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Waipara Hills expands into South Australia & Western Australia

New Zealand’s Waipara Hills has recently announced its expansion into the South Australian and Western Australian markets, with the appointment of two state based distributors.

The Waipara Hills brand will be distributed by Porter & Co. Wine Merchants in South Australia and Northern Territory, and by Epicure Sales & Marketing in the Western Australian market.

“We are seeing steady growth of the Waipara Hills wines in Australia and the extension into these markets is a logical progression for the brand,” explained Waipara Hills’ Marketing Manager, Cathy Wansink.

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Zinfandel Showdown at Roth’s Wine Bar

Two of Mudgee’s well known food and wine advocates will soon join forces to ignite a fabulous evening of food, Zinfandel and music at Roth’s Wine Bar on the 2nd of June.

Lowe Wines’ winemaker and owner, David Lowe, will unite with Roth’s master chef, Adam Hockley, to host a memorable five-course evening matching Adam’s culinary skills with local and international Zinfandels.

David, who will host the evening at Roth’s, is one of Australia’s leading advocates of Zinfandel, with his current 2009 Lowe Zinfandel already having been awarded three trophies, including the ‘Best Organic Wine of the Show’ at the 2011 Australia/New Zealand Wine Show.

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Regionality shines on New Zealand’s South Island

New Zealand’s Waipara Hills has recently released two new vintage, regional wines in Australia, the 2010 Waipara Hills Cental Otago Pinot Noir ($30) and the 2011 Waipara Hills Waipara Valley Chardonnay ($22).

With acclaim from across the world, Central Otago is one of the most picturesque wine growing regions in the world.  Not to be blinded by its beauty, the region has also been described as the home of the elusive Holy Grail of Pinot Noir.

The new 2010 Waipara Hills Central Otago Pinot Noir is made from grapes grown in the Bendigo sub region. Bendigo is the northern most subregion within Central Otago, consisting primarily of a north facing ridge at the junction of the Cromwell and Lindis Valleys.

 

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Untold opportunity awaits Taste Orange partners

The enduring success of Taste Orange’s marketing strategy will take a further leap forward with the announcement that the region will be exhibited in Sydney’s iconic CBD venue, Martin Place.

Showcasing the region and sponsorship opportunities for August’s ‘Taste Orange@Sydney’ is a key message from Taste Orange’s Executive Officer, Rhonda Sear.  “We are opening up opportunities for businesses and brands to get involved in a proactive manner within our region,” expressed Rhonda.

“There are extensive opportunities for national or international businesses to join with us and share the success that we are experiencing.”

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Vintage Birthday celebrates Lowey’s 36th vintage

Lowe Wines is once again opening the doors of its winery to celebrate the end of the 2012 harvest with the Lowe Vintage Birthday Lunch.

Functions at Lowe Wines are becoming a Mudgee imperative, with each event offering guests an inimitable experience of Mudgee’s food and wine.

The Vintage Birthday Lunch is on Saturday the 28^th of April and will comprise ten courses matched with new and museum wines from the Lowe cellar. 

Dishes will include caramelised onion and Jannei goat’s curd tarts matched with the limited release, trophy winning 2005 Louee Chardonnay as well as Terrine from Michael Manners. 

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F.O.O.D Affair to wrap up Orange F.O.O.D Week

The events of the 21st annual F.O.O.D Week will come to a head with F.O.O.D Affair in Robertson Park, certain to top off an already very successful 2012 Orange F.O.O.D Week.

F.O.O.D Affair is a family day starting at 10.00 am and brings together over 50 of the producers, caterers, chefs, cooks and winemakers of this year’s F.O.O.D Week. 

It is designed to showcase the region’s food and wine with the producers offering samples throughout the day.  There will be live music and entertainment throughout the day, and a number of activities for children.

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Unlocking the terroir of Orange’s single vineyards

Texture, structure, intensity and complexity are the hallmarks of the new Pinnacle Series wines recently released by one of Orange’s leading winemakers, Ross Hill Wines. 

When winemaker Phil Kerney first visited the cool climate of Orange he immediately saw potential to make great wine.  His search for new terroir within NSW eventually led him to Ross Hill Wines and their vineyards.

“The Orange region is one of Australia’s most diverse regions,” said Phil.  “There is vast differences from vineyard to vineyard; every block of vines holds different soil profiles and different elevation.  This is substantially different from most other Australian wine regions.”  

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Bloodwood’s compromise to avoid economic disaster

When Stephen and Rhonda Doyle planted the first Riesling vines in Orange in 1984, it was clearly a leap of faith. 

Chardonnay was firmly established as the flavour of the decade in white varietals and their counterparts in South Australia were busy attracting the subsidy that attended the destruction of too many quality, low yielding old vines in South Australia.

Because of the structure of payments under the vine-pull scheme, a hectare of meanly yielding ancient Riesling attracted as much subsidy as a fat paddock of, say, Shiraz.  And as growers were generally paid by the ton for their grapes, when chainsaws fired up, they were pointed at varieties like Riesling.

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Experience NSW Wine with Lowe Wines & Swinging Bridge

Two of NSW’s leading winemakers, Lowe Wines and Swinging Bridge Wines, have joined together to promote NSW Wine under the regional banner of ‘NSW Wine, Ask for it’ at the upcoming NSW Wine Experience at the 2012 Sydney Royal Easter Show.

The ‘NSW Wine Experience’ is the culmination of a great deal of work by the NSW winemakers and is a first for the state. The NSW Wine Experience is a representation of NSW’s wine regions, the winegrowers, their wines and their stories. 

“The Easter Show is a fantastic location to continue to build the growing awareness of NSW wine,” commented David Lowe, President of the NSW Wine Industry Association (NSWWIA), winemaker and owner of Lowe Wines. 

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