News and Events – Oliver’s Taranga Vineyards

FESTIVE SNACKS: Sardine & Herbed Goats Cheese Toasts with Fiano

Asked to bring a plate and a bottle to a Christmas party? Here’s our go-to: crunchy sardine and herbed goats cheese toasts, with a chilled bottle of our 2026 Fiano. It’s an easy finger food you can make in 15 minutes, it suits a warm Aussie Christmas, and the wine match is spot on. This is the first in our festive snack pairing series, where we share easy finger foods each matched with an Oliver’s Taranga wine, so you’ve always got a plate and a bottle sorted.

The Best things to do in McLaren Vale & the Fleurieu Peninsula – Spring 2026

What are the Best Things to do in McLaren Vale and the Fleurieu this Spring? Check out a few of our favourites in this guide, including some new places to eat, drink and stay.

Fiano Festa – Sat 10 Oct

IT’S A FIANO FESTA Fiano is already one of the most exciting things happening in South Australian wine…Fiano Festa is just us finally throwing it the party it deserves. Hosted by Adelaide Wine Markets at Bowden Cellars, Fiano Festa is one afternoon to celebrate this incredible variety, along with...

Christmas Party – Sun 6 Dec

JOIN US FOR THE OLIVER’S TARANGA CHRISTMAS PARTY It will be a Christmas Party to remember with Oliver’s Taranga and Chef Todd Steele. Picture your most indulgent Christmas table with great food, delicious wines, colourful crackers, and everything you need to make you feel like all your Christmases have come...

Grenache & Gourmet 2026

Grenache & Gourmet returns to the McLaren Vale wine region this September, bringing together world-class wines, exceptional food and warm regional hospitality across 18 delicious days. At Oliver’s Taranga, we’re offering a Grenache focused tasting experience throughout the festival from 18 September to 5th October. Oliver’s Taranga – Four Shades...

Porchetta Party – September 13th – Sold Out

Porchetta Party It’s porchetta time again! Join us on Sunday 13 September for one of our favourite long lunches of the year. Todd Steele’s famous slow-roasted porchetta is back, the wood oven will be firing, and with any luck, we’ll be soaking up a little spring sunshine too. Round up...

OTT Club Weekends

OTT Member Weekends are back again in 2026! Over two weekends: 8-9 & 15-16 August, we will close our Cellar Door to reserve our space exclusively for OTT members. These are hands down our favourite events in the calendar, where we get to spend time with our OTT members, share...

The Best things to do in McLaren Vale & the Fleurieu Peninsula – Winter 2026

DOWNLOAD WINTER EXPERIENCE GUIDE What are the Best Things to do in McLaren Vale and the Fleurieu this Winter? Check out a few of our favourites in this guide, including some new places to eat, drink and stay. To Perk Up – Neighbours When Willunga Farmers Market favourites Daniel and...

Tacos & Vermentino

Tacos are such a fantastic way to brighten your week, especially alongside our light, fresh and crisp Vermentino… This recipe is based on the classic Mexican Carne Asada, an easy, flavourful and tender steak dish that feels like such a treat! Served on some fluffy tortillas, and covered in pico...

The Best things to do in McLaren Vale & the Fleurieu Peninsula – Autumn 2026

DOWNLOAD AUTUMN EXPERIENCE GUIDE What are the Best Things to do in McLaren Vale and the Fleurieu this Autumn? Check out a few of our favourites in this guide, including some new places to eat, drink and stay. To Perk Up – Port Elliot Bakery With queues out the door...

Join us for an OTT Adventure

Travel Europe In Style With Oliver’s Taranga 18 days. 2 countries. 3 exclusive experiences. The wine trip of a lifetime departs 15 August 2027. Bookings are now open! Learn more here

Gin Cocktails for Summer

A little hot weather, and the Oliver’s team start hankering for something a little more Gin focussed after work… So to beat the heat we have pulled together a mix of our favourite easy, indulgent and flavourful Cocktails for Summer, that make the absolute most of the Oliver’s Taranga Quince...

The Best things to do in McLaren Vale & the Fleurieu Peninsula – Summer 2025/2026

DOWNLOAD SUMMER EXPERIENCE GUIDE What are the Best Things to do in McLaren Vale and the Fleurieu this Summer? Check out a few of our favourites in this guide, including some new places to eat, drink and stay. To Perk Up – Wild Flour Our neighbours in Willunga are spoilt...

Hunt for Mrs Oliver LD

The Hunt for Mrs Oliver LD is sold out for now, but if you would like to be notified when our next vintage is available, sign up below, and we’ll let you know as soon as it is released. What is the Hunt for Mrs Oliver Late Disgorged? The Hunt...

Alternative varietals win big at AAVWS

Oliver’s 2025 Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show Success The Alternative Varieties Wine Show (AAVWS) has always been particularly special to the Oliver’s Taranga team. Whilst the Australian wine show system does a wonderful job in benchmarking wines to improve quality and styles, there’s something particularly special about the nature of...

Fiano & Fast Food

Oliver’s Taranga is bringing together some of our favourite combinations of Fast Food and fabulous Fiano with these great videos… Because Fiano loves a takeaway, and so do we!!! Corrina, Brioni, Sam & the OT Team Fiano & Fried Chicken Nothing fancy here, Fiano loves a little foray into the...

Fiano Day – 17 October

JOIN US FOR THE VERY FIRST INTERNATIONAL FIANO DAY Oliver’s Taranga, and Fiano producers across the Australia, are taking part in the very first International Fiano Day on the 17th October 2025. FIND OUT MORE HOW TO TAKE PART IN FIANO DAY? Time to find your fellow Fiano fanatics and...

