Lark Hill - Making Rose - Vintage 2012 from Lark Hill Winery on Vimeo.
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The year-long promotion is a great initiave to show our nations youth some of the great aspects of farming careeers - including a enjoying a glass of your own wine on a Friday afternoon!
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Of course there were some photos and autographs requested - we're only human!
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Feeding grapes to Mary the Sun Bear
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Feeding time on the Catwalk;)
Mary Hatton from "Save the Bears";)
Chris feeding a White Lion
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Mary - as a bear cubOn Feb 23rd, 2010, Mary was born to mother Otay & father Arataki at the National Zoo.
Otay was rescued from the restaurant trade in Asia by the Free The Bears Fund in 2007 & was relocated to the National Zoo & Aquarium. Arataki was bred in captivity in NZ & came to the National Zoo as a young bear.
Sun Bears are found in the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia; North-East India, Bangladesh , Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia , Vietnam, Southern China , Peninsular Malaysia , and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo.
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Otay & her cub - Mary
They’re classed as a threatened species due to loss of habitat, & with the use of sun bears in bile farms & the restaurant trade.
Lark Hill is proud to sponsor the "Farewell Mary" party at the National Zoo & Aquarium on the 18th of Febuary.
More details can be found here.
Mary is moving to Taronga to be a companion to an older male - and as she reaches maturity, will enter their breeding program as part of the efforts to boost their limited population.
We hope to see you there - our certified-biodynamic, carbon neutral wines will be served 'on the catwalk' as dusk settles and the big cats & bears are fed.
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Thank you everybody who emailed, tweeted and dropped in to say nice things about the Lark Hill Wines you enjoyed over your holiday celebrations. Each vintage we make is an unique snapshot of its year - both in terms of our vineyard and our own lives. It means a lot to share our passion and these milestones with you.
We are starting the Summer of 2012 with a few interesting changes;
The first is the release of our 2010 Pinot Noir; an elegant, savoury wine from a cooler year. You can try this wine at the cellar door, or matched with food in our Vineyard Restaurant.
The second is our new Restaurant menu - with summer-themed dishes featuring some great local produce.
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Finally, we are participating in the Summer of Riesling again this year, including having some back vintages of our Riesling available by the glass at our Vineyard Restaurant.
Bookings are recommended on 0262380266 or restaurant@larkhillwine.com.au
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The second image was taken in November 2011. What a difference!
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Stay tuned as we put more images up from the 2011 growing season, as well as some more of block preparation and planting.
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This weekend Larkhill (the horse) came back into our lives - his new owners came to visit us.
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Larkhill is a 17 hand high bay gelding; the son of Danasinga, winner of multiple Group 1 races and is the grandson of champion sprinter Danehill (USA). Larkhill had an extremely promising start to his racing career winning twice and placing twice in his first four races. His career was cut short due the development of a respiratory complaint following the outbreak of Equine Influenza in 2007.
However, he now works as a Mounted Security horse at the Randwick Racecourse - helping with crowd control on busy race days.
We are told that Larkhill has a wonderful temperament and his unflappable nature makes him the perfect choice around busy crowds.
We look forward to staying in touch with Larkhill in this new phase of his life.
]]>2011 Gruner Veltliner - 93 Points & "Best Emerging White Wine"
2011 'Dark Horse Vineyard' Viognier - 92 Points
2008 Chardonnay - 91 Points
2008 Sparkling Rose - 92 Points
2010 Shiraz Viognier - 94 Points.
Nick also awarded Lark Hill 5 stars - all up an amazing haul!
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