Passion, Persistance, Patience
Gary and Nick Farr are pleased to offer you for the opportunity to order by mail, their handmade "By Farr" and "Farr Rising" wines respectively.
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"None of our wines are main stream, they are our expressions of our vineyard, our earth/dirt and what we like to drink. That's what we promise to deliver." Gary & Nick.
Nick has taken the next step as a winemaker with these wines which truly reflect the individual vineyard sight from which the grapes are picked. his third vintage from these vines showfruit flavour and finesse.
Gary, on the other hand, has moved on not only from his previous job but to working full-time with Nick. He is working on a new plane with his winemaking and producing a mere 2000 cases (this year) of the better, best By Farr!
Gary was the winemaker at Bannockburn Vineyards since its inception in 1978 and gained an enviable reputation for Bannockburn Wines and more recently, his own By Farr wines. His experience as a hands-on winemaker has been enhanced by 12 vintages at Domain Dujac in Burgundy, France, and vintages in the USA at Cristom, Oregon and Calera, California. He has made numerous sojourns to other areas such as the Rhone Valley in France, where his appreciation of Shiraz and Voignier has been incorporated in his current winemaking.
Gary's uncompromising attitude towards his vineyard and winemaking enables him to make the style of wines he likes to drink. They have attitude and a great depth of character with understated finesse.
Gary Farr was Quantas/Wine Magazine Winemaker of the Year 2001 after being runner up in 2000. In 2003 he was voted equal 4th best living winemaker by his peers (The Age 28th May 2003).
Nick, on the other hand, is the epitome of enthusiasm and individuality with his own tastes and ideas.
Their collaboration across a generation has produced two distinct winemaking styles that have received critical acclaim both in Australia and overseas.