Spring Vineyard Update
"Spring has finally sprung and with the winter rains being plentiful, the water reserves in the soil and dam are now at capacity. The vines have been pruned and wrapped down and are ready for the growing season ahead....
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Bob Cartwrights 40th Vintage
2018 Marks 40 vintages for Winemaker Bob Cartwright. We celebrated in style with a long table lunch in the Barrel Room of Thompson Estate. All guests arrived with a bottle of something from 2014 in hand as this was one of Bobs favourite vintages. It was a honor to host this for a man that has done so much for the wine industry.
UWA CLUB TASTING
University Club Tasting
23rd June 2018
Thompson Estate enjoyed the Annual Wine by the Bay event at the University Club of WA on Saturday. A huge number of new admirers and loyal supporters of our wines attended our very busy booth, helped by a strong recommendation for our Chardonnays from Ray Jordan who held a Masterclass for the top wines of the Show earlier in the day Our 3 Chardonnays (Four Chambers, Estate and The Specialist) are gaining increasing support locally and internationally. Chardonnay is back big time!
Vintage 2018 Update
Winemaker Paul Dixon has said that overall, we are expecting that 2018 will be an outstanding vintage.
On the road in Edinburgh
A challenging market As part of Thompson Estate's vigorous export push, Jane and Peter visited Edinburgh with Wine Australia recently. Wine Australia's role in the export market is important and is having an influence, but the UK market continues to be a challenge. Anyhow it's fun. Watch this space for news of our efforts in Edinburgh.