Slowfox Wines in Mudgee, New South Wales | Winery/Vineyard

Slowfox Wines

Locality: Mudgee, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 6373 3087

Address: 196 Black Springs Road 2850 Mudgee, NSW, Australia

Website: http://slowfoxwines.com

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24.01.2022 My very clever dad @alanroseart

23.01.2022 My perfect 11/11 child who came out unannounced quickly on Remembrance Day a little bit early and is the unforgettable force of nature we love dearly

22.01.2022 PICKLE This very long weekend we are happy to have local artists Tim and Alex playing their new sets for PICKLE at Slowfox wines on Saturday. Bookings are essential #mudgeeregion #mudgeewine #slowfoxwines @timjwhite

22.01.2022 Cellar doors are empty thanks to COVID-19. It comes off the back of one of the worst bushfire seasons on record.

21.01.2022 For those of you who decided to stay by the fire and out of the rain Slowfox are in the van and ready to deliver locally for free this Saturday afternoon. Jump on the website and order and we will have it to you for dinner. #mudgeeregion #mudgeewine

20.01.2022 CLOSED Friday/Saturday Unfortunately we will be closed tomorrow and Saturday. We are sorry to miss you this time but we will be here for your next visit.

20.01.2022 Today I find us in the position of being closed. We are closed reflecting the circumstances we are living in. One of us has symptoms of a cold so it is our responsibility to be closed and stay that way until test results are in tomorrow. We have no known reason to have been at risk and strictly even obsessively follow cleaning protocols but everything is such a big unknown. We are a small family business and are sorry to those wanting to visit but am sure you understand and we will see you next time. Thank you. SIGH!... #stupidcovid19

19.01.2022 DEADLY new 2020 viognier vibrant bold and fresh on the bench now #slowfoxwines #V2020

18.01.2022 SLOWFOX WINES will be closed Saturday from 230pm unfortunately. SORRY

18.01.2022 Cellar door open tomorrow for bottle sales 11-5 just in case you need a weekend drop. Or message me and we can drop off to your door locally. #mudgeewine #mudgeeregion #slowfoxwines

17.01.2022 MATES RATES Its what we do round here. Its a special thing, unique to our Mudgee Wine Region and not oft seen in others. Our Winemakers, Our Cellar Door T...eams, Our Vineyard Teams that brave the heat and cold, Our Tourism Peops - we are all MATES. We work together as a ONE. We are bound by family, mateship and pride for our wine and region. You can feel it when you are out here. Its in the air and you leave having had a sprinkle of that star dust left shimmering on your cheeks. Go to any cellar door, festival event, wine bar or cafe and they will tell you where to go next, what to drink, who to see. Its a personal recommendation from US to YOU. Thats what we are bringing you with our new segment - MATES RATES. A personal introduction to who we are and whose wine we highly rate and love to pour in our glass. Enjoy the sprinkle of star dust ....

17.01.2022 This place is the best people

16.01.2022 We are open all of this week 11-5 #mudgeeregion #mudgeewine #wineholiday

16.01.2022 Thanks Mudgee Wine Region. Rob, Florence, Bea and I would truly like to also thank you for all the support we have been seeing. To the local winemakers, drinkers and buyers to our valued repeat customers our new customers to old friends in Adelaide and all the way to family in karatha you have all truly helped Slowfox wines survive and for that we are forever grateful. X #winefromthebush

