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Crops are down in the Barossa, a high stress vintage has ramped up the pressure and winemaker Toby Barlow is juggling the fruit of more than 40 different growers to create three million bottles of wine. Achieving balance in the winery is a delicate equilibrium, and finding time for his young family is tough. 21:30 Expired
High above the Barossa Valley, a picturesque landscape of rocky outcrops and ancient gums is home to the great white wine variety of the Eden Valley: Riesling. This may be the neglected variety of Australian wine, but as chief winemaker for Australia’s oldest family owned winery, Louisa Rose is proving that one special vin... 21:30 Expired
What makes a wine worthy of a $600 price tag? The sweeping hillsides of the Eden Valley are home to Hill of Grace, Australia’s most famous vineyard. Upholding the legacy of these 150 year old vines in a bottle of wine leaves no margin for error for Stephen and Prue Henschke. Can they win their fight against frost, low crop... 21:30 Expired
In all of the Barossa, there is one name that is revered for its contribution to the wine industry above all others. The legacy of the late Peter Lehmann is now in the hands of new chief winemaker, Ian Hongell. He’s dreamed of stepping up to this position all his life, but he didn’t bargain on a takeover and a three-fold i... 21:30 Expired
Bernard Hickin’s journey with Australia’s champion bargain wine of Jacob’s Creek began when the brand was first created 40 years ago. As chief winemaker today, his challenge is to turn around one of the biggest wineries in the country. He is relying on top Barossa Shiraz from the great old vineyards of the Barossa, but an ... 21:30 Expired
From the smallest wine estate in Tasmania to the largest, the pressure of making ends meet is intense. How does a winemaker keep a business afloat in a year when the crop is just half the size they’d hoped for? 21:30 Expired
It takes a family to raise a wine. In northern Tasmania, the kids, grandparents, dogs and even the family’s pet pig all lend a hand. And when things go wrong, your neighbouring winemakers aren’t your competitors, they’re your best mates. 21:30 Expired
It’s one thing to make a bottle of wine but quite another to sell it. And it doesn’t get any more cutthroat than Sydney. Tyson Stelzer follows six winemakers around Australia to discover what it takes to sell a bottle of Tasmanian wine. 21:31 Expired
What does it take to make a bottle of wine? Wine writer Tyson Stelzer ventures to northern Tasmania to meet six winemakers and their families and discovers all the joys and dramas of a wine harvest. 21:30 Expired
Rain during harvest is heartbreaking. Vintage has kicked off in northern Tasmania and a deluge throws picking schedules into chaos. Can they get the grapes off the vines before rot sets in and destroys the crop? 21:30 Expired
The race is on to harvest. Stress levels hit boiling point at Josef Chromy winery when simultaneous breakdowns shut down the winery and the harvester. With replacement parts five days away, winemaker Jeremy Dineen must save the vintage.March 2018
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In their big tin shed on God’s Hill Road, Wayne and Brenda Dutschke have been quietly making some of the best wines of the Barossa for the past 25 years. Their little family estate bottles the fruit of the nearby historic vineyard of Wayne’s uncle Ken. It’s a daring gamble to be the first to pick in the earliest harvest in...April 2016
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Upholding the legacy of a 150 year old vineyard in a $600 bottle of wine leaves no margin for error for Stephen and Prue Henschke. Expired
Riesling may be the neglected variety of Australian wine but Louisa Rose is proving that one vineyard can turn around its fortunes. Expired
Crops are down in the Barossa and a high stress vintage puts the pressure on winemaker Toby Barlow to maintain balance in the winery and in his family. Expired
Australia's champion bargain wine brand is under pressure but can chief winemaker Bernard Hickin turn around one of the biggest wineries in the country? Expired
Ian Hongell has dreamed of becoming chief winemaker all his life but his first vintage delivers a lot more than he bargained on.December 2014
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Season 1, Episode 6 of People Of The Vines was broadcast by Network 10 on Saturday 6 December 2014 at 14:49.November 2014
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Season 1, Episode 5 of People Of The Vines was broadcast by Network 10 on Saturday 29 November 2014 at 14:18. Expired
Season 1, Episode 4 of People Of The Vines was broadcast by Network 10 on Saturday 22 November 2014 at 16:57.