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How is Australian wine facing up to the major crises of 2020/21? – TheBuyer.net

Australia has had comparatively few human casualties from Covid but the financial impact has been immense. The loss of international cellar door trade plus the tariffs imposed by China – as an indirect result of the pandemic – have been keenly felt. Add to this the bushfires and floods and…

Vintage news March 2021 – March 19th, 2021

2021 GROWING SEASON At the time of writing, vintage 2021 has just got underway with our first pick of Pinot Noir on 1st March. The season has been generally very good to us, if somewhat mild. We had good rains right through spring but we avoided any serious problems with…

Vintage news April 2021 – April 6th, 2021

As we noted in our recent newsletter, we’ve had a very mild season and the 2021 vintage kicked off for Moss Wood on 1st March with the Pinot Noir. Each variety is being picked around 7 to 10 days later than average and the slow ripening has given us a…

Moss Wood Events at Lamont’s Cottesloe

Moss Wood is hosting three events at Lamont’s Cottesloe on Sunday September 6th, 2020. The lunch, Masterclass and Dinner will feature Moss Wood 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon and the soon to be released Moss Wood 2019 Chardonnay and Moss Wood 2019 Pinot Noir. Lunch: Noon 10 Wines and 5 Courses $110…

The WA State Government temporary restrictions and our letters to the WA State Minister.

On Wednesday 25th March 2020, the WA State Government introduced temporary restrictions on alcohol sales. Today, Friday 27th March 2020, the WA State Government updated these restrictions. Sales are now back to normal, with the exception of WA customers. For all our customers in the rest of Australia and overseas; there are no restrictions. Unfortunately, with…

The Ribbon Vale Project

The Ribbon Vale Project – How Far Have We Come? It’s almost 20 years to day that we began negotiations with our neighbour, John James, for the purchase of Ribbon Vale. There was a serendipitous meeting of needs. John, having established the vineyard in 1977, was looking for an exit strategy and we were looking to expand their wine production,…

Moss Wood Dinner at Kailis Bros Leederville – October 31st, 2019

Kailis Bros Leederville is organising a Moss Wood dinner on Thursday 31st October 2019. The dinner will feature the following wines, matched with 6 courses of locally sourced seafood: Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2018 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Moss Wood 2018 Semillon Moss Wood 2018 Chardonnay Moss Wood 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Moss…

“Moss Wood Portrait of two winemakers” – Anna Caidan, Le Sommelier

Moss Wood Portrait of two winemakers Anna Caidan meets Clare and Keith Mugford, joint winemakers and proprietors of Moss Wood in Margaret Valley Western Australia What can you tell me about the history of Moss Wood? Clare: ‘Moss Wood came about because it was of interest to Bill and Sandra…

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon and Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot

In the wine industry we have to be patient. To draw an analogy from cricket, winemaking is more Matt Renshaw than David Warner and very little happens quickly. It’s now more than 17 years since the Mugford family purchased Ribbon Vale vineyard, in March 2000. Although it was fully established…

Moss Wood dinner at Frenchies Wine Bar Singapore – 21st November, 2018

Moss Wood wines will feature at a dinner next week at Frenchies Wine Bar, Singapore. MOSS WOOD WINE DINNER MENU Canapé Duck Rillettes, Cold Cuts, Crunchy Madagascar Blue Prawn Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2017 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Slow Roasted Hokkaido Scallop Crustacean Bisque Moss Wood 2017 Chardonnay Traditional Beef Parmentier Moss…

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