23/07/2010
One of Coonawarra’s most high-profile winemakers, Patrick Tocaciu, is poised to launch a new corporate identity in a bold move designed to link personality with regionality and will now be trading as Patrick of Coonawarra. The new look, which will be officially unveiled on Tuesday 27th July 2010, reflects a strong sense of pride in a world-renown region and serves as a turning point in a decorated career spanning more than three decades. [view article...]
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23/07/2010
The Barons of Barossa have announced the recipients of the 2010 Barons Foundation grants, with representatives of 11 local community groups accepting cheques totalling $20,000. [view article...]
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23/07/2010
Treasury Wine Estates will become the new identity for Foster's Group Limited (Foster's) global wine business. [view article...]
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23/07/2010
Wine lovers have the opportunity to taste the greatest collection of Australian wines assembled in one place at the Langton’s Classification of Australian Wine V tastings in Melbourne and Sydney this October. [view article...]
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23/07/2010
New Zealand has been beating Australia at the wine game for some time now with white wine imports much to the dismay of Australian producers. Now wine lovers in Sydney and Melbourne will have the opportunity to sample the Hawke’s Bay red wines that are outperforming Shiraz, Merlot and Bordeaux blends on a regular basis at the annual Tri-Nations Wine Challenge. [view article...]
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19/07/2010
Catherine Vale Vineyard in the Broke Fordwich sub-region of the Hunter Valley have just released what they believe is the first 100% Hunter Arneis [view article...]
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18/07/2010
Now in its twenty-first year, the Awards were judged in Canberra on 1-3 July 2010 by one of Australia's most experienced panels, including respected wine critic and wine writer James Halliday AM, and chaired by prominent Australian wine judge Lester Jesberg (Winewise Magazine editor.) [view article...]
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18/07/2010
Entries are now invited for the 2010 Riverina Wine Show to be judged in Griffith on 7-9 September. [view article...]
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18/07/2010
Australia’s premium dessert wine region, the Riverina, established the International Sweet Wine Challenge five years ago to lift the global profile of the Riverina as a leading sweet wine region and allow all Australian dessert wines to be pitted against their international rivals. [view article...]
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18/07/2010
A $75,000 grant from the South Australian Government's Regional Project Fund will create a "wine regionalisation model" to develop and test marketing and advertising campaigns that will further brand Langhorne Creek as a South Australian wine region. [view article...]
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18/07/2010
The Canberra International Riesling Challenge (CIRC) has extended its closing date for entries to 31 July 2010. [view article...]
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13/07/2010
After a succession of great vintages the Mornington Peninsula completes the decade with its finest yet. [view article...]
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13/07/2010
For the Queensland Exhibitor gaining the greatest number of points. [view article...]
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13/07/2010
For the first time in the Royal Queensland Wine Show's 133 year history a trophy for the best gold medal winning Queensland wine made and produced in Queensland by a Queensland winery has been awarded to Ballandean Estate Wines Gen 3 Shiraz 2007 at the 2010 Royal Queensland Wine & Food Show Awards Dinner, attended the Governor of Queensland Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley AO. [view article...]
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13/07/2010
Held last night on the final day of judging for the Royal Queensland Wine Show, the 2010 Royal Queensland Wine & Food Show Awards Dinner saw the Governor of Queensland Her Excellency Ms Penelope Wensley AO present the Stodart Trophy for the best gold medal winning one year old dry red table wine to McWilliams Wines Barwang Top Tier 2009. [view article...]
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13/07/2010
Printhie 2007 Mountain Range Shiraz has recently been awarded the Trophies for ‘The Best Shiraz Award 2010’ and ‘The Best Red Wine Award 2010’ at the 2010 Shanghai International Wine Challenge (SIWC). The SIWC is China’s premier independent and most influential wine competition. [view article...]
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13/07/2010
As the curtain fell on the third and final day of WineTech 2010 – the triennial showcase of products and services for the winemaking industry – the shared conclusion of visitors and attendees is that the winemaking industry is well-positioned to re-shape itself to continue as an ecologically and economically sustainable industry. [view article...]
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13/07/2010
Adding to their 25th anniversary celebrations, Kingston Estate has been awarded a prestigious ‘Double Gold’ at the 2010 San Francisco International Wine Competition for their 2007 Kingston Echelon Shiraz. [view article...]
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13/07/2010
Bird in Hand winery will host legendary Australian icon Kate Ceberano in one unforgettable performance in February 2011. [view article...]
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7/07/2010
Neil Prentice established the Holly's Garden vineyard at Whitlands in 1994, producing the pinots noir and gris. Originally thought to be great site for pinot noir, Neil found it to be a 'great' site for gris and a 'good' site for noir. [view article...]
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7/07/2010
Longview 'Red Bucket' Shiraz Cabernet 2008 has knocked off the big boys of the region, picking up a Gold medal and Trophy for the Best Adelaide Hills wine at the prestigious 2010 London International Wine Challenge. [view article...]
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7/07/2010
Grant Burge Wines is celebrating today having been awarded 15 medals out of 17 entries at the Queensland Wine Show Awards held in Brisbane. [view article...]
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7/07/2010
Brookland Valley has had an excellent start to the 2010 capital city wine show circuit, receiving two trophies and a gold medal at last night’s Royal Queensland Wine Show dinner. [view article...]
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7/07/2010
Rising star of Victoria’s Pyrenees wine region, Mount Avoca has announced they will take over servicing and distribution for all wholesale accounts and unveiled a new on-line ordering system that promises to save time and increase sales margins for restaurants and retailers. [view article...]
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7/07/2010
McGuigan Wines continues its recent spate of awards success with the Shortlist Eden Valley Riesling 2004 being awarded two trophies at the International Wine Challenge 2010. The cracking Riesling garnered the South Australian White Trophy and the Eden Valley White Trophy in the National and Regional Trophy categories announced this week. [view article...]
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7/07/2010
The world's most prestigious and influential independent wine competition, the International Wine Challenge (IWC), unveiled the results of the 2010 Trophy and Great Value Wine Awards on Wednesday night at the Lords Nursery Pavilion. The 2008 Giant Steps 'Sexton Vineyard' Harry's Monster was awarded two trophies recognising it as the best Australian red blend and best Yarra Valley wine at the show. [view article...]
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7/07/2010
The Foster's Wine Business has enjoyed remarkable results at the first wine show of the season – the 2010 Brisbane Wine Show – winning 11 trophies and 29 gold medals, including three trophies for the 2005 Leo Buring Leonay Watervale Riesling, which won Best Mature White Wine, Best Aged Riesling and the Best Wine of Show. [view article...]
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7/07/2010
Despite the government increasing excise on wine by 4 cents per bottle on July 1, consumers are unlikely to see any lift in wine prices according to New Zealand Winegrowers. [view article...]
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7/07/2010
After battling drought and challenging growing conditions for most of the decade Wildwood is delighted to release a collection of wines from the 2009 vintage, which they say was almost perfect. [view article...]
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7/07/2010
McGuigan Wines is celebrating resounding success at the Cairns Show 2010 Wine Awards having garnered a total of 21 awards. [view article...]
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