certified Organic’?
What does Certified Organic mean? The term ‘Certified Organic’ means the farm, product or service, has been independently, third party verified by a certification agency as being organic. This means that every part of the supply chain has been through…
2019 Global Organic Masters
Kalleske received some fantastic results at the recent Global Organic Masters in the UK. All of the entered wines received a minimum of a Gold Medal with our Eduard Shiraz receiving one of only two Master Medals that were awarded…
Kalleske Wins Back-to-Back BEST SHIRAZ at Edinburgh Great Shiraz Challenge.
For the second year in row Kalleske has taken out top honours at the 2019 Edinburgh Great Shiraz Challenge! Last year our Eduard Shiraz took out the award but this year our Moppa Shiraz was awarded the Overall Shiraz Day Winner. Competing…
Why Shiraz? A Q&A with Troy Kalleske
Why Shiraz? “Shiraz is a versatile grape and it’s amazing how the same grape variety can give such different wines based on where it is grown, vine age, soil type, season, etc. I’ve worked with Shiraz all over Australia (Barossa,…
2019 Vintage Report
Vintage 2019 was warm and dry. We harvested our first grapes, Chenin Blanc and Semillon, on February 25th. This was shortly followed by the Viognier on the following day as well as Shiraz and Grenache for Rose and the first…
2018 Plenarius Viognier
We are very excited about our much anticipated release of the 2018 Kalleske Plenarius Viognier. In 2018, ‘The Fruitful Pursuit’, compiled Australia’s largest-ever showcase of orange, amber and skin-contact white wines. The collection was opened during an interactive, two-day tasting…
Kalleske wins at 2019 Australian Organic Awards
We are celebrating with a glass of Johann Georg Shiraz after the winning the prestigious Certified Organic Wine Business of the Year as well as the Certified Organic Alcoholic Beverage of the Year for the Johann Georg Shiraz at the 2019…