CHOGM LUNCHEON WAS AT SITTELLA with Kevin Rudd 29/10/2011   30/10/11

On Saturday 29/10/11 CHOGM'S Foreign Affairs ministers headed out to the Swan Valley and enjoyed a luncheon at Sittella, which was hosted by Australian Foreign Affairs Minister KEVIN RUDD.

All the Commonwealth Ministers of Foreign Affairs and their advicers were there and     

they were all guarded by an army of security officers. Lunch was prepared by Sittella's chef Mike Price, and his dishes were accompanied by Sittella's finest wines. 

See also www.chogm.org and ... Sittella's facebook.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCOOP SUMMER TASTING 2011: Sittella wins Silver for Petit Verdot 2010   23/10/11

Check this beautiful New variety Red out at our Cellardoor, or you can purchase italso on line.

Sittella Most Successful Exhibitor of Table Wines and Most Successful Exhibitor at Swan Valley Wine Show 2011   19/09/11

Sittella Winery has been awarded the Trophies of Most Successful Exhibitor and Most Successful Exhibitor of

Table Wines @ Friday night's 16/9 Swan Valley Awards Dinner.  These 2 trophies have been awarded to Sittella in 2007 and 2009!

Furthermore Sittella won following Medals : Gold for Muscat Alexandria 2011,  Gold for Petit Verdot 2010, and Gold for the Sparkling Blanc de Blancs 2009.   Silver for The Silk 2010,  Silver  Reserve Frankland Shiraz 2009, Silver for Cane Cut Verdelho 2011,  Silver for  Sparkling Chenin NV, and Silver for the Verdelho 2011 (NFS yet)

Sittella Awarded 5 star winery by James Halliday   05/08/11

Sittella has been awarded a 5 star winery by James Halliday and one of this year's 10 Dark Horses winery !

"Consistent and significant wineshow success has brought well-deserved recognition for the wines"

Reserve Margaret River Chardonnay 2009:  rating 94  /  Swan Valley Verdelho  2010: rating 94  /  Frankland River Shiraz 2009: rating 94

See further J.Halliday's Wine Companion 2011/12

Sittella named 4 star winery   28/07/10

Sittella has been named a 4 star winery in the 2011 edition of James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion, published July 28th 2010.

Ray Jordan "Fresh-Sittella SBS"   27/07/10

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Full page Ray Jordan in The West Australian   15/07/10

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Ray Jordan Review   27/03/10

Click here to view a review of Sittella Winery by Ray Jordan.

Sittella Press - Issue 20   10/12/09

Issue 19 of Sittella Press Newsletter has been released. Click here to download it.

Silver Award at Sheraton Perth WA Wine Awards for Semillon 07   31/08/09

Sittella Winery's Senior Winemaker, Matt Bowness, secured the silver medal again for the 2007  Semillon. This is the second time Sittella got a silver medal for this wine. Earlier in 2007 it has been awarded Silver at the Sheraton Perth Wine Award as well. This wine was highly acclaimed by wine writer Ray Jordan "made from Margaret River Fruit and has Lemon Zest flavours". The Reserve Semillon 07 is currently not available, but keep your eyes open, because it will be released during  Sittella's special Reserve Wine Dinner.

We keep you informed when.

James Halliday Australian Wine Companion 5 Stars for 2007 Berns Reserve   31/08/09

James Halliday has awarded Sittella\'s 2007 Berns Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon with 5 stars with a rating of 94 in his latest Wine Companion 2010 edition.

This reserve Red will currently be on sale in our restaurant and cellardoor. A special release for it at Sittella\'s Reserve Wine dinner, we will keep you informed when.

Sittella Press - Issue 19   15/10/08

Issue 19 of Sittella Press Newsletter has been released: Click here to download it.

Sittella Newsletter   08/07/08

Sittella Newsletter: Click here to download it.

2008 Vintage in Review - Matt Bowness   07/07/08

Well Folks... another vintage has come and gone, and what do we have to look forward to?

In what was another hot season for most of Western Australia, we found that most of our crop yields were above average, and on the back of last years particularly low yields, this was very refreshing indeed!

A particularly warm spring led to early and rapid bud-burst, with early harvest estimates predicting picking some 3-4 weeks early! a very mild December, however slowed things down and subsequent fruit set and berry formation followed a familiar pattern of development. There were some quite severe hail storms in Margaret River which, depending on vineyard location, dessimated some crops (particularly chardonnay!), however our vineyards were spared any substantial degree of damage.

In all, Sittella crushed 145 tonnes of fruit; approximately 60% white and 40% red. The first fruit picked was our estate grown chardonnay on January 20th, and the last, some Frankland River Shiraz on March 31st. This has been the biggest crush we have done and i am very happy with all fruit and wine quality accross the board.

By now, all of our 2008 whites have been bottled and will all be available to try in the coming weeks. Keep an eye out for some of these wines i am particularly excited about ! Our first release Sauvignon Blanc Semillon, an elegant estate grown Verdelho, and another first release, a Late Harvest Verdelho. In barrel some of the wines looking particlarly smart already, are our Swan Valley Shiraz and some of our reserve material.