14.01.2022 Tunes and Manners wine pop up bar and empanadas today at Slowfox wines

14.01.2022 The Spoil of Their Labour This picture shows more than you see. It should not have grapes in it. The leaves should still be on the vine turning a glorious palat...e of Autumnal shades. What lead us to this? A crop that had the potential to be a superb vintage. It had on track fruit set despite being 50% lower in yield than good years, it was ripening with good flavour development and no disease. Drought, drought and more drought firstly. An agonisingly prolonged dry period of no precipitation. That is fine. We are in agricultural and you have to learn to dance with Mother Nature. Irrigation, for those lucky enough to have it, changes its management style. You adapt and move forward having learned to operate more efficiently. A bonus. When water in our dams and rivers becomes less available, you have to purchase water at a higher price. This precious commodity adds to your production costs but again, it is what it is. But then something else happened right at the 11th hour, just before Vintage - our harvest. Whilst the Country was in shock and a state of high anxiety, watching as we burned with ferocious and undiscerning intensity, whilst our dear friends in the RFS put their lives on the line to defend our homes and people, the smoke blew into our Valley. It blew in and it stayed for 2 months. A thick, suffocating, smothering blanket. We didnt think too much of it as Vignerons as you just deal with it and there are others a lot worse than us. Besides, we thought, smoke taint is only a problem late in the season at vraison when the grapes are ripening. Wrong. A shocking discovery by other regions ripening before us. The Hunter for one. This insidious smoke got into the little baby grapes and bound to a molecule called glycol. It stayed in there like a tumour. Grapes are picked, crushed and fermentation begins. Then bam, like a wicked genie released from a bottle, the fermentation process unlocked the smoke and drowned the once glorious fruit in a dirty ash tray taste. Millions of tonnes of fruit with no use. It looked perfectly fine, tasted delicious off the vine but the curse was inside. Some picked for cattle feed, a few tried distillation, but largely NOTHING COULD BE DONE. There was too much. Now look at that photo. Read between the vines, so to speak. You will see grief. We watched all our friends go through the stages. Shock, denial, anger, frustration, utter devastation and eventually acceptance. They rallied. Our MATES came together. They formed a taskforce, they were counselled, educated and supported by the Australian Wine Research Institute and Wine Australia. Specialist scientists looking after our own. The Smoke Taint Panel was formed with the most sensitive noses and palates in our region. Parcels of fruit were collected for analysis in Adelaide, our vignerons and Winemakers started tiny individual bucket ferments and the panel checked and double checked to see if anything could be saved and fermented though to some wine. Through much experience, skill, alchemy and some luck, a few parcels of fruit have made it. A testament to their dedication and perseverance. Largely though, most havent and even more are still sitting on the vine. It was never going to be. A yearly income gone. Jobs lost. Contractors left with pickers sitting sedentary. Cellar hands returned to their home country. Backpackers with no jobs. Production costs to pay, water bills to find money for and no wine in tanks and barrels this year to sell for future years, for future purchases at our cafes, restaurants, retail shops, real estate, holidays, nurseries, cars, tractors, butchers, newsagents, renovations... And then came Rona and took our tourism away. Our clients. Spirits broken? Almost. But WE are rallying. Adversity builds strength in character. You see this in agriculture more than most other industries. THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE and WE HAVE WINE FOR YOU TO PURCHASE. The beauty of the fruit of our labour. It goes in a bottle every other year. It gets better with time even. Look at the picture again. You will see resilience, bravery, mateship and a region, OUR MUDGEE REGION saying, we will survive. We need YOU. We are humble enough to admit it. It is a raw, heartfelt request. Please, where you can, drink local, drink local to your home even as this is not our story alone, buy direct from the producer or a local business. Keep money coming into the regional communities. We were tainted, not jaded. Lets make a toast today to The Labour of Mudgee Love, The People, The Loss and The Perseverance.

13.01.2022 Mudgee does many things well and at this time of year it is autumn colours and roses. #mudgeeregion

13.01.2022 Our choice for tonights chicken pie the delicious Vinifera Gran Tinto perfect! Vinifera Wines Mudgee Wine Club

13.01.2022 Naughty Nell the new Chardonnay from @elephant_mountain_house thank you what a well balanced wine beautiful fruit flavors crisp and round at the same time. Went perfectly with a cold nights winter curry. #elephantmountainwines

13.01.2022 Utilizing our Slowfox time to get a poly food tunnel up so we can start growing for us and our community #mudgeeregion #mudgeewine #slowfoxwines #backtobasics

12.01.2022 MUDGEE spring @slowfoxwines open until 5 today we have wine and cheese and fancy pies

12.01.2022 For our visitors this weekend Happy long weekend Mudgee lovers! We, on the other hand are taking off for the weekend to have some much needed rest from CO...VID and serious social distancing. Home deliveries will not be available til Tuesday , so stock up tomorrow, as you dont want a dry weekend . @mudgeeregion @mudgeewine See more

11.01.2022 Cellar door art corner. @alanrose100 @guy_maestri found chairs warm pot belly and beautiful mudgee winter sun @slowfoxwines open all weekend 11-5 #mudgeewine #mudgeeregion

11.01.2022 Open today 11-5 for bottles sales . Stock up before the gates open next week. Stay tuned for the long weekend plans at Slowfoxwines #mudgeeregion #mudgeewine

11.01.2022 Slowfox Cellar door will be closed from 130pm this Saturday sorry for any disappointments

11.01.2022 Blatant product placement in the fabulous @9doctordoctor tonight love your work x #slowfoxwines #9doctordoctor

10.01.2022 #rarewine Sangiovese 2015 in todays rare Mudgee sun

10.01.2022 Good morning spring

10.01.2022 On the eve of 4 our youngest fox is tall enough to pick next vintage beautiful mudgee spring evenings #vineyardkids #babyfox

09.01.2022 We are OPEN today from 12. Test results are in everyone is NEGATIVE Just the sniffles. Thank you for your support in our decision we all have to take care of one another.

