| VINEYARD NEWS - SEPTEMBER 2016 I am starting to understand how Noah must have felt; it hasn't stopped raining!!! Another ~200mm of rain for August! Regardless, work in the vineyard goes on. We have finished raking up the vine cuttings and the place is looking good. Regardless, of the cold and wet weather we have bud burst in the Chardonnay block. We continue this month with maintenance of wires and posts, ready for Spring to spring... Had a good couple of weekends at the Taste of the Blackwood and Nannup Flower & Garden Festival, where we met some great people and talked and tasted wine; thanks to those for coming and making our events so enjoyable! The 2012 Shiraz & Mulled Wine Recipe was a hit and so was the 2013 Shiraz , which has sadly sold out!! New to the website: There's a new sub tab Testimonials under the Home Page. Review what our wonderful oenophiles are saying about our wines. Maybe helpful to show new oenophiles when recommending our wines?? NEW WINE RELEASE - 2015 SHIRAZ BRONZE MEDAL - PERTH ROYAL WINE SHOW 2016 Whimwood Estate 2015 Shiraz A Shiraz of great complexity, this wine floods the palate with vanilla, spice and fresh plums with lashings of black cherry. Long gentle tannins provide excellent length to a balanced, full flavoured wine with a refined spicy finish. This vintage Shiraz was harvested on 13 March 2015 and was in new and seasoned French oak for 10 months; bottled in January 2016. Alcohol 14%. Cellar 6-8+ years. Full Tasting Notes 2015 Shiraz Our Shiraz is from a single vineyard (no blending), estate grown and hand picked. We insist on small batched wines, low yield, that have been matured and fermented in new and seasoned French oak barrels utilising wild yeast natural to the vineyard. 2105 Shiraz - 12 bottles $210 TO ORDER CURRENT SPECIALS 2012 Shiraz - 12 bottles $140 now $120 (4 cases left) Offer expires 30 September 2016 WINE AND FOOD PAIRING Shiraz & Pepper Steak - PERFECT MATCH! Shiraz and roast meats are a perfect wine and food pairing. Try our Steak Poivre recipe, created by our Executive Chef Greg McDonald and of course compliment the meal and the wine with a glass of award winning Whimwood Shiraz!! FREE STEAK AU POIVRE RECIPE Note: If you have a recipe that pairs well with our Shiraz, email me and it could be featured on the website or newsletter!! EVENT - BOYANUP CELLARS WINE Friday 9 September 2016, Boyanup Cellars, Boyanup, WA I will be conducting wine tasting from 4-6.30pm. Come and see me and meet a great bunch of guys at Boyanup Cellars who support boutique producers like us!! VIEW THE FULL RANGE AT WHIMWOOD ESTATE WINES Please enjoy our wines, Steve & Maree and remember… “Seven days without wine makes one weak” Please feel free to forward this email onto your friends who may be interested…. |
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VINEYARD NEWS - SEPTEMBER 2016 | |
I am starting to understand how Noah must have felt; it hasn't stopped raining!!! Another ~200mm of rain for August!
Regardless, work in the vineyard goes on. We have finished raking up the vine cuttings and the place is looking good. Regardless, of the cold and wet weather we have bud burst in the Chardonnay block. We continue this month with maintenance of wires and posts, ready for Spring to spring...
Had a good couple of weekends at the Taste of the Blackwood and Nannup Flower & Garden Festival, where we met some great people and talked and tasted wine; thanks to those for coming and making our events so enjoyable! The 2012 Shiraz & Mulled Wine Recipe was a hit and so was the 2013 Shiraz, which has sadly sold out!!
New to the website:
There's a new sub tab Testimonials under the Home Page. Review what our wonderful oenophiles are saying about our wines. Maybe helpful to show new oenophiles when recommending our wines??
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NEW WINE RELEASE - 2015 SHIRAZ | |
BRONZE MEDAL - PERTH ROYAL WINE SHOW 2016 | |
A Shiraz of great complexity, this wine floods the palate with vanilla, spice and fresh plums with lashings of black cherry. Long gentle tannins provide excellent length to a balanced, full flavoured wine with a refined spicy finish. | |
This vintage Shiraz was harvested on 13 March 2015 and was in new and seasoned French oak for 10 months; bottled in January 2016. Alcohol 14%. Cellar 6-8+ years. | |
Our Shiraz is from a single vineyard (no blending), estate grown and hand picked. We insist on small batched wines, low yield, that have been matured and fermented in new and seasoned French oak barrels utilising wild yeast natural to the vineyard. | |
2105 Shiraz - 12 bottles $210 | |
2012 Shiraz - 12 bottles $140 now $120 (4 cases left) | |
Offer expires 30 September 2016 | |
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Shiraz & Pepper Steak - PERFECT MATCH!
Shiraz and roast meats are a perfect wine and food pairing. Try our Steak Poivre recipe, created by our Executive Chef Greg McDonald and of course compliment the meal and the wine with a glass of award winning Whimwood Shiraz!!
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Note: If you have a recipe that pairs well with our Shiraz, email me and it could be featured on the website or newsletter!! | |
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EVENT - BOYANUP CELLARS WINE | |
Friday 9 September 2016, Boyanup Cellars, Boyanup, WA
I will be conducting wine tasting from 4-6.30pm. Come and see me and meet a great bunch of guys at Boyanup Cellars who support boutique producers like us!!
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Please enjoy our wines, Steve & Maree | |
“Seven days without wine makes one weak” | |
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Please feel free to forward this email onto your friends who may be interested…. | |
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