Blog - Eight at the Gate

Trophy Win for Best White Wine in show🏆

Posted 23 October 2021 by Jane Richards 28

Trophy win for our Chardonnay! Wow we have had an exciting week with 2 trophy wins! Not only did we win the best Chardonnay in the Limestone Coast Wine Show but we also won the best white wine overall! 😆. Check out the video below ⬇️ Judges...

The Stories behind “The Story”

Posted 09 October 2021 by Jane Richards 56

A vineyard and a wine business, is it really as ideal as it sounds? Having a vineyard and wine business sounds like a picturesque and romantic life but is often filled with some big highs and crushing lows. Having our “little piece of...

Perth Wine Girl

Posted 01 September 2021 by Jane Richards 54

Mary, aka Perth Wine Girl has done a nice piece in her latest newsletter on us. She has also done a review of our Family Selection Shiraz 😊🍷. Her newsletter is great and well worth signing up to. Eight at the Gate Winery

Winter vineyard update

Posted 10 August 2021 by Jane Richards 69

Well we have had a lovely amount rain which is great for our vineyard. Makes the ever imminent frost season a little less scary as having good subsoil moisture at budburst helps to keep the ground a bit warmer. It has been rather cold though so...

Winter is time for some vineyard restructuring

Posted 25 July 2021 by Jane Richards 60

This is the time of year we restructure a few things in the vineyard. To ensure our Cabernet Sauvignon vines are in complete balance to grow the best fruit possible it is time for some vines to get the chop! We need to remove the...

Creative Little Soul interview

Posted 24 June 2021 by Jane Richards 50

Jane had a chat this month with Creative Little Soul. They are a digital agency from Melbourne. They chatted about the wine business, family and the twists and turns that can sometimes be thrown your way! Meet Jane Richards from Eight at the Gate...

Podcast interview with Anna from the UK

Posted 13 June 2021 by Jane Richards 44

Jane talks with Anna Davidson from the Uk on the Your Freedom Podcast. They talk about how the family navigated a few years of challenges. The end result is the silver lining that is now our business.

Jane chats to Cellr

Posted 13 March 2021 by Jane Richards 44

Cellr provide us with the NFC (near field communication) technology that go on our wine bottles headed to the USA. It is a chip that you can engage with using your smart phone. Pretty Cool. This chat is a bit about that and a bit about us. Weekly...

Videos

Posted 10 November 2020 by Jane Richards 415

A selection of videos that tell you a bit more about us and what makes Wrattonbully and Eight at the Gate Wines so special.

Reviews

Posted 04 November 2020 by James W 321

Eight at the Gate Single Vineyard Chardonnay U.V. on Vivino Eight at the Gate Single Vineyard Cabernet – Shiraz U.V. on Vivino

At home with Jane

Posted 04 November 2020 by James W 232

Get to know Jane a little better with a personal interview by lifestyle writer Trudy Oram from The Advertiser, 25 Dec 2018.