OBP2009 now available through The Trig!

We are pretty excited to see our 2009 OBP has been taken on by a boutique accommodation in Lilydale - The Trig, on Mt Arthur.

Susie and Gordon have created a new eco-friendly place to stay with stunning views over the surrounding region. It is a perfect spot to relax and share a bottle of red.

At the same time, through Susie's work with the Launceston Polytechnic, our 2010 Pinot is being used there at the Bistro, and is featuring as this week's featured wine!

Tasmanian Red Wine Weekend

In Hobart this weekend, on the 26th & 27th of May, is the Tasmanian Red Wine Weekend; put on by Wine South. This event is being held as part of Savour Tasmania - a celebration of Tasmanian Food & Wine.

Our One Bunch Pinot Trio will be present at the Red Wine Weekend, and we are happy to see our 2011 selected to be served at the Feast of Chefs Dinner on Saturday night! This dinner for 400 people has sold out!!




If you are going, let us know how the weekend goes, especially the Feast of Chefs Dinner!!

OBP2010 at Jailhouse Grill

Something I have said to myself for a while now is why haven't we opened any avenues with restaurants in our own home town?

Well, I am very happy to see our OBP2010 being taken on by Launceston's Jailhouse Grill! 

The Jailhouse is a place I love - great atmosphere, fantastic people, a surprisingly excellent winelist, and some of the best steak I have enjoyed (I make sure Josh Hammersley is on the grill when I go). The menu has a great variety of dishes.

If there is anywhere that our 2010 Pinot is going to feel at home, it is in a steakhouse!

When you are in Launceston, make sure you visit the Jailhouse Grill! 

(I suggest you get a group together and book the private room!)

A new outlet for Gryphonwood in Hobart!

We are really pleased to see our One Bunch Pinot 2010 being served at the new and exciting Westend Pumphouse!

Westend Pumphouse is a fantastic venue, with it's central island bar and funky décor.

These guys have an awesome layout out front - what used to be a vehicle entry is now a glassed enclave with lounge and espresso bar!

We wish them all the best, and I have a new fav coffee stop for my Hobart trips!

Gryphonwood now available through Alps & Amici!

It was a pleasant surprise for us (at Harvest last Saturday) to be visited by Anna Martin from Alps & Amici, a fantastic foodstore in East Launceston. Anna had taken home some wine the weekend previously, and it was great to get good feedback from her.

So, Gryphonwood's Once Bunch Chardonnay 2011, and One Bunch Pinot 2010 are now available from Alps & Amici!

Go and check out this awesome store for yourself!

2010 Pinot Promo Winner!

Congratulations to Julianne Ferrier of Newcastle, for her win in our 2010 Pinot release promotion!
She now has a fantastic set of Pumm B glasses to enjoy, and we are sure she will make good use of them!

Well done!

One Bunch Pinot 2010 is now available!

To celebrate the release of our 2010 Pinot Noir, and to offer a little Christmas cheer, we are running a promotion with Plumm REDb glasses!

Every bottle of our 2010 Pinot Noir purchased through our website, or directly from us, up until the 6th of January will gain you an entry into the draw for a four glass box of Plumm REDb glasses (worth $125) - perfect for enjoying Pinot Noir. 

Purchasing a case of wine will reward you with double the entries (24 for the case!).

We will draw the winner of our OBP2010 release competition on Saturday, January 7th - winner will be published here, on our Facebook page and contacted directly.

(competition offered in good faith; results are final and will not be negotiated. Postage is included. Any questions, just ask!)

Cheers!

Limited Stock of 2009 Pinot!

Aside a small allocation held for February's Launceston Festivale, our One Bunch Pinot 2009 is down to its last few cases!

With this month's release of the 2010 vintage, the timing is pretty good!

If you would like a last bottle or two before it's gone, get in touch with us or go to the website!

Good Wine Guide 2012 #1

The 2012 edition of The SMH & The Age Good Wine Guide, by Nick Stock, has hit the shelves. Have to say we were quite pleased with the results!

2010 One Bunch Pinot $25
Given the good value tick,  and a score of 91 points.
"The same juicy and playful style as the 2009 wine here. This has nicely ripened cherry and mulberry fruit aromas, some redder fruits too, and a lick of spice. The palate's mapped out with playfully chewy tannins, offering juicy, robust summer berry and plum-fruit flavours, and zesty acid crunch to close."
- quoted from The SMH & The Age Good Wine Guide 2012, Nick Stock.


As a side note, we are listed in the winery directory as Gryphonwood Vineyards, whilst the wines are listed in the main body as 2009 & 2010 One Bunch Pinot Noir. Of course, we are one and the same!

One Bunch Pinot 2010 Update

We popped a bottle of 2010 Pinot this weekend, just to see how it was travelling. I think we are on track for a mid/late Spring release!  The wine still has a few edges to it, which should at least start rounding off by then, but with a decant, the 2010 smartened up nicely!

Of course being a Tassie wine, theres's plenty of fruit, but I was interested to pick up a bit of bacon in there as well. I hope the gamey, funky character carries through with time.

The wine definitely appreciated being run through a Vinturi. Similarly, we left half the bottle to try the following night, and again this evening, and it has carried itself well. I think decanting the 2010 for up to an hour before drinking will pay dividends.

It will definitely work in restaurants as a 'by the glass' wine.

OBP2010 is bottled!

Our 2010 is finally in the bottle! We tried it recently and it is a little fuller, a little spicier than the '09, which makes me happy indeed. Here's hoping it delivers same on the other side of bottle shock. It will not be approachable for a number of months yet.

This makes me wonder, how do such young wines cope in a wine show? The International Cool Climate Wine Show is coming up, and has a field especially for the 2010 vintage. Do the judges take into consideration that these wines are barely through bottling? Is it a two or three horse race between those wines that get through bottle shock earlier than the rest of the pack? We shall enter the show and find out!