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RAW
POWER WINE
Hand Made Wines
Adelaide
Plains
&
Mount
Lofty Ranges
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Looking fine! Vintage 2009
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Vintage 2009 came and went in what
seemed the blink of an eye. We were struck with an early heat wave
and thought here we go again, repeat of '08. Thankfully the heat
subsided and vintage went smoothly. Ferments were healthy, fruit
quality was excellent, despite some yield losses our 'Plains,
Bibaringa and One Tree Hill fruit had great colour and flavour
depth.
Undoubtly the standout is the '09 Grenache, picked a little
earlier than previous vintages, during ferment and basket pressing
the flavours were off the Richter Scale.
Pictured from top left: relaxing with a beer after a long day
crushing. Grenache grapes from the Gagliardi vineyard and horses
take an interest in harvest at Uleybury

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2008 USA Range Tasting
The USA importer of Old Plains & Longhop
wines, Vine Street Imports hosted their first ever range tasting
in Philadelphia in September 2008. With 20 plus Australian and New
Zealand winemakers in attendance, Vine Street sent out invites
across the 'States to distributors, retailers and trade punters.
With approx 120 wines on offer and approx 400 attendees on the
day, they were treated to possibly the most diverse "list" of
wines ever shown in USA.
Old Plains launched Raw Power Shiraz with great success, described
as the wine of the tasting for delivering value for money, quality
and a sharp marketing edge, consumers in the US have since
embraced Raw Power for its sheer quality.
Tim Freeland in attended for Old Plains, went onto Wichita in
Kansas, for trade tastings, before attending the annual Corks for
Kids charity event in North Carolina. A series of dinners,
tastings and gala auction night combined to raise approx $75,000
for the North Carolina Childrens Hospital.
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