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In the News (Mon 28 Dec 09)

  
  Penfolds Grange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Penfolds Grange (until the 1989 vintage labelled Penfolds Grange Hermitage) is a famous, prestigious and expensive Australian wine, made predominantly from the Shiraz grape and usually a small percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon.
The first vintage of Penfolds Grange was made on an experimental basis in 1951 by winemaker Max Schubert, while he was employed by Penfolds Wines.
Penfolds Grange was styled as a powerful still wine in an age when fortified wines were in fashion.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grange_Hermitage   (723 words)

  
 California Wine and Food Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Penfolds, Australia's most famous winery, will host the largest single tasting of Penfolds Grange in it's 50 year history as part of Wine Spectator magazine's California Wine Experience to be held at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas.
Penfolds Grange is always released five years after vintage; the 1998 is scheduled to be released in May 2003.
Penfolds Grange, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, was first made in 1951 by legendary winemaker Max Schubert and has since become recognized as Australia's icon of wine.
www.californiawineandfood.com /wine/penfolds-grange-tasting.htm   (604 words)

  
 Penfolds Grange, Bin 707, RWT, St Henri
Penfolds, one of the world's most recognised wine brands, was established in 1845.
Penfolds Grange was born, and remains the flagship of Antipodean wines to this day.
Though most wines are made at Penfolds large, main facility in Nuriootpa in the Barossa, the historic Magill estate within a stone's throw of Adelaide, is where some of the best wines are made in old open-top fermenters (right).
www.wine-pages.com /organise/penfolds-2006.htm   (746 words)

  
 Wine of the Week Wine Reviews - Penfolds releases 2001
He started with Penfolds in 1942 and was an ally to the great Schubert in the Grange experiment years and a great admirer of the master.
1998 Penfolds Yattarna Chardonnay is what we were meant to taste, but the NZ Customs Department were having a good look, we were told, so while the cases of Yattarna 98 sat on the Auckland wharves, we tried the 1997 of the last years release.
It doesn't, however, eclipse the 1996 Penfolds Bin 389, which is one of the greatest Penfolds reds I have ever tasted.
www.wineoftheweek.com /tastings/0103penfolds.html   (2442 words)

  
 (12/04) Penfolds portfolio, including St Henri
Exclusive to Majestic, this case of Penfolds wines covers pretty much the gamut of grapes and styles in the Penfolds portfolio, from unoaked, intensely mineral riesling to buttery, tropical chardonnay, and from wonderfully up-front, cheeky merlot to the altogether more serious St Henri Shiraz.
The younger brother of Penfolds legendary Bin 707, in fact this wine benefited from the generally poor Cabernet vintage of 2000, when no 707 was made, and the grapes were instead used in this wine.
This is arguably Penfold's "purest" expression of Shiraz: it is made in 50-year-old 1,460-litre casks, not barriques, and sees no barrel ageing.
www.wine-pages.com /organise/penfolds-2004.htm   (1067 words)

  
 WIne of the Week Wine Reviews - Penfolds 1998 releases
One of the most eagerly waited events on the wine taster's calendar year, is the annual release of the Penfold's range of wines.
Penfolds, in my opinion, is the Royal Family of Red Wines; a family headed by a mighty King called "Grange".
Lifted lemony, buttery flavours in the palate, softer than the previous wine, with some prickly acid and lots of oak lingering on the finish with a hint of melon and mango.
www.wineoftheweek.com /tastings/9805penfolds.html   (859 words)

  
 About Penfolds : Special Bin Wines : Penfolds En Primeur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Penfolds is one of the world's most extraordinary wine brands with an enviable reputation for quality at every price level.
The development of Penfolds Grange Hermitage during the early 1950s by Max Schubert reflected a national mood, a sense of purpose and an enthusiasm for progress.
The winemaking philosophy and culture of experimentation established by Penfolds, and underpinned by Ray Beckwith’s groundbreaking science, resulted in the release of a plethora of new red table wines including Penfolds St. Henri, Bin 389, Bin 707 and Bin 28.
www.penfoldsfutures.com /special/about.asp   (250 words)

  
 Penfolds' reds are outstanding across the board | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Penfolds' "Grange" is prized by collectors the world over.
Penfolds 2001 Magill Estate Shiraz ($50) is ripe almost to the point of being jammy, with beautiful balance and length on the palate.
Penfolds 2001 RWT Barossa Valley Shiraz ($70) is in another world, a wine so richly layered and complex that each sip brings a new revelation.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040922/news_lz1f22whitley.html   (647 words)

  
 Wine Lovers' Page/Sue’s Vinous Passion
It's wine hysteria time in New Zealand and it is all because of Penfolds, the great Aussie wine producer who is undoubtedly, in my opinion, the maker of the greatest range of red wines in the world.
The Penfolds St Henri Shiraz, first released in 1957, is a unique Australian red and a unique wine in the Penfolds range.
It is a dense, deep crimson, red and the nose reeks of cream and spice and the merest hint of oak, which is more dominant in the palate with mocha, chocolate and cedar notes.
www.wineloverspage.com /nz/penfolds.shtml   (1813 words)

