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25.01.2022 Sleeping vines awaken | Hello budburst . The countdown to V20 begins. Just got to get the new winery built in time . .... . #rikardwines #coolclimatewines #budburst #orangewineregion #winemaker #vineyard #winery #wine #orangewinefestival #orange360 See more

24.01.2022 It's been a good week. Chuffed to be included in @therealrvw 2020 Top Wineries! . . We've got 3 exciting wine events coming up in October that we can't wait to share with you now that we can socialise again (responsibly!) . Sign up to our newsletter via bio link for all the details in the coming weeks. .... . #rikardwines #coolclimatewines #orangewineregion #winemaker #wine #winery #orange360_allyearround #nswwine #pinotnoir #chardonnay #riesling #shiraz #buyfromthebush #orangewinefestival See more

24.01.2022 Honoured to be included amongst some wine people we deeply respect in @selectormagazine "Resilience in a Bottle" this month. . . . #rikardwines #winemaker #resilience #selectormagazine #coolclimatewines #orangewineregion #orangewinefestival2019 #orange360 #wine #toughmoments #greatestlessons

23.01.2022 A great feeling today planting our first Chardonnay cuttings, clone P58 into our new vineyard. They’ve been waiting patiently for 16 months in apple packing bins, quietly growing since we cut them from canes in July 2018 . . . .... . #rikardwines #chardonnay #coolclimatewines #highaltitude #winelovers #viticulture #orange360 #winemaking #hardwork #cuttings #vineyard #orangewineregion #nsw #mountcanobolas #goodthingstaketime @ Mount Canobolas See more

21.01.2022 Great article on our wonderful wine region Orange, NSW and one of our strongest varieties. Thanks for the nice shout out! Think you are a wordsmith Nick Butler https://www.therealreview.com//the-rise-of-chardonnay-fr/

21.01.2022 Tasting and testing baume, pH & TA on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir sparkling base @the_winegypsy . . .... . #rikardwines #vintageiscoming #winelovers #pinotnoir #chardonnay #vintage2020 #v20 #notlongnow #coolclimatewines #orangewineregion #highaltitude #grapeharvest #handpicked #handmade @orange360_allyearround #grapejuice #wine #tasting See more

21.01.2022 Tasting and testing baume, pH & TA on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir sparkling base @the_winegypsy . . .... . #rikardwines #vintageiscoming #winelovers #pinotnoir #chardonnay #vintage2020 #v20 #notlongnow #coolclimatewines #orangewineregion #highaltitude #grapeharvest #handpicked #handmade @orange360_allyearround #grapejuice #wine #tasting See more

19.01.2022 A snow day in the vineyard . . #rikardwines #coolclimatewines #orangewineregion #minimalinterventionwine #orange360_allyearround #vineyard #winemaker #vigneron #winter #nswwine #pinotnoir #chardonnay #snowday #family @ Mount Canobolas

17.01.2022 As Orange's F.O.O.D Week Night Markets are no longer on tomorrow night we'll be bringing Orange locals our wines via a virtual Night Market. . Purchase 2 or more bottles via our online store (link in bio) using "FREESHIPPING" coupon & we'll deliver to your door for free! We can do contactless payments for those who'd like to pay on pickup. DM us for details. Please purchase by 4pm Friday if ordering from website.... What a great initiative by @orange360_allyearround NIGHT MARKET @ HOME Simply order delivery or pick up takeaway from your favourite local Orange region restaurant, cafe, winery, distillery or brewery and connect with friends and family using #nighmarketathome #orange360 #allyearround #visitnsw #lovensw #unearthcentralnsw #shoplocal #orangewineregion

