Festive break @ RIKARD: happy holidays!
We’re taking a short break and the winery is closed for tastings from 22nd Dec.
We’ll return on Thursday 8th Jan from 2pm.

Buy wines or book ahead your tasting online. Link in bio.

Wishing you all a safe and merry holiday, ...cheers to vintage 2026 ahead! 🥂

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In the vineyard @ RIKARD:
A glorious day to be out on the vineyard for canopy management today. AKA ‘Wire-lifting’... a very gratifying job and essential for light and airflow into the bunches.

Also very happy to see Pinot Noir approaching pea-size, far from bunch closure.
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Vines and growth are as it should be in the vineyard and shaping up very nicely for the vintage ahead.

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SUMMER IS FOR SPARKLING @ RIKARD: introducing our 2021 RIKARD Blanc de Noirs.
Our first release of Blanc de Noirs - made from 100% Pinot Noir grapes grown at 950m above sea level in the ultra-cool 2021 vintage of the Orange wine region.

Fruit was hand picked and sorted before being ...gently whole bunch pressed to old, seasoned French Oak barriques.
A pale blush is all the extraction we got from the skins. Fermentation underwent naturally via wild yeasts, and the base wine stayed in oak for 10 months with intermittent lees stirring during that time.
Blending occurred in January 2022 and the wine tiraged shortly after.
Secondary fermentation occurred in bottle and it then spent 42 months on lees in bottle before being disgorged in November 2025 with zero dosage added.
Pale peach colour with a hint of pink blush. A fine bead.
A white peach tart on the nose, baked pastry aromas are mixed with some nuttiness and toast. A hint of quince. Complex, with a lovely balance between fruit and savoury tones.
A full and complex palate with plenty of weight to wrap around the intense spine of acid running through. Blood orange, white peach, strawberries and quince fill the fruit profile, a frame of phenolics that provides structural support. Very textural underneath all that fruit, with a fine grainy mouthfeel. Oatmeal and cream to finish, brightened by the tingle of the fine bead.

Available online (link in bio) and at the cellar door.

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FESTIVE SEASON @ RIKARD: What a year!
As we roll up (rather quickly) to the end of 2025, we’re thankful for a great vintage and the first harvest from our home vineyard La Cloche, winning Young Gun of Wine - Vigneron of the Year and celebrating a DECADE OF RIKARD.

Black Friday ...calls for RIKARD Black Labels and in more exciting news, we’re releasing two new sparkling wines next week!
We can guarantee your festive season wines (the perfect gift) will be delivered before Christmas for orders made before 13th December! Link in bio.

Thank you for celebrating throughout 2025 with us! 🥂

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🍋RIKARD @ ZEST FEST 2025: we can’t wait to see you in the heart of Orange this Saturday 1st November for the ultimate street party!
Live music all day with incredible local talent and head line acts like San Cisco, food and drinks - all at Robertson Park.

Tickets are free via ...zestfest.com.au

We’ll be pouring your favourite RIKARD Wines all day. See you there Orange!

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Vineyard management @ RIKARD: At 1040m above sea level, we’ve been shoot-thinning at our home vineyard La Cloche to balance fruit growth and increase light and air circulation to the canopy.
We’re also very happy to see some shoots in our Chardonnay vineyard planted @10,000 vine/ha.
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Blend it like RIKARD: last chance to book your place and be a winemaker for the day!

Join us this Saturday 25th Oct for an immersive blending workshop at the RIKARD winery.

With access to wine in barrel and tank from our 2025 vintage, lab equipment and guidance from Will and the ...RIKARD team - we’ll show you how we blend the perfectly balanced wine.

You’ll create your own blend and take home your two unique bottled and finished wines - one Riesling and one Pinot Noir which will cellar for up to 10 years.

A few places left - book now! Link in bio.

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RIKARD @ ROBERTSON PARK - Friday 17th October 🥂
The 2025 Orange Wine Festival begins with Night Markets at Robertson Park, Orange 5:30pm - 8:30pm.

We’ll be serving all your favourite RIKARD Wines - including new release 2023 RIKARD Chardonnay, 2023 RIKARD Black Label Pinot Noir ...and the 2022 RIKARD Cabernet Franc Merlot Malbec! 🍷

Want more RIKARD this wine festival?
Be a winemaker for the day and join us for a winemaking workshop - we’ll give you all the best components and show you how to blend your own two unique RIKARD Wines.
You’ll take home your Riesling and Pinot Noir to enjoy or cellar for up to 10 years.
A few seats are still available so book your place -
Sat 25th October 2-5pm - ticket link in bio.

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Budburst @ RIKARD: basking in the glory of our lovely Chardonnay vines and the welcoming of spring season.
We love being in the vineyard this time of year!

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