NEWS & EVENTS

M53 Shiraz

The M53 Shiraz takes its name from the original brand that was used to mark the finest Taranga herd back in 1880 and now, more than 140 years later, it marks Oliver’s Taranga’s finest Shiraz wine.

What is Fiano?

Australia’s Most Exciting Italian White Wine The white grape varietal Fiano is quickly gaining traction as one of the most exciting white wines being made in Australia. If you’ve been exploring the world of white wines beyond the usual suspects of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, you may have encountered Fiano wine. This ancient Italian grape […]

Vintage 2025

How did Vintage 2025 go? It’s hard to believe, but the vineyard team have just hung up their work boots after finishing one of the earliest vintages ever. Beginning Vintage 2025 with a pick on the 24th of January, all 110 Ha of the vineyard was picked by the 13th of March. It has been such […]

Anfore Fiano

The Anfore Fiano is the first release of a terracotta amphorae aged Fiano for Oliver’s Taranga. Inspired by Corrina’s trip to Campania in November 2022, and the incredibly textural wines she tasted, Corrina wanted to experiment with ageing Fiano on lees for longer than current market demand has allowed. She decided to hide a tiny […]

What is Falanghina?

Falanghina is a dry, medium-bodied Italian white grape varietal. Oliver’s Taranga has just launched it’s first release, one of a select few plantings in Australia! Discover all you need to know about this exciting variety. What is Falanghina? Never heard of Falanghina? Pronounced Fah-Lahn-Gee-Nah, this is a white wine varietal that’s native to the spectacular […]

What is Grenache?

Beautiful Grenache! A red grape varietal that thrives in warm conditions and produces a deliciously versatile wine. Whilst we love it here in McLaren Vale, its origin is linked to Spain – where it’s known as Garnacha. Equally you’ll find it planted across Italy and France, with the southern Rhône being one of the most […]

What is Sagrantino?

Sagrantino is a red grape varietal that hails from Italy, indigenous to the region of Umbria. The most famous ones are Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG, named after the village of Montefalco in Central Umbria. Montefalco is often considered the birthplace of Sagrantino, although it may well be more legend than fact. There are references to […]

Vintage 2024

Vintage 2024 had a lot in store for Oliver’s Taranga… After a lovely and fairly mild spring, we headed into the wettest December in 130 years including some spectacular lightning storms. So much for the BoM telling us that we were heading back into a very hot and dry spell. We had to keep the […]

2023 was quite a year!

2023 was quite a year for Oliver’s Taranga. You can’t say the Oliver’s team do things by halves, we’ve squeezed a lot into 2023! And where did it all start? VINTAGE 2023 2023 was the third year in a row impacted by La Nina, which meant a long cool ripening period and solid rains leading […]

Fiano in Top 100 Wines

Sorry guys, the secret is officially out, our Fiano is officially one of Australia’s Top 100 wines. The 2023 Fiano was named in the Top 20 white wines under $30, according to the Halliday Top 100 wines in @the.australian 🥂 And quite frankly, who are we to argue? HALLIDAY TOP 100 WINES Top 20 white wines under […]

Brioni’s Blend goes for Gold

We were very excited to see our 2022 Brioni’s Blend receive a gold medal at the National Wine Show in Canberra. Only the highest-awarded wines at qualifying Australian wine shows make it to the judging table, so National Wine Show winners represent the best of the best Australian wines. In 2021, an even more rigorous […]

Vintage 2023

Vintage 2023 for Oliver’s Taranga was one for the record books, being one of the latest ripening and cool, wet seasons in a long time, not to mention drawn out beyond what our winemaker Corrina Wright anticipated – only just squeezed in before Easter! Why so different to usual? Well both winter and spring brought […]