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Helm Wines Opening times: Email: kenfhelm@AOL.com
Quick links Also available from this site... Helm Wines reviewed by... James Halliday in his Australian Wine Companion 2009
Helm Wines received 4 ½ stars. A winery that receives this Premium Canberra District Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 “Potent and intense with strong cedar, earth and spice notes to the blackcurrant fruit; the best Helm red wine for years; great aftertaste. Rating : 94."
“Citrus, herb and spice aromas; tightly focused, but has lovely lime juice flavours with perfectly balanced acidity; very good length. Rating 92. " For more news, events and recent awards click here. Two Trophies and Two Golds to Helm Rieslings September 10 2008 Helm Wines has had success again on the show circuit, winning trophies for the Best Riesling and Best White Wine of Show at the Canberra Regional Wine Show. They were the only trophies awarded to a Canberra District winery. In addition to the gold and two trophies awarded to the Classic Dry Riesling 2008, the Helm Premium Riesling 2008 also won gold. Brian Croser, Chairman of Judges, said the Rieslings were in a "wonderful class (of wines) demonstrating why Canberra is one of Australia's great Riesling terroirs". The Canberra Regional Wine Show is open to wines from the Southern Zone of NSW as defined by the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation. It includes Canberra, Gundagai, Shoalhaven Coast, Tumbarumba, Southern Highlands, and Hilltops wine Districts. This year 255 entries were received in dry white, dry red, sparkling and sweet white wine categories. Ken Helm is thrilled that the wines have gained recognition for their outstanding quality. 2008 was a wonderful vintage and the awards reflect both the quality of the vintage and the hard work put in to their production in the vineyard and winery. Helm Wines has been producing Riesling since 1977, and has gained world recognition for its wines. Since 2001, the Helm Rieslings have been awarded eight Trophies, 9 gold, 16 Silver and 32 bronze awards at National, International and Regional wine shows.
Ken and Judith started the vineyard, winery and cellar door in 1973 and have built it into one of the leading wineries in the Canberra District. It continues to be a family affair with Judith doing most of the annual pruning, the arduous accounts and paperwork. Judith or Ken will welcome you at the cellar door. Ken's flagship wines are Riesling and Cabernets and he has connections with Riesling makers from all over the world, eg: Dr Loosen and Katharina Prüm in the Mosel and Dr Alexander Kohen from the German Wine School in Koblez. Trips to the vineyards and wineries of Mosel, the Rhine valley and Bordeaux have fine tuned the Helm wines. Ken's instigation in 2000 and chairing the Canberra International Riesling Challenge allows him to constantly keep abreast of new developments in Rieslings around the world.
Matthew Helm (son) trained as a chef at the Hyatt in Canberra has worked in Gleneagles, Scotland, Kempinski Hotel in Munich, Germany, Bathers Pavilion, Balmoral Sydney , Oberoi on the Red Sea Egypt, Rayavadee Resort Thailand, Raffles Singapore, and is currently Executive Chef at Crown Macau. Matthew consults on food and wine matching for Helm Wines. A family mix of wine and politics ensures a memorable visit...
A quarter of a century of wine making and promoting, together with pioneering the development of many of the Canberra Region wine styles has been a passion for Ken Helm. He has been involved in the development of the National Wine Show, Cool Climate Wine Show, Wine Press Club of Canberra and in numerous promotional events for the Canberra region. Awarded by NSW Government in 1999 the Graham Gregory Trophy for a major contribution to the NSW Wine Industry. He instigated the International Riesling Challenge held at the Hyatt in Canberra in 2000. Ken was awarded the Wolf Blass Award in 2006 for contribution to the promotion of Riesling. Helm Wines is more than just a working winery. A visit to Helm Wines could not only involve wine tasting in the historic Toual School House, but also the trivia of wine, politics, history and perhaps a look behind the scenes on a guided tour of wine making (viticulture). Helm Wines hopes that your visit is not only enjoyable but also educational. At Helms we believe that "visitors should be treated to not only a good wine, but also to experience the art of wine making".
An inexpensive family day out, the grounds of Helm's Winery offers great potential for a picnic, with picturesque rural scenery and the chance of seeing many native birds and wildlife such as kangaroos, wallabies, hares and shy resident echidna.
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