New artwork adorns the Mitolo restaurant and tasting room. Photo: Tony Lewis / InDaily

The Forager

A shared passion for Italian food drives Mitolo's new restaurant

It’s goodbye Bocca Di Lupo, hello Little Wolf as McLaren Vale winery Mitolo relaunches its restaurant this week with a new name, a new chef and menu, and a fresh look courtesy of an acclaimed New York-based artist.

Wine

Six top sparkling wines for spring

Sommelier James Boden recommends six vibrant sparkling wines from Australia and France to whet your appetite ahead of this month’s Champagne Fest at the National Wine Centre.

Wine

Rosemount Estate claims Royal Adelaide Wine Show crown

McLaren Vale’s Rosemount Estate took out the prestigious Max Schubert Trophy ahead of 350 other wineries at the Royal Adelaide Wine Show.

Wine

Same, same, but very different: three decades of Shaw + Smith

In times of enormous upheaval in the Australian wine industry, one winery has managed to simultaneously stay the same, change radically, and remain relevant.

News

Luxury Wirra Wirra Wellness Resort a step closer

Development plans have been lodged for the $30 million luxury wellness resort proposed at McLaren Vale’s Wirra Wirra Winery, with the design including 33 rooms, 10 separate buildings, a swimming pool, function hall and wellness centre.

University of Adelaide researcher Alex Copper with Xynisteri vines in Cyprus.

Science & Tech

SA researchers import Cypriot vines in response to climate change

Climate change is prompting South Australian wine researchers to trial drought-tolerant grape varieties from Cyprus.

Wine

Riot Wine Co launches Brompton tasting room

Riot Wine Co has built a home in Brompton where you can taste their full range of wines, pouring from can and keg.

Eat | Drink | Explore

Bird in Hand plans $30 million winery revamp

Adelaide Hills winery Bird in Hand has unveiled plans for a $30 million revamp of its Woodside property.

Wine

Introducing small-batch wine, beer and spirits distributor Etcetera, Etc

Meet the CBD-based boutique booze distributor taking on South Australian parochialism by bringing small-batch, minimal-intervention winemakers from across the country into the local market.

Wine

Oldest city vineyard defies urban squeeze

An Adelaide-based winery has renewed its agreement to produce wine from the world’s oldest commercial urban vineyard.