Stuart Oldfield, Hand Made Catering Stuart Oldfield grew up on a property in rural NSW and dallied oh so briefly in accounting. He moved to the Barossa in 2004 after spending years as a chef in some of the top restaurants in the world. He launched Hand Made Catering five years ago and has been in demand for his range of menus from degustation to barbecue. 1. Favourite autumn ingredient(s): mushrooms and game (pheasant, guinea fowl, etc) 2. Wine to pair with that: One of the luxuries of using game is the flexibility to explore lesser-known varieties. For example St Hallett and Tsarc

Halfway between Nuriootpa and Kapunda you will find Koonunga Hill, and this is where Ian Becker runs his “typical Barossa mixed farm,” Mount Charles. Ten and a half hectares of the 86ha farm are under grapes, alongside sheep and cropping operations. Ian grows Shiraz, Grenache and Semillon, and he believes the vines in his region are unique because they produce such good quality fruit, without even trying! Ian became a farmer and grape grower in 1990 when the opportunity arose to purchase the property from his uncle Len. Ian jumped at the chance to be his own boss, rely on his own initia

Speaking to our Leading Ladies as vintage 2012 began, all the signs were positive for a ripper of a season, but as vintage now draws to a close it’s time to take stock of all the cuts and bruises, long hours and wine-stained clothing. The big question is, did vintage 2012 live up to everyone’s high hopes? The answer is a resounding “Yes!” from Victoria Miranda at Lou Miranda Estate, where they made their first Sagrantino this year: “It was a very strong year overall, with red varieties proving so far to live up to our initial high expectations,” she says. “Cabernet in parti