An Enchanting Secret in a Hidden Valley

Big thanks to our little pruning team (our parents) for another year done! You have done an awesome job putting up with our ever increasing list of details to cover (there's even a training presentation 😄). All nicely setup for hopefully a great vintage ahead.

An exciting time for us here at Fernfield - Our first Mencia release! We've been working away fine tuning this one for the last six years and are finally ready to share this with you all. Can't wait to hear your thoughts!

Got the fire roaring this morning 🔥🍷

Cheeky rainbow amongst the stormy weather

Looks like Sauvy is back on the menu! We reckon it's our best one yet 🥂

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Nice to be getting some hints of green return to land

We're off for a short family holiday this weekend (Xavier's first plane ride) and back to normal opening hours next Friday the 14th of June.

Last press for vintage

The nets come off and things are looking all peachy for our rose' #boutiquewine #edenvalley

You need to get the tongue involved when plunging the wines 😅

This little guy chilling on the bunches #boutique #vineyard #nature

Shiraz all picked in another successful family picking day, big thanks everyone! #boutique #familywinery #madebyhand

Cracking day for wine tasting! #boutique #winery #EdenValley

Had this rainbow following me while testing the grapes, hopefully a good omen of things to come 🤞 #boutique #husbandandwife #vineyard #Barossa

We have a winner for our Experience Eden - Wine & Cheese Pairing Pack Congratulations Rachel Bigg @rachyjoy_4 Sorry to those that missed out! If you got the excited to try it out or thought it might make a great gift, you can find it on our website: www.fernfieldwines.com.au/experience-eden

We're giving away an Experience Eden Wine Pack valued at $185 RRP! We've been at it again, doing the hard yards for you of tasting and testing numerous wine and cheese pairings to put together a pack of the most tasty, fun and interesting pairings we could find. The pack has four wines and four cheeses and guided tasting notes, with a RRP value of $185 Just like & comment "I love wine & cheese" to be in the draw. Also available to enter on Facebook. Winner will be announced next Friday 🎉

Our little man helping out with picking and crushing Grenache this weekend. Certainly knows how to get dirty 😅

Did anyone catch the incredible reds in the sky tonight!? Side note; this old gum is one of our favourites and features on our "The Old River Red" wine label range and I thought I'd give a quick heads up that we have our next vintage Shiraz Cabernet just about to release and we're hoping you'll find it a cracker!

There are some benefits to the night shift sauvy picking, like the cool breeze and moonlight scenes #vineyard #boutiquewines #harvest24photocomp

Vintage has kicked off with our Eden Valley Sauvy! Already packed full of tropical fruit, we can't wait to see how it comes together and share it with you all. For those doing our winery tours, we'll make sure you get to taste where it's at in it's journey. Riesling is just around the corner.

Lovely colours this evening

Today we celebrate our little legend Bandit's 10th year amongst the vines with us

Sorry team, we're closed this weekend (Saturday & Sunday) for beach adventures and to catch up with family that are heading overseas. Open today and see you again on Monday.

Hanging out in the vineyard with my little friend

The sun sets on a hot day in the vineyard #EdenValley #Barossa #Sunset

PSA our barrel fermented rose' is back! #boutique #rosé #EdenValley

As the land turns to golden hues, the lush green of the vineyard sets the contrast #farmlife #vineyard #wine

Have you looked outside today? I hope you can follow a road that leads you to sunshine and good wine!

Lazy Sunday arvos next to the old horse hitching post

All the shoutouts to Amy @splitpants_productions pictured here celebrating with us after the Wayward Girl WON the national PackWine 'Best Classic Package Design'. Amy's beautiful painting of the Wayward Girl is now proudly hanging in the cottage that inspired the label.

Dozing in the sun

Tough for some

Cracka of an arvo for it! #Handmade #vineyard

Excited to open today's Grapegrower and Winemaker magazine and see three of our wines featured as full page photos! Thanks to the genius of @splitpants_productions, we're finalists in tomorrow's @packwineexpo design awards in three different categories. Wish us luck!

