MEMBERS: Win wines from Kangarilla Road
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Rob Geddes MW, author of Australian Wine Vintages 2010
Dine with James Halliday at Oyster in Melbourne, sip on wine from McLaren Vale, get a handy reference guide to Australian wine vintages or taste your way around the Coonawarra.
SPECIAL MEMBERS'-ONLY OPPORTUNITY - DRAWN 10TH JULY:
One fortunate VisitVineyards.com Member and your wine-loving partner or friend will have the chance to dine at the esteemed Oyster Little Bourke Restaurant in Melbourne on Monday 3rd August, at the launch by James Halliday of his Australian Wine Companion 2010. These tickets are worth A$310 and have been generously donated by Luke Stringer and Joe Vargatto of Oyster. James Halliday will be signing copies of his Wine Companion on the night.
THIS PRIZE WILL BE DRAWN AT 9 AM ON FRIDAY 10TH JULY SO IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND DO NOT DELAY. Click here for more details and to enter »
JULY COMPETITION:
This month Mermbers can win one of two half dozen wine packs from Kangarilla Road (valued at $130 each plus postage), one of three copies of Australian Wine Vintages 2009 by Robin Bradley and Rob Geddes (valued at $34.99 each plus postage) or one of two double passes to the Coonawarra Wine Tasting Roadshow in your nearest capital city (valued at $50 each plus postage).
FIRST PRIZE (2 half dozen wine packs)
Kevin and Helen O’Brien of Kangarilla Road have been stamping their own mark on the McLaren Vale wine style for over a decade. Since establishing the business in 1997, the partnership has proven to be highly successful, with Kevin the winemaker and operations manager and Helen the business manager. During this time they have built a recognised and internationally successful Australian wine brand, raised their son Charlie and established reputation as two of McLaren Vale’s most active and respected wine figures, with Kangarilla Road’s star still well and truly on the rise.
Kangarilla Road makes expected and unexpected wines with fruit sourced from their vineyards and a community of local growers. The whites are fragrant and aromatic and the reds an elegant expression of a region renowned for its generosity. This month two VisitVineyards.com Members will be able to taste Kangarilla Road’s core range which includes shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay along with some idiosyncrasies such as primitivo, viognier and sangiovese.
The half dozen prize pack comprises:
- 2008 Kangarilla Road Chardonnay
- 2006 Kangarilla Road Cabernet Sauvignon
- 2007 Kangarilla Road Viognier
- 2007 Kangarilla Road Sangiovese
- 2006 Kangarilla Road Primitivo
- 2006 Kangarilla Road Devil’s Whiskers Shiraz
SECOND PRIZE (3 copies)
With this pocket sized guide in hand, those moments of indecision when wandering aimlessly through the aisles of the bottleshop, wondering if it's just easier to pick a wine if you like the label, are over. You'll also be able to identify those great buys in the bin end with some confidence. Australian Wine Vintages, by Robin Bradley and Rob Geddes MW, is affectionately known as "the Gold Book by its many fans (this is the 26th edition) not only for its cover colour but for the value of its contents. The guide includes information such as star ratings, vintage ratings and best year to drink and has all the wineries in alphabetical order for ease of reference.
Rob Geddes MW tells us that the "stars are about quality, pleasure and value for money" and isn't that the prioirity for most of us? So if you want a wine guide to give you just that information in a format you can carry with you, make sure you enter now!
THIRD PRIZE (2 double passes)
The Coonawarra is called Australia's other red centre and few in the wine world would argue.With its rich red soil and pure underground water, little wonder it's an area renowned for producing world class red wines - especially cabernet sauvignon.
In August the Coonawarra is taking to the highways of Australia and bringing the locals and over 100 wines from 24 wineries to most capital cities with the Coonawarra Wine Tasting Roadshow. Visitors can taste the wines and meet the winemakers from some of the most famous brands along with some of the smaller producers in the region.
Members who win a double pass can elect which city they take their tickets for: Brisbane (17th), Melbourne (20th), Sydney (18th), Adelaide (24th), Perth (26th) and Canberra (19th).
Please note that the prize does not include travel to and from the capital city of choice nor accommodation or any other expensese related to redeeming this prize.
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