09.01.2022 So pretty tonight mudgee... the quiet before the long weekend see you out here soon people. #mudgeeregion #mudgeewine #slowfoxwines

09.01.2022 Totes cool new shopping bag from the @littlecookingschoolmudgee fill it up with your Friday fresh produce market. #mudgeeregion #littlecookingschoolmudgee

09.01.2022 Surprise spring storm this afternoon we haven’t had these for a few years they smell delicious and the new grapes will love it

08.01.2022 Definitely feels like the wrong side of the camera for me. Slowfox talking to abcs Elysse Morgan about recovery for The Business. #slowfoxwines #mudgeeregion #mudgeewine @abctv

08.01.2022 20/10/10 was the day we moved to MUDGEE 10 years ago and we have grown vines children wine a brand and a cellar door it’s been busy but we are glad this is where we are. #mudgeeregion #treechange #10yearson

08.01.2022 Manners in the fox house this Saturday the 3rd 11-5 for pop up wine tastings @mannerswine #mudgeewine #mannerswine

08.01.2022 Join the Mudgee wine club for updates on all the fantabulous wines out here.

08.01.2022 We are open for the long weekend everyday 11-5. We have to change things up a bit so we have decided to make it a new experience at the Slowfox cellar door. We are matching our 5 wines with local cheese olives and chocolate to have the full mudgee taste for $10. All tastings are seated in the garden with a maximum of 50 at any one time. Mudgee is booking out quickly so be sure to contact us for your place at the table. @highvalleymudgeecheese @spencercocoa #slowfoxwines #mudgeewine #mudgeeregion

08.01.2022 Georgie waiting for cellar door friends today we are open for bottles sales 11-2 and tomorrow 12-4 come say hi and re stock for the week! #cellardoordogs #mudgeeregion

07.01.2022 Thanks for the mention @theweekender.travel

07.01.2022 Good news for wine re stocking

07.01.2022 What are you buying the Mum that has it all this Mothers Day? A gorgeous delivery from * Exclusively MUDGEE* of course! Mum can enjoy this gorgeous gift pack ...of a bottle of Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot from Huntington Estate and a bottle of Slow Fox Ros! Its the perfect gift and will definitely get you in the good books! Click on the link to order for the fab price of $55 *for locals we will deliver for FREE on Mothers Day (enter code *Mudgee - for locals to get the discount) chilled and ready to go! All for the sweet price of $55 ps: if you would like to substitute please message me and we will see what we can do!!

06.01.2022 Chicken leek and blue cheese. Pies and salad available at the cellar door all weekend open 11-5 #mudgeeregion #mudgeewine #slowfoxwines

06.01.2022 Helloooooo Weekend! Its a tad chilly in the Mudgee Region today. Winemakers were vying for inside jobs and had a little reminder from Mother Nature that pruni...ng is not far away, so time to check there are no holes in their thermals. Coming up this weekend for the MWC will be SUNDAY MORNING TRIVIA. Our lovely posse have donated a few bottles of wine to prompt your mouth to put your brain into gear. This week Tim White from Thistle Hill Organic Winery has donated a bottle of 2019 Chardonnay. We will give you more (simple) information on how to be involved on the day. You really dont have to be a wine boffin to play this one and it will be an interactive way of getting to know Us and our Mudgee Wine Region better. Till then, over to you Peops. Looking forward to seeing the Mudgee Class in your Glass this weekend. Wherever you are, wed love to see one of our drops that is gracing your day.

05.01.2022 Thank you all those that supported Mudgee re opening its doors. A beautiful long weekend was had. #slowfoxwines #mudgeeregion #mudgeewine

04.01.2022 Mudgee winter sit town tastings give you time to experience Slowfox wines. #mudgeeregion #mudgeewine

03.01.2022 Sorry we will be closed Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday this week back at the bar Friday for the weekend. See you then #slowfoxwines #mudgeewineregion #mudgeewine

02.01.2022 World bee day today hooray for all the Bs #worldbeeday #weallneedbees #slowfoxwinesBea

02.01.2022 Pies and sausage rolls are back in the cellar door tomorrow loads of choices served with salad #mudgeeregion #mudgeewine #oliverspies

01.01.2022 Wine flights winemaker tested ready to take off today $10 for 5 wines tasting with 5 local produce bites to get the full mudgee experience thank you to @highvalleymudgeecheese @theolivenest1838wine @spencercocoa #mudgeeregion #mudgeewine #winewithfood