Thankyou once again for your continued support of Sittella Wines, and i hope you enjoy our new releases in the coming year.

Sante'

Sittella Press - Issue 18   13/11/07

This is the latest version of the newsletter (13/11/2007): Click here to download it.

West Australian Article   29/10/07

Article in the West Australian by Ray Jordan: Click here to download it.

Liqueur Verdelho ****1/2   29/10/07

Our NV Liqueur Verdelho has been awarded four and a half star rating in the "Best of WA" annual issue to be released January 2008.

Sittella Wins at Swan Valley Wine Show   22/09/07

The 2007 Swan Valley Wine Awards have proved to be a great success for Sittella Wines. At the awards dinner held on Friday 21st September, Sittella accepted 3 TROPHIES including;

BEST DRY RED TABLE WINE (NON GPZ) Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
MOST SUCCESSFUL EXHIBITOR OF TABLE WINES
MOST SUCCESSFUL OVERALL EXHIBITOR

We won 13 medals out of 15 wines entered. See awards page for further info.

4 Medal Success - Perth Royal Show 2007   16/09/07

At the 2007 Perth Royal Wine Show, Sittella was awarded the following:

BRONZE MEDALS

2007 Verdelho - Class Unwooded Dry White

2006 Chardonnay - Class Wooded Dry White

2006 Cabernet Sauvignon - Class Dry Red

2006 Satin - Class Dry Red-Early drinking

Sheraton 07 Wine Awards   29/08/07

Sittella had a very successful outing at one of the states premier wine awards, the Sheraton Wine Awards, held last month.

Our 2007 Margaret River SEMILLON won a SILVER MEDAL in a very competitive field of wines. A range of vintages were on show with our wine just being pipped for best wine in class by a 2004 vintage which illustrated the propensity of the variety Semillon to aged magnificantly!

Our 2007 Swan Valley MUSCAT ALEXANDRIA was a finalist, finishing in the top three, and missing out on the top wine award by half a point!

Both wines are already showing well. The 2007 Semillon can be enjoyed young, but will age beautifully over 2 to 5 years. The desert style Muscat will be great to enjoy over summer. Both wines are available from our cellardoor and restaurant.

Winemakers Report - Vintage 2007   12/07/07

Well, following one of the driest years on record harvest at Sittella commenced on the 17th January, two weeks ahead of usual. Chardonnay was the first variety picked off the estate, with Verdelho in close succession. Some very 'hot spells' around Australia Day and the proceeding weeks ensured all varieties (both reds and whites) were picked ripe and early.The last grapes were received at the winery on March 9th some 6 weeks earlier than 2006!!! Total crush surpassed 100 tonnes, however single vineyard sites had yields down between 10-25%. We very actively sourced fruit from a variety of growers this year, and the final production comprised 65%white and 35%red grapes.

So what can be expected from such a hot early year? Well, the varietal whites have been bottled and are due for release shortly. They are displaying lots of intense flavours and freshness. Also, because of rapid sugar accumulation brought on by hot days, there is a higher than average natural acidity in this years wines. I am particularly happy with the fruit/acid balance of all the whites and the subsequent lively fresh characters of the wines. The reds, although early days at the moment, are displaying lots of richeness of flavour with nice tannin structure, so with further maturation in oak, some very exciting wines to follow!!

In short: the 2007 Vintage here in Western Australia is one of the best i have seen in my short 10 years making wine and so lets get excited about the wines we will see over the next couple of years !!

Winestate Magazine - Semillon Tasting   28/06/07

WINESTATE MAGAZINE - Spring Edition 2007 - Semillon tasting

In a recent tasting of Semillon and Semillon Blends from around Australia, both releases from Sittella received commendations;

Margaret River Reserve Semillon 2006 ***1/2
Margaret River Semillon 2007 (NEW RELEASE) ***

Postcards WA TRANSMISSION   12/04/07

DEAR CLIENTS,

SITTELLA'S HEAD CHEF MIKE PRICE  IS ON POSTCARDS WA., AND THIS WILL BE TRANSMITTED ON 27TH MAY FORTHCOMING. 

THIS IS PART OF A FOOD FISH TRAIL INITIATED AND SPONSORED BY

WA FISHERY INDUSTRIES COUNCIL.  POSTCARDS STARTS THE TRAIL  IN  ESPERANCE, THEN GOES THROUGH ALBANY, WINDY HARBOUR, AUGUSTA, BUNBURY , FREMANTLE AND SWAN VALLEY.

Sittella Press - Issue 17   17/01/07

Issue 17 of Sittella Press Newsletter has been released: Click here to download it.

GOLD for Berns Reserve 2004 Mount Barker Wine Show 2006   18/10/06

Congratulations to Matt Bowness and his wine team on gaining this accolade. Best wishes to Matt, and may this success continue for him and Sittella.