{"title":"Bondar Wines","description":"\u003cp\u003eBondar Wines is a standout McLaren Vale producer crafting bright, savoury, and finely structured wines that speak clearly of site. With a focus on old vines and minimal intervention, these are modern Australian wines with depth, balance, and character.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"2025-bondar-rose","title":"2025 Bondar Rosé","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eProducer: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/actofwine.com.au\/collections\/bondar-wines\" title=\"Explore our Bondar Wine collection\"\u003eBondar\u003c\/a\u003e  |  Region: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/actofwine.com.au\/collections\/mclaren-vale\" title=\"Explore wines from McLaren Vale\"\u003eMcLaren Vale\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/actofwine.com.au\/collections\/savoie\" title=\"Explore wines from Savoie\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  |  Type: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/actofwine.com.au\/collections\/rose\" title=\"Explore our Rosé collection\"\u003eRosé\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAbout The Wine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fresh and pure rosé, with layers of flavour, lovely grip and a super clean, refreshing finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Explore our Grenache collection\" href=\"https:\/\/actofwine.com.au\/collections\/grenache\"\u003eGrenache\u003c\/a\u003e plays the starring role in Bondar’s Rosé, weighing in at 90% of the blend with the balance Cinsault and Mataro. Most of the fruit comes from Andre and Selina Bondar’s Rayner vineyard, with a small portion of Grenache sourced from an old sandy site in Blewitt Springs. Most Grenache vines at the sandy Rayner Vineyard are 55 years old, with a small block of younger material also included in the mix. The Cinsault and Mataro are grown on the home site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe '25 vintage was dry, warm and calm. Harvest started early on the 30th of January- 2-3 weeks earlier than usual. A four day-heatwave in February also tested the team, but the fruit held up well on the sandy soils. Harvest was well-concluded by late March. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndre used a variety of techniques to build complexity and texture. The young-vine and grower Grenache alongside the Cinsault fermented at cool temperatures to preserve bright, primary characters. Then, for weight, texture and savoury character, the older-vine Grenache from the Rayner vineyard and the Mataro fermented at warm temperatures in old oak. The result is a pure, fresh, layered rosé packed with juicy red fruit flavour, chalky, pithy grip and a refreshingly long watermelon drenched close. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout Bondar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased in McLaren Vale, South Australia, Bondar is a small, independent family run winery by the husband and wife team of Andre and Selina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir wines are made in the vineyard and their success lies first and foremost in their approach to planting and vineyard management. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are wines of outstanding quality. Bright, savoury, structured and mid-weight with superb concentration of flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSnapshot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegion: McLaren Vale, SA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry: Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlcohol: 12.5%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage: 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 750ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClosure: Screwcap\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: Grenache, Cinsault, Mataro\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47003246854393,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2650\/0856\/files\/ProductImage_871b5b89-2b65-4255-aac1-5bc3c808cf10.png?v=1719821830"},{"product_id":"2024-bondar-violet-hour-shiraz","title":"2024 Bondar 'Violet Hour' Shiraz","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eProducer: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/actofwine.com.au\/collections\/bondar-wines\" title=\"Explore our Bondar Wine collection\"\u003eBondar\u003c\/a\u003e  |  Region: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/actofwine.com.au\/collections\/mclaren-vale\" title=\"Explore wines from McLaren Vale\"\u003eMcLaren Vale\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/actofwine.com.au\/collections\/savoie\" title=\"Explore wines from Savoie\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  |  Grape: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/actofwine.com.au\/collections\/shiraz\" title=\"Explore our Shiraz collection\"\u003eShiraz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAbout The Wine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNamed after the evocative sky beneath which Andre Bondar and Selina Kelly picked the last Shiraz bunches for their first-ever release of this wine, Violet Hour is a blend of fruit from 10 blocks in Bondar’s Rayner vineyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach block has a different aspect and soils range from deep sand with ironstone rocks to clay over limestone. The Shiraz vines are some of the oldest on the property, reaching 70 years in some blocks—a key to understanding the depth and detail this wine can express.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eViolet Hour encapsulates the Bondar style—fragrance, juicy fruit and lightness of touch. The winemaking is adapted to the season; both whole-bunch and destemmed fruit are used and the juice spends varying times on skins, depending on the block.