Slow Wine Co is a small family company near Orange, New South Wales, that values time and natural processes. The family had farmed for many years and planted the vineyard in 1990 on the cool slopes of Mount Canobolas to diversify against drought and market swings, dreaming of one day making wine.
At first the grapes were sold to other winemakers while the vines matured. After a decade, Canberra winemaker Richard Parker helped make a first small parcel, and wines were released under the Bantry Grove name from 2004 to 2012. In 2013 young winemaker Will Rickard-Bell took over, bringing new energy to the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Yields are restricted to 5 to 5.8 tonnes per hectare so the fruit ripens fully over the long, cool season.
The cellar door is in the historic village of Millthorpe, 15 minutes from Orange, and serves tapas on Friday and Saturday nights.
- Founded
- 1990
- Winemakers
- Will Rickard-Bell
Visit the Slow Wine Co website
Regions
Wines
- Slow Wine Co Chardonnay — White
- Slow Wine Co Chardonnay Family Reserve — White
- Slow Wine Co Gewrztraminer Orange Gewürztraminer — White
- Slow Wine Co Grenache — Red
- Slow Wine Co Merlot Rosé — Rosé
- Slow Wine Co Orange Gewürztraminer — White
- Slow Wine Co Orange Merlot — Red
- Slow Wine Co Orange Pinot Gris — White
- Slow Wine Co Orange Pinot Noir — Red
- Slow Wine Co Orange Riesling — White
- Slow Wine Co Orange Rosé — Rosé
- Slow Wine Co Orange Sauvignon Blanc — White
- Slow Wine Co Pinot Gris Gewürztramier Riesling Tribus — White
- Slow Wine Co Pinot Gris Riesling Gewürztraminer Tribus — White
- Slow Wine Co Pinot Noir Family Reserve — Red
- Slow Wine Co Pinot Noir Reserve — Red
- Slow Wine Co Ripasso
- Slow Wine Co Sack The Juggler — White
- Slow Wine Co Sally — Red
- Slow Wine Co The Big Smoke — Red