Back Vintages, New Releases, First Time Appearances and Special Events!
This year’s Wine Focus Australia: Sydney will feature some exquisite treats for the wine lover, the trade and the media alike. In addition to the Master Classes there will be:
BACK VINTAGE TASTINGS
BRAND |
VINTAGE |
VARIETY |
Clayview Wines |
2004 |
Clayview Grampians Shiraz |
Longview |
2007 |
Yakka Shiraz |
Tower Estate |
2003 |
Museum Release Semillon |
NEW RELEASES
BRAND |
VINTAGE |
VARIETY |
Bird in Hand |
2007 |
Nest Egg Joy Sparkling Pinot Noir |
Clayview Wines |
2008 |
Clayview Massif Shiraz |
Clayview Wines |
2006 |
Clayview Grampians Shiraz |
| Fox Gordon | 2009 | Fox Gordon Princess Fiano |
| Longview | 2009 | Iron Knob Riesling |
| Longview | 2009 | Whippet Sauvignon Blanc |
| Longview | 2008 | Blue Cow Chardonnay |
| Longview | 2009 | Boat Shed Nebbiolo Rosé |
| Longview | 2007 | Devils Elbow Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Mc Williams Mount Pleasant | 2008 | Phil Ryan Signature Series Chardonnay |
| Mc Williams Mount Pleasant | 2005 | Mount Pleasant Rosehill Shiraz |
| Mc Williams Mount Pleasant | 2005 | Mount Pleasant Old Paddock & Old Hill Shiraz |
| Mount Langi Ghiran | 2006 | Mount Langi Ghiran Langi Shiraz |
| Mount Langi Ghiran | 2005 | Mount Langi Cabernet Sauvignon |
| O'Leary Walker | 2009 | Sauvignon Blanc |
| O'Leary Walker | 2008 | Pinot Noir |
| Plantagenet | 2007 | Plantagenet Shiraz |
| Plantagenet | 2007 | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Plantagenet | 2006 | Omrah Shiraz |
| Plantagenet | 2006 | Omrah Cabernet Merlot |
| Plantagenet | 2007 | Hazard Hill Shiraz |
| Tamburlaine | 2008 | Wine Lovers Sauvignon Blanc |
| Tamberlaine | 2008 | Wine Lovers Verdelho |
| Tamberlaine | 2007 | Wine Lovers Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Willespie | 2003 | Basket Press Merlot |
| Yering Station | 2008 | Pinot Noir |
FIRST TIME WINES IN SYDNEY
We are blessed with some new wineries that have never exhibited nor seen the light of a bottle shop shelf in Sydney. Come and meet these mysterious strangers including:
BRAND |
VINTAGE |
VARIETY |
REGION |
Churchview Estate |
2007 |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Margaret River |
Churchview Estate |
2009 |
Sauvignon Blanc |
Margaret River |
Churchview Estate |
2007 |
Reserve Marsanne |
Margaret River |
| Churchview Estate | 2005 | Reserve Cabernet | Margaret River |
| Darling Park | 2005 | Sparkling Rosé | Mornington Peninsula |
| Darling Park | 2008 | Pinot Gris | Mornington Peninsula |
| Darling Park | 2008 | Pinot Gris Viognier | Mornington Peninsula |
| Darling Park | 2007 | Chardonnay | Mornington Peninsula |
| Darling Park | 2005 | Reserve Chardonnay | Mornington Peninsula |
| Darling Park | 2008 | Rosé | Mornington Peninsula |
| Darling Park | 2007 | Pinot Noir | Mornington Peninsula |
| Darling Park | 2006 | Shiraz | Mornington Peninsula |
| Darling Park | 2008 | Cane Cut Pinot Gris | Mornington Peninsula |
| Fishbone | 2007 | Cabernet Merlot | Margaret River |
| Nepenthe | 2007 | Gate Block Shiraz | Adelaide Hills |
| Protero | 2005 | Cabernet Sauvignon | Adelaide Hills |
| Plantagenet | 2009 | Omrah Rosé | Western Australia |
| Taylors Wines | 2008 | Jaraman Pinot Noir | Adelaide Hills & Yarra Valley |
WINEMAKERS CHOICE
This is a list of wines recommended by the winemakers as 'must try wines'. If you are in a hurry and can't taste all of the wines at the exhibition, this will be an excellent short cut for you.
BRAND |
VINTAGE |
VARIETY |
Bird in Hand |
2008 | Nest Egg Chardonnay |
By Farr |
2007 |
Farrside Pinot Noir |
Churchview |
2009 |
Sauvignon Semillon |
Clayfield |
2008 |
Massif Shiraz |
| Darling Park | 2006 | Shiraz |
| Farago Hill | 2009 | George Ellis Pinot Gris |
| Fishbone Wines | 2008 | Sauvignon Blanc Semillon |
| Fox Gordon Wines | 2009 | Princess Fiano |
| Golding | 2009 | Savagnin |
| Harndorf Hill | 2008 | Pinot Grigio |
| Longview | 2007 | Yakka Shiraz |
| Mc Williams Mount Pleasant | 2003 | Lovedale Semillon |
| Mount Langi Ghiran | 2005 | Mount Langi Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Mt View Estate | 2005 | Mt View Estate Flagship Shiraz |
| Nepenthe | 2009 | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Nicholson River | 2006 | Syrah |
| O'Leary Walker | 2004 | Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay |
| Parker Estate Coonawarra | 2005 | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Plantagenet | 2007 | Shiraz |
| Protero | 2006 | Merlot |
| Tamburlaine Wines | 2008 | Reserve Noble Chardonnay |
| The Cups Estate | 2006 | Raimondo Reserve Pinot Noir |
| Tomich | 2009 | Sauvignon Blanc |
| Tower Estate | 2009 | Semillon |
| Willespie | 2001 | Basket Pressed Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Xanadu | 2008 | Chardonnay |
| Yering | 2006 | Shiraz Viognier |
MEET THE WINEMAKER
Here is you chance to meet the winemakers and owners who make interesting wines. Find out what makes their wine different and what's going to happen next.
NAME |
POSITION |
VINEYARD |
Katrina Hill |
Vigneron |
Farago Hill Wines |
Ricardo Farago |
Vigneron |
Farago Hill Wines |
Larry Jacobs |
Grower & Winemaker |
Hahndorf Hill Winery |
| Stuart Woodman | Vigneron | MDV |
| Michael Datta | Owner/Vigneron | MDV |
| Janelle Zerk | Winemaker | Mt View Estate |
| Simon Clayfield | Winemaker | Mt View Estate |
| Marc Scalzo | Winemaker | Rutherglen Estates |
| Mark Davidson | Chief Winemaker/ Managing Director | Tamburlaine Organic Wines |
| Randal Tomich | Winemaker | Tomich Wines |
| Scott Stephens | Winemaker | Tower Estate |
| Nicholas Connaughton | Assistant Winemaker | Tower Estate |
| Corey Ryan | Group Chief Winemaker | McWilliams Wines |
| Mike Brown | Winemaker | Gemtree Vineyards |
| Rollo Crittenden | Winemaker | Crittenden Estate |
| Damien Tscharke | Winemaker | Tscharke |
Geoff Ludkins |
Vigneron | Fishbone |
| Nick Ludkins | Vigneron | Fishbone |
| Ken Eckersley | Winemaker | Nicholson River |