Seafood Laksa & Fiano

This simple Seafood Laksa is the perfect complement to our Fiano, a wine that can handle some spice, not to mention the delicious fresh flavours of this exotic dish! The best part is that you can really make this recipe your own too – do you like it spicy? add...

The Best things to do in McLaren Vale & the Fleurieu Peninsula – Spring 2025

DOWNLOAD SPRING EXPERIENCE GUIDE What are the Best Things to do in McLaren Vale and the Fleurieu this Spring? Check out a few of our favourites in this guide, including some new places to eat, drink and stay. To Perk Up – Beaches Port Elliot The coastal town of Port...

Taranga Social

OLIVER’S TARANGA + RED & WHITE PRESENT: TARANGA SOCIAL Oliver’s Taranga + Red & White invite trade guests to join Queen of Fiano Corrina Wright for the inaugural Taranga Social. Join your fellow wine professionals and try new release wines from Oliver’s Taranga, as well as a tasty free lunch...

M53 Shiraz

The M53 Shiraz takes its name from the original brand that was used to mark the finest Taranga herd back in 1880 and now, more than 140 years later, it marks Oliver’s Taranga’s finest Shiraz wine. BUY THE M53 SHIRAZ NOW Where did M53 begin? In 1879 second generation Archibald Oliver transferred...

What is Fiano?

Australia’s Most Exciting Italian White Wine The white grape varietal Fiano is quickly gaining traction as one of the most exciting white wines being made in Australia. If you’ve been exploring the world of white wines beyond the usual suspects of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, you may have encountered Fiano...

The Best things to do in McLaren Vale & the Fleurieu Peninsula – Winter 25

DOWNLOAD WINTER EXPERIENCE GUIDE What are the Best Things to do in McLaren Vale and the Fleurieu this Winter? Check out a few of our favourites in this guide, including some new places to eat, drink and stay. To Perk Up – Found Coffee House Do you love a little...

Campfire goes Gourmet

This long weekend has the OT team ‘fired up’ for a gourmet campfire meal, and we’ve pulled together a few tasty recipes to tempt you to join us… Camping food isn’t always something to look forward to, depending on the weather, the company, and the soggy contents at the bottom...

How to serve wine from the cellar

Have you been saving a few bottles in your cellar for a special occasion… …but never quite get around to opening them? We all do it, we tuck some fancy bottles away in the cellar, storage cupboard, wine fridge, under the stairs, for a ‘special occasion’ and then that occasion...

Miso sesame chicken

There’s just something about the moreish umami flavours of miso that pairs so beautifully with a great glass of wine like our new 2024 Grenache. This delicious, and surprisingly simple Miso Sesame Chicken recipe has that in spades, with that great sweet/salty combination that keeps things very interesting. Trust us,...

Vintage 2025

The A team on the last day of picking – 5th gen Don, with 6th gen Brioni & Corrina How did Vintage 2025 go? It’s hard to believe, but the vineyard team have just hung up their work boots after finishing one of the earliest vintages ever. Beginning Vintage 2025...

Pack a Picnic

How long has it been since you’ve been on a really great picnic? It takes some work, but you can really bring the luxury, without the price tag, on a picnic. A great cheese or grazing platter is always a hit, but why not take it up a notch with...

The Best things to do in McLaren Vale & the Fleurieu Peninsula – Autumn 25

DOWNLOAD AUTUMN EXPERIENCE GUIDE What are the Best Things to do in McLaren Vale and the Fleurieu this Autumn? Check out a few of our favourites in this guide, including some new places to eat, drink and stay. To Perk Up – Boy & Bloom South If you love your...

Anfore Fiano

The Anfore Fiano is the first release of a terracotta amphorae aged Fiano for Oliver’s Taranga. Inspired by Corrina’s trip to Campania in November 2022, and the incredibly textural wines she tasted, Corrina wanted to experiment with ageing Fiano on lees for longer than current market demand has allowed. She...

What is Falanghina?

Falanghina is a dry, medium-bodied Italian white grape varietal, and Oliver’s Taranga is one of only a select few wineries who make it in Australia! Discover all you need to know about this exciting variety. What is Falanghina? Never heard of Falanghina? Pronounced Fah-Lahn-Gee-Nah, this is a white wine varietal that’s native to...

What is Grenache?

Beautiful Grenache! A red grape varietal that thrives in warm conditions and produces a deliciously versatile wine. Whilst we love it here in McLaren Vale, its origin is linked to Spain – where it’s known as Garnacha. Equally you’ll find it planted across Italy and France, with the southern Rhône being one...

What is Sagrantino?

Sagrantino is a red grape varietal that hails from Italy, indigenous to the region of Umbria. The most famous ones are Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG, named after the village of Montefalco in Central Umbria. Montefalco is often considered the birthplace of Sagrantino, although it may well be more legend than fact....

Salad Season

It’s officially salad season, but are you getting tired of those staple salad recipes?Well, we have been taking advantage of all the great veg and fruit that’s in season right now in McLaren Vale at Oliver’s Taranga, so we thought we’d share our favourite salads with you… Asian Cucumber Salad...

Oliver’s Taranga Cooking Series – Crayfish with Parsley Butter

This month’s cooking series recipe feature is Crayfish with Parsley Butter matched with our 2020 The Hunt for Mrs Oliver Sparkling. And when you have such amazing ingredients, all you’ll need is a little butter and a chilled glass of Sparkling. Recipe (Serves 2-4pp) Ingredients: 1 Crayfish 12 Oysters Fresh Parsley Juice of half a lemon Unsalted...

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