{"id":6405,"date":"2011-03-21T00:04:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T00:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/florence-joins-mcwilliams-family-collection\/"},"modified":"2011-03-21T00:04:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-21T00:04:00","slug":"florence-joins-mcwilliams-family-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2011\/03\/florence-joins-mcwilliams-family-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"FLORENCE JOINS MCWILLIAMS\u2019 FAMILY COLLECTION"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"float: right; text-align: right;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-pqhd3SqS5Uo\/TYaWAueThZI\/AAAAAAAANes\/cUurfBfzA8I\/s1600\/McWilliam%2527s%2BMount%2BPleasant%2BFlorence%2BSauvignon%2BBlanc-758029.JPG\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586317327018984850\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-pqhd3SqS5Uo\/TYaWAueThZI\/AAAAAAAANes\/cUurfBfzA8I\/s320\/McWilliam%2527s%2BMount%2BPleasant%2BFlorence%2BSauvignon%2BBlanc-758029.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">BEAUTIFULLY refreshing, <br \/>generous and racy<br \/>\u2013 match it with seafoods.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Wc21Mar11<\/span><\/p>\n<p>David Ellis<\/p>\n<p>IT&#8217;s ninety years since the legendary Maurice O&#8217;Shea established what is now McWilliams&#8217; Mount Pleasant label, and not only was he an innovative winemaker, he had some innovative marketing ideas for the time as well.<\/p>\n<p>One of these was to names wines after people he knew well and which he believed reflected the personalities of those family and friends: probably the best knows of these Family Collection labels are Elizabeth Semillon and Philip Shiraz, and now they&#8217;re joined by a most-interesting 2010 Mount Pleasant Florence Sauvignon Blanc.<\/p>\n<p>This is named after Florence Reuben who was the wife of Maurice O&#8217;Shea&#8217;s close friend, the highly-decorated World War I and WWII serviceman, David Reuben. Mount Pleasant Winemaker, Scott McWilliam sourced grapes from no less than seven vineyards across the Adelaide Hills to create this wine.<\/p>\n<p>This diversity from the cooler area just above McLaren Vale in the south to the warmer Forreston region in the north, has resulted in a wine that&#8217;s beautifully refreshing, generous and racy, with loads of passionfruit and lime flavours and a touch of minerality. Pay $17.99 and match it with your favourite seafoods.<\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"float: right; text-align: right;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8UUxXS92F5M\/TYaWBCPo2SI\/AAAAAAAANe0\/GESDukcGu4I\/s1600\/ATF_Shiraz09_HiRes-759383.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586317332326177058\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-8UUxXS92F5M\/TYaWBCPo2SI\/AAAAAAAANe0\/GESDukcGu4I\/s320\/ATF_Shiraz09_HiRes-759383.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">BELLY UP: perfect match with roasted<br \/>Ormiston Free Range pork belly.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>ONE FOR LUNCH: With autumnal and soon warming winter fare starting to come to mind, consider a Sunday lunch of roast Ormiston Free Range pork belly from Mudgee in the NSW Central West, and a good bottle of Peter Logan&#8217;s Apple Tree Flat 2009 Shiraz from the same region to go with it.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is it a great cooler weather combination, you can&#8217;t look past the quality of this wine \u2013 nor the price: at just $11 it&#8217;s a winner for this Sunday lunch combo, with aromas of a summer pudding full of berries and plums and plenty of fruit and spice on the palate.<\/p>\n<p>NEED A FOOD\/DRINK IDEA? 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