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Negociants USA Press Recap 2007

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Houston Rodeo Wine Competition

2008

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Top Scores from the Wine Advocate

31 October 2007

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"Australian Riesling reinforces its status on the World Stage" at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2007

10 September 2007

Yalumba 'Y Series' Riesling 2006 – Best International Riesling under £10 & Pewsey Vale 'The Contours' Eden Valley Riesling 2001 – Best International Riesling over £10.

Decanter World Wine Awards, 4 September 2007

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Henschke Education Kit 2007

September 2007

Stephen and Prue, 5th generation husband and wife curators, make an inspiring viticulturist & winemaker duo and together are responsible for such famed wines as Hill of Grace, Mt Edelstone, Cyril Henschke, and more. Recently rated Australia's top Shiraz by James Halliday, the Hill of Grace is front & center of Australia's most coveted reds. The Henschke portfolio is well-worth exploring – each wine individually showcases Prue's intensely focused care in the vineyards and Stephen's intensely focused care in the winery.

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Australia's Benchmarks

September 2007

THE WINE SPECTATOR MAGAZINE'S 15 OCT 2007 issue paid tribute to AUSTRALIA'S BENCHMARKS - these are the 'world-class wines that define the country's best'.

Jim Barry The Armagh

Yalumba Tri-Centenary Grenache

Henschke Hill of Grace

Wine Spectator

11 July 2007

Yalumba Hand-Picked Shiraz Viognier 2005 is a stunner - Wine Spectator agreed.

HP Shiraz Viognier 94 pts Wine Spectator Insider July 07

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Yalumba recognised by the United States Environmental Protection Agency - a FIRST for the world wine industry.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency acknowledges Yalumba as the First Wine Company globally with a CLIMATE PROTECTION AWARD 2007.

This award recognises exceptional leadership, innovation, dedication, and achievements in protecting the environment.

"Thanks to the Yalumba Wine Company, wine lovers everywhere can enjoy the fruit of the earth and help protect the earth at the same time."
Kathleen Hogan
Director, EPA Climate Protection Partnerships Division

This is an honourable achievement for Yalumba, which follows the Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) recognition of Yalumba in 2005 as the first Australian company LEADER in Greenhouse Management.

Yalumba's Environmental PR Overview (PDF 1,782kb)

Redbank's new release wines

Redbank's new release Long Paddock and King Valley wines captures the inspirational beauty of the High-Country, as well as the collaborative and colorful spirit of the early Australian pioneers.

The Long Paddock (PDF 850kb)

The King Valley Series (PDF 1mb)

The Wine Roads of Australia

In Wine Enthusiast's recent 'The Wine Roads of Australia' piece, the author refers to Yalumba as a must-see vineyard, noting 'the beautiful marble buildings of Robert Hill Smith's Yalumba Winery, the oldest family-run wine company in Australia (try their Viognier and Octavius Shiraz matured in their own coopered barrels).'

Susan Gough Henly, Wine Enthusiast (USA), March 2007 Issue

Yalumba Hand Picked TGV: Blended for Bliss

With Tempranillo taking off in Australia, Huon Hooke takes a look at Yalumba Hand Picked TGV and rates it 'excellent'.

"... Yalumba also makes a three-way tempranillo-dominant blended red, know as TGV. That's tempranillo, grenache and viognier, under the Hand Picked label, an excellent red with bright cherry-pip, spice, blackberry aromas and a hint of mint. The viognier adds a faintly floral edge to the nose."

Huon Hooke, Good Living, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 February 2007

The Wine Advocate Review Summary

Review summary from The Wine Advocate by Robert M. Parker Jr.

November 2006

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Wine Advocate reviews NUSA portfolio

The WINE ADVOCATE annually reviews the Negociants USA portfolio. The 2007 summary is coming soon!

Wine Advocate Summary 2006 (PDF 357K)

Wine Advocate Summary 2005 (PDF 694K)

Wine Spectator Taps Yalumba as a 'Sure Bet'

Yalumba selected as one of the top 10 Australian wineries that are 'Sure Bets for Quality' and two Yalumba wines made it to the Top Value List - the 2004 Yalumba Bush Vine Grenache (91 pts) and the 2003 Yalumba Barossa Shiraz Viognier (91 pts).

Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator (USA), 15 October 2006

Yalumba named most Successful Winery of the Year

The 2006 Sydney International Wine Competition awarded Yalumba the Wine Society Perpetual Trophy for The Most Successful Winery.

25 February 2006

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The Wine Advocate Review Summary

Review summary from The Wine Advocate by Robert M. Parker Jr.

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Yalumba earns two trophies from Decanter

Australian red - Hand Picked Shiraz + Viognier 2002 - named best in the world for International Rhône Varietals Over £10 at the Decanter World Wine Awards.

27 September 2005

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Flavors of citrus dance on the tongue

"Perfumed with the aroma of lime and grapefruit, this white offered great acidity balanced by notes of fruit and fresh herbs..."

Chicago Tribune, May 2005

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Yalumba Barossa Shiraz - Top Aussie Red

Yalumba Barossa Shiraz has continually impressed wine show judges and wine reviewers alike. The 2002 Vintage is no exception; with it's recent trophy win at the Sydney International Wine Competition earlier this year, and reviews from some of Australia's most acclaimed wine writers.

May 24, 2005

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New Zealand Wine Family Alliance

Wineries "make a stand for producers of quality, individuality and diversity."

May 2005

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Royal New Zealand Easter Wine Show

Gold Medal - Nautilus Pinot Noir 2002 Marlborough.

May 2005

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Pinot Noir, New Zealand Style

The Speed with which New Zealand has achieved excellence with pinot Noir is truly unparalleled, and the consistency of the wines reaching us proves indisputably that New Zealand is among the four or five best places in the world for growing this grape. ...

Michael Franz, The Washington Post, February 23, 2005

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