Rosnay
Rosnay – The Organic Pioneers
Richard, Florence and Sam Statham planted the Cowra Wine Region’s first organic vineyard in 1997, and were among the first to grow organic vines in NSW. After a painstaking year of site selection and soil testing, the former wool producers took the bold step of establishing their vineyard organically from before planting. They carted in truckloads of compost and straw mulch and painstakingly hand weeded their new vines, whereas most of today’s organic vineyards were initially set up using herbicides. They also created a unique organic farming community scheme, of which they and 7 other families are now part. ...click to expand and read more...
In recognition of their work, the Stathams were awarded the inaugural NSW Organic Pioneers’ Award by the NSW Government in 2012. They also won the NSW Landcare Award in 2015, and the Winestate Organic Wine of the Year award in 2016. But their story really begins in the early 1900's in a vineyard in Beaujolais France owned by Florence's grandfather, Alberic Dulong de Rosnay after whom the farm is named. Florence migrated to Australia in the 1970's to marry Richard Statham. Richards father Clive was also a pioneer of organic gardening and his enthusiasm for natural growing rubbed off onto Richard and then onto Richard and Florence’s own children.
The family’s business itself grew organically, from small beginnings selling grapes to organic wineries such as Botobolar and Cassegrain, and the earliest Rosnay wines being made as “contra” deals with those wineries. They planted olives and figs, and later they made larger batches of wine using contract winemaking from neighbouring wineries, and in 2014 they made their first “Garage” wines on site. In 2018 they built a dedicated strawbale winery on the property, with a new focus on hand picked grapes, small (half tonne) open red ferments, hand plunging, using wild yeast, minimal filtration and gentle gravity transfers. Look out for their new “natural” skin contact wine and preservative free wines in particular.
Visitors are welcome, with the old farm house now being offered as a genuine, down-to-earth Farmstay experience, and with a function menu being offered for groups at the winery and cellar door.
- Vegan Suitable
- No Added Preservative
- Certified Organic
Not champagne, not prosecco, not cider, but with elements of each, this wine is bottle fermented without the addition of...
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- Vegan Suitable
- No Added Preservative
- Certified Organic
Deep crimson with dark cherry, black currant and oak on the palate. Ripe tannin that will soften with age. Organically ...
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- Vegan Suitable
- No Added Preservative
- Certified Organic
This is a soft tannin, juicy light red wine made in the traditional “semi-carbonic-maceration” fermentation, as is done ...
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$20.67 in a straight 12
or $23.80 each
- Vegan Suitable
- No Added Preservative
- Certified Organic
This wine is made in a natural wine style, so expect a cloudy, yeasty, tangy wine. If you are unfamiliar with this style...
$20.67 in a straight 12 or $23.80 each
$21.56 in a straight 12
or $24.80 each
- Vegan Suitable
- No Added Preservative
- Certified Organic
This wine is made in a natural wine style, so expect a cloudy, yeasty, tangy wine. If you are unfamiliar with this style...
$21.56 in a straight 12 or $24.80 each
$25.25 in a straight 12
or $28.99 each
- Vegan Suitable
- No Added Preservative
- Certified Organic
This is a crisp, low-alcohol, phenolic white blend of early picked Chardonnay fermented on skins in the “egg” (ceramic t...
$25.25 in a straight 12 or $28.99 each
$20.67 in a straight 12
or $23.80 each
- Vegan Suitable
- No Added Preservative
- Certified Organic
This wine is made in a natural wine style, so expect a cloudy, yeasty, tangy wine. If you are unfamiliar with this style...
$20.67 in a straight 12 or $23.80 each
$21.56 in a straight 12
or $24.80 each
- Vegan Suitable
- No Added Preservative
- Certified Organic
This wine is made in a natural wine style, so expect a cloudy, yeasty, tangy wine. If you are unfamiliar with this style...
$21.56 in a straight 12 or $24.80 each
$25.25 in a straight 12
or $28.99 each
- Vegan Suitable
- No Added Preservative
- Certified Organic
This is a soft tannin, juicy light red wine made in the traditional “semi-carbonic-maceration” fermentation, as is done ...
$25.25 in a straight 12 or $28.99 each
- Vegan Suitable
- Certified Organic
The wine is light to medium bodied, with fine tannins and rustic, earthy structure overlaid with savoury fruit flavours ...
$25.25 in a straight 12 or $28.99 each
- Vegan Suitable
- No Added Preservative
- Certified Organic
This late-harvested Shiraz was part-fermented and then fortified with grape spirit from our still. A luscious blend of b...
$22.00 promo price
$21.66 in a straight 12
or $24.99 each
- Vegan Suitable
- Certified Organic
Early harvested Chardonnay with delicate fruity aromas, green apple and lime dry palate with plenty of natural acidity m...
$21.66 in a straight 12 or $24.99 each