Vintage done and time for a clean up

Last grapes through the crusher today!

When you've had a couple cheeky Barossa Shiraz and are sure you've got away with it #barossa #Shiraz #farmlife

Big day of Shiraz pressing today 👌

Around the clock care sometimes means wine plunges in dressing gowns and slippers #boutiquewinelife

Beautifully rich and dark Merlot this year. A particularly big thanks to the pruning team (our family) for putting up with our pedantic requirements, but it has thankfully paid off 👌🤙

A healthy rose' getting a rack and return

Somebody is pretty happy to have a picnic at our rocks on the hill today.

Nets are off and the next batch of our barrel fermented "All Peachy Rose' " is under way

Big cheers to Eden Valley Tourism & The Rowdy Group for putting together this video of our little winery! A good time to mention we're open all Easter long weekend from 11-4pm, come out and say g'day and enjoy a drive through Eden Valley.

Barrel fermented Chardonnay #boutique #winemaking

We thought 96pts for our Sauvy from Winestate was worth chucking on the gold sticker #boutique #sauvignonblanc #Winner

The first grapes have arrived for vintage #EdenValley #boutiquewine

Meet our Aunty Buzzy! One of the benefits of running your own business that we've more recently been working out, is that you can pick out and work with talented and fun people. We're excited to be able to introduce our Aunty Buzzy who is a very talented baker and it is just awesome to be able to collaborate with her. Scott has so many fond memories enjoying Buzzy's cooking while growing up. Buzzy has always been the preferred caterer for big family events, somehow whipping up amazing meals to feed an army in no time. This demand gradually expanded into the wider community and eventuated in her opening her own bakery last year. Black Rock Kitchen has quickly become the place for baked goods in and around Orroroo, with her sweet and savoury creations selling out early every week. Next time you're in the Flinders you'll have to have a trip to 54 31 Collective, a community shop featuring local art, jewellery, clothing, gifts, and obviously delicious baked goods! For us Aunty Buzzy has knocked up a custom apple, pistachio, coconut and lime biscotti to pair with our Riesling and sesame seed and cracked pepper lavosh to pair with our Merlot. You can find these in our latest "Experience Eden" packages online or just give us a call.

Plenty happening in the vineyard as the colours of veraison start to show #boutique #winery #veraison

A few snaps from a busy season in the vineyard. Spring rain has meant big canopies and a lot of hands on canopy management, but it is so far looking promising. Here's to a good finish!

Shameless promotion of an achievement, we got a win! Our Gold Leaf Reserve label won the Australia & New Zealand Wine Label Award, which is pretty cool for our little winery and our label designer Amy Herman at Splitpants Productions. Be sure to check her out if you need graphic design or custom artwork done!

Check out this little guy

Some strange weather in the hills tonight giving off a beautiful sunset

We are shut tomorrow (Friday) for very important work related things, sorry team! #familybusiness #rnr #beachcamping

We've got all your summer essentials sorted - well wine and BBQ gear anyway, and who needs anything else? Our summer Experience Eden gift package is on sale until Friday and includes these four wines, BBQ tongs and your own Fernfield BBQ apron, along with important tasting notes such as the best Dad-Jokes to tell while BBQing. Get it posted to you or directly to a friend for a wine-derful xmas present https://www.fernfieldwines.com.au/experience-eden for deets and to order. #fernfieldwines #giftbox #experienceeden #dadjokes

Finding a good spot to hide #storm #rainy #farmlife

Nice arvo for checking through our wines #boutique #winemaking

Thunderstorm rolling through #EdenValley #OldRiverRed #ScarTree

Happy dogs

New lambs first wobbly step and jump

I'm supposed to be taking photos of our His & Hers Experience Eden package which is going out next week, but since Hers is so much better than His, I had to stop for a snack 😂🍊👩 #Hersisalwaysbetter #ExperienceEden

