The History…
In the Hunter Valley’s heart, just at the point where Broke Road breaks at McDonalds Road in Pokolbin you will find the home of Roche Wines.  This premium wine company began in 1997 when the Roche family acquired the historic Tallawanta Shiraz Vineyard, regarded as one of the best in the region.

The Vineyards…
Encapsulating the true elegance and charm of Hunter wine styles, the vines of the Tallawanta Vineyard date back to the early 1890s and produce the award-winning Roche Tallawanta Shiraz.

Continuously creating outstanding fruit each year, the vines are dry land grown, thus ensuring low yields and high quality fruit.  The vineyard soil is quite typical of the Hunter Valley with a mixture of Sandy Loam and Red Volcanic Clay.

Exquisite Semillon and Chardonnay grapes cover the landscape on either side of Broke Road and more recent additions to the property include the Stevens Old Vine Shiraz Vineyard and the development of Harrigan’s Hill Vineyard.

The Winemaker ...
Liz Jackson is the "accidental winemaker". She grew up in the Hunter Valley, surrounded by the Pokolbin wine industry. The romance of wine never consumed Liz, and her ambitions lay in the rather more pragmatic realm of science. But wine did eventually snare Liz: while completing her science degree at university, she ran wine tastings at various Hunter cellar doors and discovered how much joy science really brought to people's lives. A career in winemaking ensued, and she enrolled in winemaking at the Roseworthy College of Adelaide University.

After stints at Brokenwood and various New Zealand wineries, Liz started as assistant winemaker at Tempus Two before progressing to Winemaker in 2006. Her role cements a strong creative blend at Tempus Two of New Zealand and the Hunter Valley. It is yet another reason the wines of Tempus Two are so individual.

The Wines…
The multi award-winning range of Roche Wines includes Sparkling Semillon, Semillon, Semillon Sauvignon Blanc, Unwooded Chardonnay, Chardonnay, Rosé and Shiraz.  The highlight of the year will be the first release of the long awaited Roche Premium Reserve Shiraz.

The Cellar Door…
Creators of the magnificent Hunter Valley Gardens, the Roche Family have always maintained a commitment to first class facilities in the Hunter.

In a joint venture with Australian Vintage Pty Ltd they built the award-winning Tempus Two Winery, home of Roche Wines and an awe-inspiring facility which creates a unique setting in Australia’s premier wine region.

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