16.01.2022 New vineyard! . We're well underway with building our winery (see regular updates on Insta stories) AND establishing our vineyard. . Lots of people have been asking "So where do your grapes come from now?" Good question.... . We moved to the #orangewineregion in 2010. Since then we've been making wine for a lot of local labels in our #winery and this still makes up the bulk of what we do. . The dream has always been to establish our own label, RIKARD Wines. . We've forged great relationships with local vignerons. We've been lucky enough to make wines from what we consider to be some of the best vineyards that this little wine region has to offer. . This unique opportunity has enabled us to purchase select parcels of fruit from some of these vineyards to produce our own wines. We also lease and fully manage another vineyard. We choose high altitude vineyards that produce grapes that will be similar to what we are about to plant in our 1050m ASL vineyard on Mount Canobolas. . We're very excited for the future! . . #rikardwines #coolclimatewines #chardonnay #pinotnoir #shiraz #riesling #cabernetfranc #vineyard #winemaker #vigneron #handpicked #handmade #winery #wine #gtwine #nswwine #orange360_allyearround See more

16.01.2022 We've had a few moments of grabbing each others hands in the past 3 months . . Drought, no vintage 2020 and COVID-19 have done their best to turn RIKARD Wines on it's head .... . To no avail! We're here & really excited about the future (sign up to our mailing list via www.rikardwines.com.au). We've just moved into our brand new winery on Mount Canobolas , our 2018 wines are just hitting their straps in bottle & our 2019 vintage wines (just blended & starting to taste like they may be our best vintage ever!) will be released in 6 months. . . We've got 2 new cellar hands . At ages 2 & 6, they're still a little green but lack nothing in enthusiasm. . . The Orange community has done a brilliant job of coming together to support their local wineries. #EnjoyOrangeWine & #togetherorange360 are great ways to get behind this region that will emerge resilient & with open arms once the dust settles on our prolonged period of self isolation. . . We are offering free delivery of 3 or more wines (+ a reassuring handwritten note since we can't give you a hug) Australia wide using the "FREESHIPPING" coupon at www.rikardwines.com.au/wines . . Happy Easter to all. Kimmy & Will xx . . @becwhi & @nvan_de_wiele at their beautiful wedding in Feb @ Orange, New South Wales See more

15.01.2022 Orange Wine Festival is upon us in a few weeks! . We're hosting 2 gourmet lunches at @charredkitchenbar to celebrate the release of our 2018 wines plus our 1st ever Cabernet Franc. . 4 delicious courses with a little asian influence matched perfectly to our wines.... . Sat 19th October - SOLD OUT Fri 25th October - 12 tickets left . Tix available via www.rikardwines.com.au/wines . We can't wait! @ Orange, New South Wales See more

13.01.2022 #Repost @peagreenmedia A captive audience for winemaker Will Rikard-Bell at the @rikardwines Vin Vertical Pinot Noir tasting @byngstreet_hotel yesterday. A cracking day to sit, swill, graze and listen to the journey of each of Rikard Wines’ first five pinots (2015-2019), from a technical perspective but also the funny memories that each vintage brought Will and his wife and business partner Kimberley. When they decided to start their label, their loose busine...ss model was to make wine they wanted to drink and sell the rest. Lucky for us, they love pinot Hard to pick a favourite but given its nigh impossible to get the ‘17 anywhere (unless you bribe or rob the winemaker), the 2019 was classy. #rikardwines #coolclimatewines #wino #winestagram #wine #canapes #winedog #cavoodle #winelover #pinotnoir #orangensw #australia #orangewineregion #orange360_allyearround

13.01.2022 Some lovely words from @pb1948 about our 2019 Riesling in this months @gtwinemag. . . Best Buy Wines $30 and Under .... There is a wee bit left at rikardwines.com.au/wines . . #rikardwines #orangewineregion #riesling #coolclimatewines #v19 #handpicked, #handmade #gtwine #winemaker #nswwine #wine #buyfromthebush #orange360_allyearround @ Orange, New South Wales See more

12.01.2022 Some 777 clone Pinot Noir cuttings . Trimmed dipped in honey and planted out in large recycled apple bins for a few months at the winery before becoming part of our new vineyard . .... #rikardwines #coolclimatewines #orangewineregion #winemaker #wine #winery #orange360_allyearround #nswwine #pinotnoir #777 #vineyard #gtwine #wbm @ Mount Canobolas See more