We have a new release of 'The Wayward Girl'! In keeping with the Wayward Girl tradition, it's one of our lighter reds, an easy drinking Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. This vintage is a touch riper in character than the 2017, with more blackcurrant, along with herbs & spices on the nose, and gentle tannins on the palate. Another tradition of the Wayward Girl is the ever-changing girls on the label. For this vintage, local artist and friend Amy Herman @artbyamyherman painted our 'Wayward Girl' (the painting is now hanging up in our house) and we love the way the label goes with our new caps. Come and try at our cellar door or online at https://www.fernfieldwines.com.au/the-wayward-girl

A nice evening for it

Little mate in the vineyard

Everyone getting through the chilly weather ok? I love crunching through the vineyard when the sun is out 👍 #brrr #wintervibes

Hey check this out, five stars & 95 points! 👌 We've just had this cracka review come in for our Gold Leaf Reserve Shiraz; "It's superbly ripe and richly expressed with dark fruit intensity, cake spice, cedar and dark cocoa characters on the nose, leading to an impressively concentrated palate that's plush and expansive. Multi-layered and wonderfully complex with a lengthy structured finish. At its best: now to 2032. $64.00. www.fernfieldwines.com.au" Sam Kim @ Wine Orbit We'd love to share with you the final wine behind years of work, come and catch up with us sometime in Eden Valley.

Frosty in Eden Valley this morning! #sunrise #barossa

Beautiful colours lighting up the old river redgum trees tonight #OldRiverRed #EdenValley #Barossa

Bottling underway for our new Wayward Girl. Loving our new bottling gear and our new label 🙂

Juicy juicy green grass certainly a benefit of the recent rains 👌

A lot of fun packaging up your latest Experience Eden wine packages! The winter package as has become tradition, is our in-house made artisan chocolate tailored to match specific wines from our range. Can't wait to hear your take on how we did 🍫🍷

Lovely afternoon for contemplating all the things

Definitely enjoying the sneaky bits of sunshine #countrylife #bordercollie

Becky has been busy making our chocolate pairings and you have just one day left to try it! Check out our website to get your Experience Eden Pack 👌 #artisan #chocolate #perfectpairing

Took this one a week back capturing the end of Autumn colours #barossa #nature

Me little mate

Dewy mornings

Having a lot of fun with a range of experiences at the cellar door #boutiquewine #perfectpairing

There's quicker ways to fill your grape picking bucket #CheekyMonkey

Loving the autumn colours and calming feel of vineyard that's done its job for for the year #ThisIsOurEden

A few highlights from picking our Cabernet #boutique #family #winemaking

Come for a drive and catch us all long weekend

Little batch winemaking

One of my little mates in the vineyard. Actually kinda cute when you aren't copping a face full web while inspecting the vineyard 😄

The severe thunderstorm warning has passed, just lucky nobody was sitting on the long drop or they may have had something scared out them 😅 Hope you've all faired ok 👍

Heads up everyone, last day to grab Autumn Experience Eden package themed... "Best Of The Barossa" Learn more and grab it from our website 🤙

Vintage has officially kicked off overnight with Sauvy coming in and looking 👌 #vintage2022 #husbandandwifeteam

Woo hoo, thought we'd better get our neighbour and Riesling vigneron Mark 'Barty' Bartholomeus into this one as our Riesling just received a top wine of class and gold medal at the National Cool Climate Wine Show!

The young fella getting amongst it 🤙👍

Our final staff member has had his jab, ready for us to re-open our cellar door soon!

Taking in the sky this evening 👌 #OldRiverRed

Becky sitting back having a well earned celebratory drink after a win tonight of the Cellar Door Wine Communicator of the Year 😯👍 #WCAAwards #winecommunicator #WineIndustry

One of our new girls 'Minny'