New menu captures delight of Autumn
By Caroline Brown, PR Manager, Brown Brothers I’m now sitting, well kind of slumped, on a chair in Milawa, after just devouring half of the new menu at Patricia’s Table at the Epicurean Centre. Tough job. As always, I was absolutely blown away by Head Chef Doug Elder’s new Autumn menu but I must warn [...]
Vintage adventure is almost over
I apologise for my long pause between posts, I’ve had a serious case of writer’s block. Well, it’s been over a month and I’ve had an incredible vintage adventure, and very proud to be part of the very successful 2013 harvest, but I’m also a tad upset. It’s going too quickly because the weather has [...]
Family Cellar gets a makeover
Katherine Brown: About a year ago I took a group of people to our family cellar and to my delight they were amazed by this cobwebbed hole in the ground. With this in mind I set to the task of give the cellar some love, a coat of paint and some new fixtures to make [...]
Vintage 2013: Goodbye desk job!
By Caroline Brown, Vintage Cellarhand My limbs are aching, hands are stained and the nightmares have begun. I’m alone amongst a city of tanks, I have to connect the hose to the valve to move the wine from one tank to another. I open the valve and instead of transferring to the tank, the wine [...]
It’s all about the big V!
By Katherine Brown, PR Manager Are you looking for a ‘different’ wine to enjoy this summer? On these warm summer days it is common to have a good fill of Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Pinot Grigio. If you are like me, you need a change every so often and I have found the new place [...]
Enjoying ‘Prosecco Time’ at our Milawa home
Welcome to our Prosecco Road! Here in the heart of the King valley, at the foot of Victoria’s High Country; you could be forgiven for thinking you’d been transported to the picturesque hills of northern Italy. Since the first planting of Prosecco by Brown Brothers over five years ago, other producers in the Valley; Chrismont, [...]
Battling it out, Brown style
Family feuds, sibling rivalry, cousin clashes … Arguments within families are unfortunately a rather common occurrence. Luckily for us, nothing of the sort has occurred in our family, although … An event titled ‘Battle of the Browns’ may have led some to think otherwise. In 1992 Brown Brothers purchased All Saints Estate in Wahgunyah. It [...]
Next Gen meet for fun, family and wine
From the second we all stepped foot on the bus, there was a subtle twinkle in eyes indicating a fun-filled weekend was on the horizon. Although it was only the second annual Australia’s First Families of Wine Next Genners’ trip, the buzz gave the impression we were all siblings reuniting after a holiday. Last year [...]
The Next Gen is in Town!
The ‘next generation’ is an important part of every family business, particularly in an Australian wine company. August 2009 saw the launch of a unique group, Australia’s First Families of Wine (AFFW). This group of family-owned wine companies came together to work together to show the world the high quality wine produced in our country. [...]
Sherry, horses and a handsome heir
So I may have told a tinsy little lie, well not really a lie, more of just got caught up in the moment and told Carlos I knew how to ride a horse. How hard could it be? Anyway, Carlos kind of forgot to inform me that his ‘little’ winery in a little town near [...]
