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Ministry of Clouds

McLaren Vale

35°S, 139°E

McLaren Vale, Australia

Country

Australia

Winemaker

Bernice Ong & Julian Forwood

Region

South Australia

Viticulture

Sustainable, following organic practices.

Sub-region

McLaren Vale, Clare Valley, Tasmania

​“McLaren Vale is our heartland”, and it’s where Bernice Ong and Julian Forwood bought their 11-hectare vineyard called ‘The Chase’, atop the Onkaparinga Gorge.

 

Between them they have thirty-five years of experience in wine & hospitality, and they have developed a knack for tracking down the very best parcels of fruit they can lay their hands on.

 

Fruit is sourced from around the country: close to home in McLaren Vale or Clare Valley and as far afield as Tasmania.

 

Bernice and Julian created Ministry of Clouds in 2013, and in such a short space of time their beautifully poised, elegant wines have won a legion of fans.

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Bernice & Julian

Wines

Riesling

WHITE

2023

REGION

South Australia

GRAPE VARIETIES

100% Riesling

APPELLATION

Clare Valley

FERMENTATION

Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel. No malolactic.

VITICULTURE

Sustainable

AGEING

Aged on fine lees for 4 months.

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