{"id":6605,"date":"2008-07-09T13:05:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-09T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/brandy-distillerys-sparkling-success\/"},"modified":"2008-07-09T13:05:00","modified_gmt":"2008-07-09T13:05:00","slug":"brandy-distillerys-sparkling-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2008\/07\/brandy-distillerys-sparkling-success\/","title":{"rendered":"BRANDY DISTILLERY\u2019S SPARKLING SUCCESS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wc7July08<\/p>\n

YOUR FREE WEEKLY WINE COLUMN for week beginning July 7 2008<\/p>\n

wine with david ellis<\/p>\n

YOU could probably say it had to happen: a wine company that was founded in western Victoria in 1963 by two of France’s most famous Champagne houses \u2013 Krug and Charles Heidsieck \u2013 with the intention of making brandy, is instead producing some of our most outstanding sparkling wines.<\/p>\n

And no longer under French ownership, but now Australian \u2013 and along the way also turning out some of our most outstanding cool-climate reds as well.<\/p>\n

Located in the foothills of the blue-hued Pyrenees ranges 180km northwest of Melbourne and now known as Blue Pyrenees, it was originally called Chateau Remy and released the first of its lip-smacking reds 40-years ago this year.<\/p>\n

But as well as those reds, its ‘methode traditionelle’ sparklers are grabbing the attention of consumers and judges alike both here and overseas, particularly a Vintage Brut, Brut Ros\u00e9, Midnight Cuvee (whose fruit is hand-picked under floodlight in the middle of the night,) and two cellar-door-only cuvees.<\/p>\n

Don’t look past the 2004 Blue Pyrenees Vintage Brut for that next celebration: excellently priced at $30, this bubbly has a lively palate of concentrated yeast autolysis characters and grapefruit flavours, and fresh acidity; enjoy it as a starter with hors d’oeuvres or with delicately-flavoured seafood mains.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>ONE FOR LUNCH: Celebrating 100 years of family-run winemaking in South Australia’s Coonawarra this year, Redman Wines has released a 2005 Shiraz that for price, value and flavour is possibly best described as ‘stunning.’<\/p>\n

Thirty-five year old vines in the heart of Coonawarra gave fruit for this wine that has wonderfully rich spicy fruit on the palate, soft round tannins and fresh acidity; pay just $23.50 and team with red meat dishes or hard cheeses.<\/p>\n

(A recent column suggested an association between Redman Wines and Brookland Valley Wines; Redman has no association with other winemakers outside Coonawarra.)<\/p>\n

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PHOTO CAPTIONS:<\/p>\n

. TRUE Blue: A Victorian distillery that was supposed to make brandy, is in fact producing some of our best Bubblies.<\/p>\n

. SCORING a century, Coonawarra’s 100-year old family-owned Redman Wines has released a stunner 2005 Shiraz.<\/p>\n

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