Ministry of Clouds

Bernice Ong and Julian Forwood are the duo behind Ministry of Clouds.A partnership in every sense of the word, and with an experience in the wine industry working for renowned Australian wineries the likes of Wirra Wirra, Woodstock, Mountadam, Yalumba and Moët Hennessy, in 2012 the pair decided to take fate into their own hands.

An idea conceived with the support of extraordinary friends saw the pair leave their jobs and chance fate on a beguiling, exhilarating obsession that would take them from McLaren Vale for their reds, to Clare and Tasmania for their whites.
An entity of opposites – methodical and organic, thoughtful and brash, East and West, yin to yang – this is an amalgam of style and soul, and the reflection of a shared vision for the future.

McLaren Vale is their heartland, where their reds are made with grapes from their own 11ha plot and other carefully selected, often ancient vines. They favour a modern take on classic styles and meticulous attention to detail. Through their wines, they celebrate those growers who persisted while others begged them to turn their land to other pursuits.

Ministry of Clouds Riesling 2023
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- Ministry of Clouds Riesling 2023
  
  Of all the many grape varieties, Riesling is the most transparent expression of a vineyard site. We have long loved the more crystalline expressions of Clare Valley Riesling, which embrace the exquisite risk inherent in delicacy and fragility. Never a wine about winemaker ego, or manhandling in the winery, just...
  
  $36.00
Ministry of Clouds Riesling 2023 - 6 Pack
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- Ministry of Clouds Riesling 2023 - 6 Pack
  
  From a range of individual picks separated by more than 3 weeks, settled naturally post press, with pressings retained and transferred to oak for wild fermentation, the heart of the blend was cool fermented in stainless and aged upon fine lees from 4 months. With high natural acids present, coupled...
  
  ~~$216.00~~ $184.00
Ministry of Clouds Mataro 2020 - 6 Pack
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- Ministry of Clouds Mataro 2020 - 6 Pack
  
  Mataro is suited to McLaren Vale’s coastal location and Mediterranean climate, especially when thoughtfully grown in the sandy free draining hills of Blewitt Springs facing east to catch the morning sun. Planted into deep wind-blown sand to highlight aromatics and fine-grained structure. Dry grown and low yielding, this vineyard produces...
  
  ~~$245.00~~ $209.00
Ministry of Clouds McLaren Vale Rose 2024
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- Ministry of Clouds McLaren Vale Rose 2024
  
  Ministry of Clouds has long admired how a pale pink, crisp, dry, and aromatic Rosé complements both the pan-Asian dishes served in their home and the warm climate of their country. This Rosé leans toward the drier end of the spectrum, offering a delicate, aromatic blend of strawberries, pink lady...
  
  $36.00 New
Ministry of Clouds Tempranillo Grenache 2023 - 6 Pack
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- Ministry of Clouds Tempranillo Grenache 2023 - 6 Pack
  
  How do you capture the timelessness of San Sebastian’s pinchos bars and their delectable morsels of deliciousness? Our desire to create a wine that embodied this experience but equally at home gracing our tables of our homeland is the catalyst behind our Tempranillo Grenache. Designed to befit the myriad of...
  
  ~~$213.00~~ $182.00
Ministry of Clouds Shiraz 2023 - 6 Pack
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- Ministry of Clouds Shiraz 2023 - 6 Pack
  
  Sand & Stones may break my bones, but geology will never hurt me… Born of one of the most ancient and geologically diverse wine regions in the world, McLaren Vale, this wine is made from Australia’s most ubiquitous grape – Shiraz. With the aim that this Shiraz reflects their view...
  
  ~~$213.00~~ $182.00
Ministry of Clouds LDR Pinot Syrah 2022 - 6 Pack
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- Ministry of Clouds LDR Pinot Syrah 2022 - 6 Pack
  
  What's old is new again...As ardent students of Australian wine history, wehave long loved the Light Dry Reds produced in theHunter and Yarra Valleys. These traditionally quirkybut delicious blends conceived in the 1940’s seem tous to be as appropriately consumed today with thebreadth of modern Australia cuisine as there werethen.....
  
  ~~$245.00~~ $209.00
Ministry of Clouds Mencia 2022 - 6 Pack
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- Ministry of Clouds Mencia 2022 - 6 Pack
  
  With warm dry summers, and cool wet winters, the Mediterranean climate of McLaren Vale is a very happy home for the Iberian varieties native to Spain and Portugal. Mencía (“Men-thee-ah”) hails from in and around Galicia in North West Spain, in particular Bierzo, Valdeorras, and Riberia Sacra where low yielding...
  
  ~~$245.00~~ $209.00
Ministry Of Clouds Grenache 2023 - 6 Pack
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- Ministry Of Clouds Grenache 2023 - 6 Pack
  
  Grenache delivers what Pinot promises…A celebration of the dogged stubbornness of pioneeringMcLaren Vale families, who persisted with their plots ofGrenache, when others implored them to turn their landto other pursuits. From very old bush vines each vineyardeighty years plus, we make a contemporary Grenachewith fragrance, succulence and fine boned structure...
  
  ~~$298.00~~ $254.00
Ministry Of Clouds Grenache Carignan 2023 - 6 Pack
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- Ministry Of Clouds Grenache Carignan 2023 - 6 Pack
  
  Fragrant Grenache fruit provides raspberry, crunchy sour cherry and pomegranate lift, with a serious lick of spicy depth and amaro bitters from the Carignan. A balance between red scented perfume with a core of depth and width, earthy, and layered complexity buried within. The palate is long and lithe, with...
  
  ~~$213.00~~ $182.00
Ministry of Clouds Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2023 - 6 Pack
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- Ministry of Clouds Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2023 - 6 Pack
  
  Taste of freedom… Without having the luxury (or limitation!) of a pre-ordained family history in wine, Bernice and Julian relish the freedom and opportunity to cast their net a little wider from their home in McLaren Vale, hoping to capture the freshness and vibrancy of the cool Adelaide Hills…...
  
  ~~$298.00~~ $254.00
Ministry of Clouds Shiraz 2023
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- Ministry of Clouds Shiraz 2023
  
  The Ministry Of Clouds Shiraz 2023 emerges from McLaren Vale, one of the world’s most ancient and geologically diverse wine regions, blending fruit from the deep sands of Blewitt Springs and the structured bedrock of the Onkaparinga Rocks vineyard. This Shiraz is a testament to a modern, slender expression of...
  
  $37.00
Ministry of Clouds Tempranillo Grenache 2023
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- Ministry of Clouds Tempranillo Grenache 2023
  
  How do you capture the timelessness of San Sebastian’s pinchos bars and their delectable morsels of deliciousness? Our desire to create a wine that embodied this experience but equally at home gracing our tables of our homeland is the catalyst behind our Tempranillo Grenache. Designed to befit the myriad of...
  
  $37.00