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| | Eden Springs Vineyards - Region - Fine Australian wine from High Eden sub-region |
 | | Within five years, Gilbert was a force to be reckoned with; Pewsey Vale was awarded second prize for "wine of the 1852 vintage or older" and was the most successful exhibitor at the 1854 Adelaide Show, with the judges also remarking that Gilbert's brandy was a "splendid style". |
 | | Gilbert's son, William, who assumed management of Pewsey Vale at his father's death in 1881, eventually boosted the winery's output to 17,000 gallons a year, using fruit from the then 29 acres of vines at Pewsey Vale and the 18 acres at his own property, Wongalere, at Williamstown, a few miles south-west of Pewsey Vale. |
 | | However, Pewsey Vale had earned a wide reputation for the quality of its wines, a reputation which led to its resurrection almost a century after its golden days in the hands of Joseph Gilbert. |
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