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine sees seasoned oak only, usually for 10 months. The result is a seemingly effortless, transparent and deeply expressive wine that perfectly captures site, season and the Bondar style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout Bondar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased in McLaren Vale, South Australia, Bondar is a small, independent family run winery by the husband and wife team of Andre and Selina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir wines are made in the vineyard and their success lies first and foremost in their approach to planting and vineyard management. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are wines of outstanding quality. Bright, savoury, structured and mid-weight with superb concentration of flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSnapshot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegion: McLaren Vale, SA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry: Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlcohol: 14%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage: 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 750ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClosure: Screwcap\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: Shiraz\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067387494649,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2650\/0856\/files\/ProductImage_5afbfc29-2f6d-48ef-8e07-bcb84b1af37b.png?v=1714717895"},{"product_id":"2025-bondar-junto-red-gsm","title":"2025 Bondar 'Junto' Red | GSM","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eProducer: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/actofwine.com.au\/collections\/bondar-wines\" title=\"Explore our Bondar Wine collection\"\u003eBondar\u003c\/a\u003e  |  Region: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/actofwine.com.au\/collections\/mclaren-vale\" title=\"Explore wines from McLaren Vale\"\u003eMcLaren Vale\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/actofwine.com.au\/collections\/savoie\" title=\"Explore wines from Savoie\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  |  Grape: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/actofwine.com.au\/collections\/grenache\" title=\"Explore our Grenache collection\"\u003eGrenache Blend\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAbout The Wine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJunto is medium-bodied, fresh, unpretentious and delicious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is Grenache-led, with blue and red fruits and fresh herbs a great template for this style of wine. The fruit was picked early to catch freshness and around 20% whole bunches used to give the wine a tightness, and herbal nervy feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blended varieties help to ‘complete’ the wine, elevating it to a more complex and balanced place. The Mataro is always an outstanding parcel, with deep, spicy red fruit flavours and great structure. Shiraz adds deeper black fruits, but not too much to maintain the delicate freshness of the Grenache. This vintage, 7% Counoise from the Bondar vineyards was also included. This variety produces light, fresh, red-fruited wine at an elegant 12% alcohol, making it an ideal blending option here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrenache (72%), Mataro (13%), Shiraz (8%), Counoise (7%).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJUNTO (Spanish, Portuguese): ‘Together’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-card__note\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-card__note\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"For me, wine is about food, friends and family and should reflect place and enhance experience. I like my wines to be delicious, but also to be interesting; that little bit different to stand apart from the norm.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-card__author\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Andre Bondar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"review-card__author\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAbout Bondar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased in McLaren Vale, South Australia, Bondar is a small, independent family run winery by the husband and wife team of Andre and Selina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir wines are made in the vineyard and their success lies first and foremost in their approach to planting and vineyard management. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are wines of outstanding quality. Bright, savoury, structured and mid-weight with superb concentration of flavour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSnapshot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegion: McLaren Vale, SA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCountry: Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlcohol: 14%\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage: 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 750ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClosure: Screwcap\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVariety: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGrenache (72%), Mataro (13%), Shiraz (8%), Counoise (7%).\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bondar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47288707809529,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2650\/0856\/files\/IMAGE_ca0604e3-d820-40e9-98ac-d6bef28f05d2.png?v=1703138105"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2650\/0856\/collections\/Producer_Collection_Tile_2fd923c8-8481-4a75-99f9-412041b42e7e.png?v=1782818961","url":"https:\/\/actofwine.com.au\/collections\/bondar.oembed","provider":"Act of Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}