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The Winery

This is situated at the Barossa Ridge vineyard on the edge of the Barossa Valley. As with everything to do with the Maverick philosophy, the winery has been hand-tailored to reflect our careful crafting of individual wines produced in small lots in accordance with time-honoured European traditions. Equipment is primarily of Italian origin, including a Zambelli “Aton” basket press, pumps and crusher, as well as a cross section of small and variable capacity fermentation tanks including approximately 10 former milk vats which are ideally suited for small-batch fermentation (0.5 tonnes – 3.0 tonnes). Our oak regime consists of approximately one third new barrels from the top French producers (Francois Freres, Seguin Moreau, D'Aquitaine and Cadus). The balance comprises our own seasoned barrels, some imported from France and some reconditioned locally reflecting the Maverick philosophy that the oak regime should be the optimum “fit” for the wines in question, and that oak should complement rather than dominate the wine.

Winemaking

The focus is on traditional, hand-made artisanal boutique wine production - from the reception of the hand-picked grapes in whole bunches in small bins, through the process (as regards red wine) of frequent pigeage and pump-overs in small fermentation vats by terroir lot, to basket-pressing and maturation in 100% French oak barrels each selected for the individual wine/terroir. This is made possible by our commitment to producing simply the best possible premium boutique wines, regardless of commercial considerations. The best evidence is of course a first-hand visit to our winery during harvest!

A Unique Added-Value Boutique Product

Our unashamed goal is to always over-deliver, by producing small lots of not only genuinely hand-crafted products from Nature’s best fruit and terroir, but wines which (whether they retail for $20 or $200 per bottle) will always denote outstanding value. We invite you to try our wines for yourself. We believe they will tell the story of Maverick better than anyone else can.