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| Paringa Estate has established an unassailable repute over the last twenty years as one of the leading small winery vineyards in the country, named Australian Winery of the Year by James Halliday. Paringa Shiraz won a total of six trophies including Best of Show at the 2006 Royal Sydney, sweeping the field with five Gold Medals and five Trophies, including the prestigious Best of Show and Best Shiraz at the 2009 Royal Sydney, as well as Best Shiraz Trophy Royal Melbourne. Paringa Estate» |
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| From the sumptuous 1991 vintage, the year before Wolf Blass won Trophy for International Winemaker of the Year at the International Wine and Spirit Competition. Enjoying luxuriant access to a supply of old vine fruit, from seriously good cool climate vineyards renowned for producing full flavoured, robust Shiraz. Wolf Blass» |
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| Gold Medal Los Angeles, Gold Decanter World Wine Awards London, Wine & Spirits International Wineries of the Year Awards. Those who are lucky enough to experience Chambers Rosewood, say that the wines leave indelible memories.. Chambers Rosewood» |
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| Multi gold winning wine, with a history of awards at prestigious international competitions including Concours de Mondial Bruxelles. A flagship Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, St Andrew continues to attract international acclaim by virtue of it's peerless quality of fruit and artisanal winemaking. Taylors» |
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| Exclusively Adelaide Hills Chardonnay? You bet, nothing but the finest, in a modern adults only styling. Wolf Blass captures the affinity between Adelaide's Hills and Chardonnay, fashioning a vital wine with crunchy fruit characters and solid structure. Wolf Blass» |
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| Gold Medal & Trophies International Wine Challenge, Gold Medals Qantas Wine Show, Royal Adelaide & Sydney Royal. The Watershed label was designed by Roland Butcher and incorporates a purple room with a four paned window on the wall. Watershed» |
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| All Saints store their ageing fortifieds in the Great Hall, an area of a castle built in the 1880s, and lined with huge 100-year-old oak casks, filled with rare wines. Some of these fortified wines are up to eighty years old and form the base of the rich fortified All Saints blends. All Saints» |
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| Characterized by rich fruit intensity, a deep colour and fine aromas, simply elegant, with powdery, soft tannins, a very special Cabernet Sauvignon which offers complexity, structure and great length. The inaugural release won gold medal and Best Wine ahead of two great Bordeaux icons, Chateau Mouton Rothschild and Cos d'Estournel. Taltarni» |
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| The long, late ripening conditions and continental microclimes of Barwang Vineyard, marked by cold nights and warm summer days, produce red wines of considerable flavour profile, power and extract. Since the 1996 edition, Barwang Cabernet Sauvignon has claimed trophies and prestigious accolades, with every vintage collecting at least one gold medal.. McWilliams» |
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| A consistent wine show performer, previous vintages have been bestowed with gold medals at Mundus Vini Germany, Sydney International Wine Competition and Royal Sydney, silver at the prestigious Qantas and Decanter World Wine Awards. Vintage 2009 claimed Blue Gold Medal & Top 1OO Sydney International, Gold Qantas Wine Show WA, Silver Mundus Vini International Wine Show & Sydney Royal. Watershed» |
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| A Shiraz of power and elegance, previously winner of prestigious gold at the London International. Inspired by the amazing depth and character of Heathcote Shiraz, the Bialkower and Kirby families determined the most idyllic location to propogate vines for an ultra premium Shiraz to rival Australia's finest. Heathcote Estate» |
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| Yellow Tail really know about things Cabernet Sauvignon, having taken out the 2004 Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy for their Reserve edition of the noble varietal. This exclusively estate grown and bottled Cabernet wine is sourced from vineyards which have been established from the ground up to the highest standards of viticulture. Yellow Tail» |
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Charles Heidsieck
About Charles Heidsieck - the Winery
Charles Heidsieck
Charles-Camille Heidsieck was an adventurous man, full of dare and determination, who let no obstacles stand in his way
Hard-working and creative, he founded his own company in 1851 and worked all his life to give his wines a reputation of the highest quality. In 1852 he was one of the first Champagne company owners to go to New York, where his charm and self-assurance seduced the Americans, who gave him the nickname Champagne Charlie, and his wines were welcomed with enthusiasm. By 1857 success was at hand and the company was shipping almost 300,000 bottles a year to America.
Charles-Camille Heidsieck conquered Champagne lovers around the world, not only with his peerless business acumen, but also with the quality of his wines. Always innovating, he was one of the first to use machine-made bottles that didn't explode during the maturation process. He recognized the value of patiently ageing vintages before selling them, and he purchased crayeres, or chalk cellars, to shelter his bottles from the effects of climate variations.
The brand has been part of the Remy-Cointreau group since 1985 and it continues to share its passion for wine, the audacity and pioneering sprit of its founder, and its desire to bring the French art de vivre to the world.
The greatness of the wines of Champagne comes in part from the richness of its vineyards, the cradle of three grape varieties which make up the raw materials of Champagne blends
Chardonnay, a white grape with white juice imparts finesse, elegance and freshness to the wine with subtle floral accents. Pinot Meunier is a red grape with white juice. This grape's expression of the soil and its marked character give structure to blends. It brings notes of very ripe fruit and ageing to the wine. Pinot Noir is a red grape with white juice that gives structure to blends. Aromas of pitted fruits, evolving toward dried and candied fruit.
Taking full advantage of the richness of the land of Champagne is essential to the Charles Heidsieck company. Charles Heidsieck therefore maintains privileged relations with the most experienced winegrowers. From among the 323 Champagne vineyards, Charles Heidsieck can purchase grapes from almost 120 vineyards each year, providing the largest possible palette for composing each season's blend.
The Champagne winegrowing region, whose AOC limits were defined in 1927, is thus a precious gift for winegrowers and Champagne companies. This is why the Champagne region now uses sustainable agricultural methods as a way to protect the quality of the land. After the grapes are pressed, the juice or must is cleansed of impurities and placed in vats.
At Charles Heidsieck each grape variety and vineyard batch is fermented separately
Charles Heidsieck's secret is the bringing together of human talent with technical progress to create a winery that is unique in the Champagne region, and that gives winemakers tools to improve wine quality. This exceptional facility has 206 stainless steel vats, at the center of which is the tasting room where all of Charles Heidsieck's wines are developed. An enormous storage capacity means that the musts can be treated vineyard by vineyard, variety by variety.
The chalk that is found in the ground of the Champagne region is not only an asset for the grapevines, but also for the wine itself. During the Gallo-Roman period almost 2000 years ago, the crayeres were dug under the city of Reims to extract chalk needed for building. Today only a few of the larger winemakers can use these cellars, which have become an ideal site to age the great wines of Champagne. Charles Heidsieck owns one of Champagne's most beautiful crayere sites in the city of Reims itself. Twenty meters underground, a network of tunnels and forty-seven rooms provides enough space to store all of Charles Heidsieck's bottles.
Charles Heidsieck strives to retain itself as a moderately sized Champagne House putting an emphasis on wine quality over wine quantity. Today, the prizes conferred upon Charles Heidsieck are proof that this goal has been achieved.
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