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Experience the fun of the vineyard without the hard work
Learn & experience the process of winemaking from the vineyard through to bottling your wine, making friends along the way. The perfect gift for that special someone, that special occasion or just an excuse to experience the fun of making wine for yourself.

Located in Heathcote, Australia's premium wine region, Shiraz Republic shares its vineyard and winery with you to follow the process of making wine from the vineyard into bottle, with plenty of support along the way.

Please browse for more information below & watch our videos. Sure to be a hit with all red wine lovers, it's just a matter of choosing the package that best suits you or your loved one for you to get involved in an amazing experience to remember. The experience starts starts in the vineyard and finishes with taking home wine of your own making to enjoy down the track.

Rent-A-Row: Picking & Crushing

Rent-A-Row: Bottling & Labelling

In the press

“The Shiraz Republic allows enthusiasts to rent vines and then have their grapes turned into their own signature bottle of plonk. …It’s a temporary rent that allows someone to experience something that is normally out of their reach.”

Alana Schetzer

The Age

 

“This family-run winery lets oenophiles take their wine nerdy to the next level by renting a row of grapes to produce their own small-batch vintage.”

Linsey Rendell

Broadsheet

“Just like Airbnb has done with accommodation or Uber has with transport, Brian’s 10ha vineyard is allowing wannabe viticulturists and winemakers to experience a side of agriculture out of reach to the unlanded gentry.”

Sarah Hudson

Weekly Times

Compare Packages

Purchase a share for you and a loved one or make your own batch of Heathcote Shiraz - the choice is yours.

SHAREHOLDER

$350
Enjoy the experience
Participation in all workshops
Includes 2 adults (kids free)
Half-dozen Shiraz received at bottling day
Option to purchase more wine at discounted price on bottling.
No Personalisation of wine or label (group/shared batch)

25L DEMIJOHN

$800
Your own batch of wine
Participation in all workshops
No limits on participants - share the experience with family.
~33 Bottles produced to take home on bottling day
Choose your own oak recipe at the Taste Workshop
Design your own wine label, printed by our team, ready to use on bottling day.

54L DEMIJOHN

$1200
Double the batch size
Participation in all workshops
No limits on participants - share the experience with family.
~72 Bottles produced to take home on bottling day
Choose your own oak recipe at the Taste Workshop
Design your own wine label, printed by our team, ready to use on bottling day.

225L BARRIQUE

$3000
Your own Barrel-aged Shiraz
Participation in all workshops
No limits on participants - share the experience with family.
~300 Bottles produced to take home on bottling day
Choose your own oak recipe at the Taste Workshop
Design your own wine label, printed by our team, ready to use on bottling day.
Packaged with our commercial bottling line, with stelvin (screwcap) finish.

Winemaking Workshops

Follow the winemaking process from vine to bottle with these four workshops.

pick & stomp

The quintessial winemaking experience. Pick, crush & stomp the fruit at one of our Stomping Parties.

Timing: A few weekends in Feb/March

press

Remove the skins & seeds from the wine using a traditional basket press.

Timing: ~2 weeks after your Stomping Party.

TASTE

Taste the unoaked wine that you made and sample bench trials as we discuss oak & wine.

Timing: July/August

bottle

Head back to the winery for one final visit to bottle the wine and take it home to enjoy.

Timing: November/December

What to expect

Once you place your order we will email you a gift certificate for the lucky recipient. We then encourage you to visit the cellar door, try some wine and have a chat to us about what you can get out of your experience.

Then, as we approach harvest, typically in late February or early March, we will contact you to schedule a date for you to pick & crush your grapes and start the experience of winemaking. We offer a number of dates for every stage and everything you need to make your own Shiraz is included in this package, from the grapes through to corks, bottles & labels.

And of course, you can keep up to date with us via our newsletter, Facebook, Instagram and correspondence from Shiraz Republic staff.

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