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house wine announces wines for Wine Australia Tasting

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Once again, house wine partners with Wine Australia to present three Australian tastings. The series will introduce you to leaders in the industry, take you on a tour of Australia’s diverse wine regions and showcase a variety of wine styles. Be prepared delve deeper into Australia’s dynamic wine scene.

We are excited to announce a new venue for this year’s series: Harrison Galleries!

Pioneers and Superstars

Join in the celebration of Australia Day (officially Jan 26th) with a wine tasting that explores the long history and success of her 188 year old wine industry. Pioneers and Superstarswill feature over 120 wines from 37 wineries. You will discover producers who helped shape the industry as we know it now, and, as the face of Australian wine continues to change, those who are leading the charge forward. Treat your palate in Penfolds’ Luxury Lounge, sample new wines from Bird in Hand, Cumulus, Fraser Gallop, Plunkett Fowles andTscharke and toast pioneers such as De Bortoli, Langmeil, Peter Lehmann and Grant Burge.

Following are just some of the highlights:

    • 2010 Brokenwood, Semillon, Hunter Valley, $24
    • n/v Buller, Fine Old Muscat, Victoria, $40
    • 2009 Grant Burge, ‘Filsell’, Shiraz, Barossa, $43
    • 2007 Greenstone, Shiraz, Heathcote, $39
    • 2008 Penfolds, ‘Yattarna’, Chardonnay, Tasmania/Adelaide, $110
    • 2006 Peter Lehmann, ‘Eight Songs’, Shiraz, Barossa, $45
    • 2010 Plunkett Fowles, ‘Ladies who Shoot their Lunch’, Riesling, Strathbogie Ranges, $40
    • 2008 Rosemount, ‘Balmoral’, Syrah, McLaren Vale, $75
    • 2009 Shaw + Smith, Sauvignon Blanc, Adelaide Hills, $30
    • 2005 Tahbilk, ‘Eric Stevens Purbrick’, Cab Sauvignon, Nagambie Lakes, $60
    • 2009 Wirra Wirra, ‘RSW’, Shiraz, McLaren Vale, $59
    • 2007 Wolf Blass, Black Label, Cab Sauvignon, Shiraz, Malbec, Langhorne/Barossa Valley/McLaren Vale, $100

Be prepared for plenty of surprises as Australia pulls out all the stops on her 224th birthday!

Date: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm
Venue: Harrison Galleries
901 Homer Street, Vancouver, BC
Cost: $49 (including HST)