  
 Penfolds Winery
The story of Penfolds is a fascinating microcosm of the story of European settlement in Australia and the country’s two hundred year development to its position today in the world community.
Penfolds was founded by a young English doctor who migrated to one of his country’s most distant colonies a century and a half ago.
Following DR Penfold’s death in 1870, the vineyards and winery continued to be very capably run by Mary Penfold, who had been fundamental in their establishment and development from the very beginning.
www.gourmetfoodplaza.com /Series/Wineries/Penfolds.htm   (1417 words)

  
 Gang of Pour - Penfolds Re-Corking Clinic
Penfolds owns vineyards in all of the principal grape growing regions of South Australia.
Originally known as Penfolds Shiraz Mataro, this is one wine I could not seem to enjoy.
He continued to produce small quantities of this experimental wine, but in 1956 the Penfolds board of directors and management tasted the vintages of Grange Schubert had made, and far from congratulating him on his success, ordered him to stop.
www.gangofpour.com /kerr/penfolds   (2122 words)

  
 Buy Penfolds wines at Berry Bros & Rudd's online wine shop.
Penfolds is undoubtedly one of the top wine companies in the world in terms of quality, product range and consistency.
Penfolds Grange, without doubt Australia's greatest red wine, is also recognised as one of the worlds' finest.
Penfolds Magill Estate Shiraz is an elegant, medium-weight style with velvety texture and fine tannins, matured in both new French and American oak.
www.bbr.com /db/producer/4201?ID=null   (331 words)

  
 Penfolds
After Penfold's death in 1870 Mary continued to manage the vineyards alone, and within a few decades Penfolds was a household name across Australia.
The Penfold Hylands saw their family business rise to dominate the Australian wine industry; at one time one in every two bottles of wine sold bore the Penfolds label.
In 1976 the Penfold Hylands relinquished control of their business to Tooth and Co., but it has subsequently been absorbed into the industrial group Southcorp (also responsible for Lindemans, Rosemount and Wynns Coonawarra Estate).
www.thewinedoctor.com /australia/penfolds.shtml   (3107 words)

  
 Penfolds 2006 Bin Wines Launch / 2006 / Events / People + Parties / Vogue Australia
Penfolds celebrated the release of its 2006 Bin wines at a lavish dinner attended by 250 invited guests at Sydney’s Royal Hall of Industries.
The evening, hosted by author and broadcaster Jill Dupleix and Penfolds Chief Winemaker, Peter Gago, saw the venue dramatically transformed into three stylish new venues; a modern country manor, a funky loft bar and a beach club, complete with two boats and 8 tonnes of sand.
Demonstrating the essence of Penfolds’ ‘extraordinary entertaining’ initiative, the climax to the visual event involved the transformation of the three venues using 500 litres of red wine.
www.vogue.com.au /people_parties/events/2006/penfolds_2006_bin_wines_launch   (286 words)

  
 Taste of London 2006 - Penfolds
Penfolds Grange 1999 will be offered for sale by the glass, during Taste of London.
Penfolds Bin 389 cabernet shiraz has just won a Trophy in the Decanter World Wine Awards 2006 (16 May06).
Today, Penfolds wines are renowned for their outstanding flavours and classic varietal styles.
www.tasteoflondon.co.uk /page.cfm/action=Exhib/ExhibID=00110   (506 words)

  
 Vintage Direct - Penfolds Grange
Penfolds Grange is without doubt one of Australia's and the world's most famous wines.
Penfolds Grange is a wine of extraordinary dimension and power.
Penfolds Grange is the benchmark against which all other Australian red wines are judged.
www.nicks.com.au /index.aspx?link_id=67.415   (366 words)

  
 Aussie Wine Walkabout - Penfolds Australian Wines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Dr Penfold's vines continued to flourish and within a few years, he was producing a range of wines.
Following Dr Penfold's death in 1870, Thomas Hyland, husband of the Penfolds' daughter Georgina, began to help run and expand the business in Victoria, while Mary Penfold continued as overall manager until her death in 1895.
A premium range of Penfolds’ wines, the Thomas Hyland range, was created in 2001 to honor the contribution of its namesake.
www.winewalkabout.com /ww/wineries_penfolds   (559 words)

  
 Penfolds Grange Hermitage Vintage Wine
Penfolds Grange was created by the legendary winemaker, the late Max Schubert, who had a 60 year career with Penfolds.
The quality of Grange made each year is determined by the availability of grapes of the required quality and style.
Penfolds multi-region, multi-vineyard blending policy enables winemakers to reduce the impact of vintage variation to the point where experts the world over consider Grange to be among the most consistent of the world's great wines.
members.tripod.com /clinton.u/penfoldsgrange   (229 words)

  
 K&L Wines: 2001 Penfolds St. Henri Shiraz Shiraz
It was created in the mid-1950s (first commercial vintage 1957) and gained a new lease of life in the 1990s as its quality and distinctive style became better understood.
Penfolds St Henri is rich and plush when young and gains soft, earthy, mocha-like characters as it ages.
The 2001 Penfolds St. Henri Shiraz Shiraz you have chosen is not in stock in our retail stores or within our fulfillment center.
www.klwines.com /product.asp?sku=1015922   (699 words)

