Semillon

The Best Hunter Valley Semillons by Roberta Muir

February 19, 2025Our Recipes, Our Wines, Semillon

The Hunter Valley, Australia’s oldest wine region, is synonymous with semillon. This classic French grape was first planted there in the 1830s, and was often called Hunter Valley Riesling or White Burgundy. Global plantings of semillion are small and where it does appear in Europe (mainly Bordeaux) it’s usually blended with other white grapes. So...

Bunches of handpicked Hunter Valley white grapes at sunrise.

Summer of Semillon

January 13, 2025Our News, Our Wines, Semillon

Discover the remarkable versatility of Hunter Valley Semillon with our exclusive six-pack. From crisp and youthful to rich and complex aged expressions, this collection showcases the unique character of this iconic variety. Includes: 3 x 2024 Estate Range Semillon: Experience the quintessential Hunter Semillon: crisp acidity, zesty lemon and lime, and a refreshing dry finish. Perfect...

Our Estate Semillon & Tuna Crudo, Mango & Citrus Dressing

January 12, 2024Our News, Our Recipes, Semillon

Tuna Crudo, Mango & Citrus Dressing Serves: 4 Prep: 30 mins Cook: 20 minutes Pair: 2022 Estate Semillon Summertime and the living is easy, especially when you've got this Tuna Crudo dish to pair with our zesty, vibrant 2022 Estate Semillon. Ingredients 500g tuna 1 mango 1 green chilli Black sesame seeds Pickled ginger 2 tbsp chives...

Winner De Iuliis wines accepting trophies

A month of Trophy triumphs!

September 6, 2023Our Achievements, Our Cellar Door, Our News, Rosé, Semillon, Shiraz

Have we got some exciting news to uncork for you. We’ve been on an absolute winning streak, raking in awards faster than you can pour a glass of their finest drops. And guess what? We're here to spill (or should we say, pour?) all the juicy details! Hunter Valley Wine Show: Double the Trophies, Double...

Taking home the Trophy from the 2023 Sydney Royal Wine Show

August 15, 2023Around the Vineyard, Our Achievements, Our Cellar Door, Our Events, Our News, Semillon

De Iuliis Wines secured an impressive trophy at the 2023 Sydney Royal Wine Show for Best Current Vintage White of Show. This trophy was for their soon-to-be-released 2023 Single Vineyard Semillon and they also received two gold medals for their 2023 Estate Semillon and the 2022 De Iuliis Garden Vineyard Semillon. This recognition from such...

Our 2024 Halliday Wine Companion Results

August 3, 2023Our Achievements, Our News, Our Wines, Semillon, Shiraz, Shiraz

With the 2024 Halliday Wine Companion results just released we are thrilled to maintain our 5 Red Star underlined status. This means we are considered an outstanding winery regularly producing wines of exemplary quality and typicity. The red underline means we have a long track record of excellence, having held a 5-star rating continuously for...

Hunter Valley vigneron Joss De Iuliis in the vineyard handpicking grapes

So, let’s chat about the white wine making process…

February 7, 2023Chardonnay, Our Cellar Door, Our News, Our Vineyard, Our Wines, Semillon, Verdelho

Harvesting Grapes for our white wines are both hand and machine harvested. Hand-picking is gentle on the fruit and preserves the integrity of the bunches. Machine harvesting crushes the fruit slightly, breaking the skin of the grapes and releasing more phenolic material into the juice. Preparing White varieties are either destemmed before pressing or grapes...

ZING! 96 Points from James Halliday for our 2021 Single Vineyard Garden Semillon

May 3, 2022Our Cellar Door, Our Vineyard, Our Wines, Semillon

What an incredible score of 96 points for our 2021 Single Vineyard Garden Semillon from Halliday Wine Companion. We don't make our wine to please wine writers but when we get great scores like this it makes us beam with pride. Here what James had to say about this wine: The Garden vineyard is planted...

Premium Hunter Valley single vineyard Semillon

Australian Wine Guide: 2021 The Garden Semillon

December 21, 2021Our Achievements, Our Wines, Semillon

Clive Hartley of Australian Wine Guide recently enjoyed our single vineyard 2021 The Garden Semillon. Read his thoughts below: Subtle stony, minerally aromas. More floral and herbal with talc, camomile, lime leaves. On the palate the wine is dry and displays wet stone and strong green apple acidity. Powerful intense wine. So lean and racy....

The Best Hunter Valley Semillons by Roberta Muir

Summer of Semillon

Our Estate Semillon & Tuna Crudo, Mango & Citrus Dressing

A month of Trophy triumphs!

Taking home the Trophy from the 2023 Sydney Royal Wine Show

Our 2024 Halliday Wine Companion Results

So, let’s chat about the white wine making process…

ZING! 96 Points from James Halliday for our 2021 Single Vineyard Garden Semillon

Australian Wine Guide: 2021 The Garden Semillon

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