12.01.2022 2 years ago a journalist @peagreenmedia asked to do a story with us. A friendship blossomed over wine, the great things happening in #orangensw and raising small children. We now consider Penny a great friend. . When Penny asked us last year to do a story on our relationship for @sydneymorningherald "The Two of Us" we were initially hesitant . A. We didn't think our relationship was that interesting.... B. We weren't sure we wanted the world knowing all the gritty details of our private lives. . Penny suggested it might be a nice chronicle for our daughters to look back on when they grow up. How we met & what the glue is that sticks us together. . So here it is. Great @peagreenmedia & lovely as always @photographybypip . . https://www.smh.com.au//how-a-near-death-experience-led-wi . . #rikardwines #winemaker #winestories @orange360_allyearround #nswwine #orangewineregion #gtwine #smh #sydneymorningherald #wine See more

09.01.2022 Limbering up for vintage 2020 . . . #rikardwines #viticulture #theboardgame #christmaspresent #winemaker #wine #orange360_allyearround #wbm @ Orange, New South Wales

08.01.2022 I'm honoured by the invitation to speak about all the exciting things happening in #orangewineregion to the @huntervalleysomms next month. . Looking forward to showing some of Australia's leading restauranteurs & sommeliers an insight into the diversity & excellence of our cool climate region . Thanks to @benjamin_svenson for this of the winery & our new vineyard!... . . . #rikardwines #coolclimatewines #orangewineregion #nswwine #wineaustralia #huntervalley #wineeducation #wineevent #winetasting #winedinner #winecommunity #winelife #wine #gtwine #wbm #hvsomms #sommelier #orange360_allyearround See more

06.01.2022 Come and "Meet the Makers". Will & Kimmy Rikard-Bell would love to chat about their handmade wines while you taste our 2018 & 2019 range including some of our "Black Label" wines & the very popular RIKARD Cabernet Franc. All with a backdrop of delicious food, live music & poetry. See you there!

06.01.2022 Some aerial footage of some of the wonderful volunteers who came to help plant our Pinot Noir & Chardonnay vineyard a few weeks back. We can't thank them enough & we are now judiciously hand watering these babies to get them through this dry Summer . Oh and the new winery is at the end of the vid - moving in this week!!! . . . .... #rikardwines #pinotnoir #chardonnay #vineyard #winery #wine #winemaker #movingin #v20 See more

05.01.2022 It's been a good week. Chuffed to be included in @therealrvw 2020 Top Wineries! . . We've got 3 exciting wine events coming up in October that we can't wait to share with you now that we can socialise again (responsibly!) . Sign up to our newsletter via bio link for all the details in the coming weeks. .... . #rikardwines #coolclimatewines #orangewineregion #winemaker #wine #winery #orange360_allyearround #nswwine #pinotnoir #chardonnay #riesling #shiraz #buyfromthebush #orangewinefestival See more

03.01.2022 2019 RIKARD Riesling . Looking good for bottling next week. 2019 has been a lovely year for Riesling in the #orangewineregion. Bright acid, lime blossom & mandarin. . .... #rikardwines #riesling #dryriesling #coolclimatewines #handpicked #handmade #smallbatch @ Orange, New South Wales See more

03.01.2022 New vintage. New pics. Thanks @tom_luscombe_photography for our little line up. Smashing . . . Available via www.rikardwines.com.au/wines just in time for ... . . #rikardwines #coolclimatewines #chardonnay #pinotnoir #shiraz #riesling #cabernetfranc #v18 #wine #winery #winemaker #orange360_allyearround #nswwine #handpicked #handmade #shopsmall #buyfromthebush #orangewineregion #christmas See more

03.01.2022 Some 777 clone Pinot Noir cuttings . Trimmed dipped in honey and planted out in large recycled apple bins for a few months at the winery before becoming part of our new vineyard . .... #rikardwines #coolclimatewines #orangewineregion #winemaker #wine #winery #orange360_allyearround #nswwine #pinotnoir #777 #vineyard #gtwine #wbm @ Mount Canobolas See more

01.01.2022 A snow day in the vineyard . . #rikardwines #coolclimatewines #orangewineregion #minimalinterventionwine #orange360_allyearround #vineyard #winemaker #vigneron #winter #nswwine #pinotnoir #chardonnay #snowday #family @ Mount Canobolas