  
 Penfolds
While the most exclusive fine wines usually come from a single region, and in many cases a single vineyard, the wines at the top of the Penfolds tree are mostly multiregion blends, made from grapes grown across South Australia.
These different parcels are then vinified and assigned to one of several labels according to their quality and style.
But compared with the current prices of other fine wines, Penfolds' portfolio still represents good value for money, and all the wines have a good track record of ageing.
www.wineanorak.com /penfolds.htm   (978 words)

  
 Vino: Penfolds from Australia
Penfolds is an Australian winery with a large selection of wine to choose from.
Their ultra premium Grange is considered to be one of the most famous (and expensive) wines in the world, however we can buy a bottle of their Koonunga Hill Shiraz for less than ten dollars.
I've been drinking Penfolds for a couple of months now, and I concur that the Shiraz is a great bottle.
thekitchen.apartmenttherapy.com /food/vino/vino-penfolds-from-australia-007736   (593 words)

  
 Penfolds Earthmoving ::::....
Penfolds Earthmoving has built a reputation for completing every project on time and to budget.
With professional project managers within the company to provide expert advice throughout the entire process, Penfolds Earthmoving give you the advantage of having a knowledgeable contact point for any questions or concerns.
Not using contractors, Penfolds Earthmoving uses their own team, ensuring they are always available for your earthmoving needs.
www.penfoldsearthmoving.com.au /services.html   (114 words)

  
 PENFOLDS -- NEW SOUTH WALES Winery
Penfolds' winemaking centre is at Nuriootpa in Barossa Valley, and there is also a small working winery, built at the turn of the century, at Magill.
Penfolds owns about 500 hectares (1200 acres) of vineyards in South Australia's top winegrowing areas: the Barossa Valley, the Clare Valley, the Eden Valley, Adelaide, McLaren Vale and Coonawarra.
With its red wines, Penfolds is noted for skilful handling of oak maturation, and especially the use of American oak as a partner for Shiraz (Syrah).
www.southernwines.com /vineyard.cfm?preview=53   (170 words)

  
 Penfolds may pull the plug on corks - National - www.theage.com.au
Defying long tradition, Penfolds is testing screw caps on its revered Grange red wine.
"Until the effects screw caps have on the long-term cellaring of wines have been fully explored, Penfolds will not be releasing any of its premium bin or super premium wines, including Penfolds Grange, under screw cap," Mr Gago said.
Penfolds' first move towards screw caps comes as other wines are increasingly favouring the newer technology.
www.theage.com.au /news/National/Penfolds-may-pull-the-plug-on-corks/2004/12/25/1103825128530.html   (450 words)

  
 Penfolds Tawny "Club Port" - WINE BOARD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Penfolds 'Club' is a heckuva buy, but let me recommend Penfolds 'Reserve' if you ever spot it.
Penfolds Club port costs ~$9 here, the Reserve costs ~$11.
Haven't tried the Penfolds 'Grandfather', it's priced at ~$25, and I'm not paying up until I'm tired of all these great $12 ones.
www.wines.com /ubb2/Forum23/HTML/000071.html   (244 words)

  
 Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz - Cellarbuild Wine Sales & Storage
A sign of the times - in a world now dominated by ripe yummy fruit driven ready to drink wines we regret Cellarbuild is now closing its storage facility at the Red Hill Cool S
Reputedly aged in the same barrels as Grange this is meant to impart almost magical quality.
Regardless of the stories, Bin 389 is always one of Penfolds most reliable and true to style red wines.
www.cellarbuild.com /htdocs/wine_appraisal.cfm?WineID=173   (219 words)

  
 Wine Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz
There are lots of Bin numbers used by Australian wineries and Penfolds uses about eight of them on a line of wine encompassing 30 different bottlings.
It is Penfolds terrific Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz blend (58% Cab--42% Shiraz).
Many of those casks have previously held the Penfolds super-premium and world famous, Grange.
www.damngoodwine.com /vino_penfoldsbin389.htm   (296 words)

  
 eBay Australia - penfolds, grange, penfolds grange, Wine Alcohol items at low prices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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search.ebay.com.au /penfolds_W0QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ2   (396 words)

  
 Drinks Media Wire - Penfolds Winemaker Named Wine Enthusiast Winemaker of the Year
Peter Gago, Chief Winemaker for Penfolds, one of Australia's most famous wine brands, has received one of the highest accolades in the international wine community Wine Enthusiast Magazine Winemaker of the Year 2005.
But he has been responsible for several of the country's most iconic wines only since 2002, when he was promoted to the post of chief winemaker.
Penfolds wines are recognized throughout the world, with the flagship Penfolds Grange widely regarded as one of the greatest wine styles created in the 20th century.
www.drinksmediawire.com /afficher_cdp.asp?rssid=162-1   (416 words)

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