Vintage 2024 & 2025 Releases Single Vineyard wines | June 2026 Yelland & Papps Region Barossa Valley Sub regions Dorrien, Greenock, Marananga, Vine Vale, Stone Well Producer Susan & Michael Papps Farming Old World-leaning ethos Yelland & Papps is a progressive Barossa producer redefining what the New World can look [...]
Looking for a proper ‘drinkable’ Barossa drop? Search no more The French even have a specific term for a wine like this. Vin de soif. Wine for the thirst The Australian read here
Vintage Journal — 2026 Week 5 | 6th April 2026 The Season There is a clear shift now. The pace of intake has slowed, and the rhythm of the winery has moved away from receiving fruit to shaping what has already come in. The season has turned cooler, and with [...]
Vintage Journal — 2026 Week 4 | 30 March 2026 The Season The end is now in sight, though the work remains. This vintage has unfolded gently — more spaced, less driven by heat — allowing each parcel to arrive in its own time. The rhythm has been steady, considered, [...]
Vintage Journal — 2026 Week 3 | 23 March 2026 The Season The days lengthen and the rhythm of the vintage begins to tighten. Logistics now sit at the front of each day, guiding decisions as we move closer to the final picks. Mornings remain cool, the soils still holding [...]
A Sparkling Farewell — and a Family Moment Limited Edition Méthode Traditionnelle Campbell’s Sparkling Vermentino 2019 Barossa Valley 1.5L — A Decade-Long Journey in Every Bottle There are certain places that live in the corners of our imagination. For me, one of them is a quiet beach in Sardinia — [...]
Roussanne 23rd March 2026 by Susan Papps (Yelland) When I look back, I often wonder when our journey with Roussanne truly began. This variety has become such an important part of our story and our style. Who would have imagined, sitting in the heart of the Barossa Valley, that [...]
Eventually, you’ll end up where you need to be, with who you’re meant to be with, and doing what you should be doing. Patience is the key. Growing up as a child I think Michael would have never pictured his life as it is today. When I first met Michael [...]
In the foundation stages of Yelland and Papps, Shiraz was the first variety we produced in 2005. Our home then was in the Greenock township and that era Shiraz was the pinnacle and if you didn’t make a Shiraz, you were “sorry what……you don’t make Shiraz”? The next [...]
Growing up with a grandfather and father working in the vineyard, there was a time when Pete thought he was going to branch off on his own path and wanted to be a broad-acre farmer instead. But as time went on, he began to really understand and feel the pull [...]
