Adelaide has welcomed a wave of pop-up food & wine events, and now artisan winemaker David Bowley has swapped his Hills Vineyards for the city in Australia’s first Pop-Up Winery project.
The entrepreneur & wine innovator is installing a working micro-winery in the Adelaide CBD for 30 days, from March 2nd.
A disused Grenfell Street courtyard space will house the project – a unique addition to an East End already heaving with Mad-March activity – and will be the chance for the public to connect with the artisan side of winemaking.
“We’re such a strong wine state, that I wanted to give people the opportunity to associate with wine in a different way than the usual cellar door visit or food and wine festival.”
The Grenfell Street space will see grapes delivered directly from the vineyard, with foot-trodding, fermenting, basket pressing and processing to maturation in barrel all done on site.
“It’s an artistic and cultural exhibition of sorts,” he says. “It demonstrates in a public way that winemaking is as much about art as it is about science”
The Vinteloper Winery Project will be operational for 12 hours a day, adding another level of interest and excitement to the Adelaide CBD this March, with special events and tastings planned for Thursdays through to Sundays.
“I want to encourage people to visit – bring their lunch, conduct a meeting, or just sit and observe and immerse themselves in the educational, cultural & artistic aspects of winemaking.”
The Vinteloper Winery Project
188 Grenfell Street, City (Enter off Union St)
Friday March 2 to Sunday April 1.
Open 12pm – 12am daily.
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