The annual Halliday Wine Companion 2025 was released last week. Michael and I from the start have had a consistent 5 stars and made red stars for many years. Unfortunately due to some illness and juggling, we didn't submit wines for a few years, which took us back to 4 [...]
SILVER! Yelland and Papps 2022 Single Vineyard Estate Syrah just received SILVER at the 2024 National Wine Show of Australia Fruit for the Syrah coming from our Estate Vineyard at Nuraip Road Nuriootpa Barossa Valley. This vineyard has gone under some reworking after the 2022 vintage and we [...]
As most of you may know at the end of 2018, we decided to close our Tasting Room. Come October 11th Michael and I will be reopening our Tasting from Wednesday to Saturday for two weeks 10-3 pm Come in and try the new release wines, have a chat, buy [...]
Michael and I had to get dressed up and venture out our Little Slice of Paradise to receive what was very humbling three trophies at the Barossa Wine Show. We are not only in admiration of our peers in the room but also appreciative of the support and encouragement that [...]
Susan & Michael Papps Grateful for the lovely words and reviews from the Wine Pilot team, this gave us a chance to quickly look back at the last few years, the two most hardest years that come to mind were 2011 and 2018. The photo below during the 2011 vintage, [...]
We were honoured to be selected for the Masters of Wine IMW Symposium in Wiesbaden Germany for Australian Wine Lunch on 2nd of July 2023. 450+ guests attended the lunch and we were amongst 35 other Australian wineries selected. Yelland & Papps ‘Single Vineyard’ Barossa Valley Roussanne 2022 “Too many [...]
Friday 26th May 5-7pm 2023 Barrels & Stills 1/54 Logan Road Woolloongabba, Q 4102 NEW RELEASE SINGLE VINEYARD TASTING Tasting with Susan & Michael Papps Celebration of the New Releases to the Single Vineyard range 2022 Single Vineyard Brumeux Roussanne 2022 Single Vineyard Roussanne 2022 Single Vineyard Cinsault (limited [...]
BAROSSA BE CONSUMED 2023 As we finalise and clean up the winery after a late but fantastic looking vintage 2023, we will be heading your way BRISBANE and MELBOURNE to bring you not only our wines to share but 40 + other winemakers as well! Michael and I (Susan) will [...]
Acid and sugar: a tale of two hemispheres It was once axiomatic that as you crossed the equator going north acid became the work of the devil, and as you crossed it going south sugar was the work of the devil. In other words, full ripeness was often hard to [...]
