We've been busy behind the scenes at Munari Wines. We recently bottled our 2020 Vermentino & brand new white wine, 'The Veneto’ Garganega. This wine pays tribute to Adrian Munari's heritage and his fathers village of Gallio in the Veneto region of Italy. We’ll tell you more when we release it later this year.

We've also released our 2018 Merlot which is looking fruit driven, plush and well structured. If you've been following our progress you might remember that this will be the last estate Merlot we will produce as we have grafted our Merlot & Malbec vines to Sangiovese. There is a discount on a dozen bottles in our online store so do yourself a favour and have a look. This wine will cellar!

The pruning is well underway by now, our older vineyards on the South side of the property have definitely suffered through the last decade of drought and dry conditions. The wood is very sparse and spindly which makes the pruning part easy but doesn't bare well for the vintage ahead. The new vineyard (planted in the early 2000's) is looking great and is showing wonderful promise. The current conditions, however, are looking good and we look forward to a vintage when the dams are full and the rain is more consistent. More on that in a future vintage update.

The remainder of the 2018 reds are looking good in the barrel. It won't be long before we get back into the lab and start our blending trials for bottling. Typically this is done in December or January and of course it comes more quickly than you think every year.

We hope you've been enjoying your Munari Wines. Stay safe and well and we look forward to seeing you in the cellar door when the time is right.

Adrian, Deborah, India, Beau & Panther