July/August09Ireland’s
Top Selling Wines
Viña Errazuriz
Oyster Bay
A FAMILY owned company for six generations and one of Chile’s top wine estates, Viña Errazuriz has now joined Cassidy Wines’ extensive portfolio of premium wines. Viña Errazuriz is committed to producing high quality wines and their efforts were rewarded in December with the double announcement that they had been selected as Winery of the Year 2008 by Wines of Chile and Chilean Wine Producer of the Year 2008 by IWSC in the UK. Distributed by: Cassidy Wines.
OYSTER Bay has defined the very stature and style of New Zealand wines. The philosophy at Oyster Bay is to produce fine, distinctively regional wines that are elegant and assertive, with glorious fruit flavours: wines that drink well within a year or two of vintage, yet possess the balance and structure to reward cellaring. Small wonder Oyster Bay has become Ireland’s top selling white wine from New Zealand. Distributed by: Cassidy Wines.
McGuigan
Mondavi
McGUIGAN is one of Australia’s most celebrated wineries, creating great tasting wines from some of the country’s best regions. Four generations of the McGuigan family have made wine their life. It is this passion and commitment to modern Australian winemaking that still drives McGuigan today. Distributed by: Barry & Fitzwilliam.
WITH the release of the Robert Mondavi Winery’s Cabernet Sauvignon in the late ‘60s, the world’s eyes were opened to the potential of the Napa Valley. The historic Paris tasting in 1976, where two former winemakers of the Robert Mondavi Winery won first prize, further supported this revelation. After 41 years, Robert Mondavi Winery still embodies its founder’s commitment to excellence, innovation and creative spirit, while continuing to produce wines that stand in the company of the world’s finest. Distributed by: Barry & Fitzwilliam.
Hardys
Nederburg Foundation
ESTABLISHED in 1853 in South Australia by Englishman Thomas Hardy, Hardys is an outstanding family wine business that grew to become one of the world’s great wine companies. The great Thomas Hardy legacy lives on today at the Hardy Wine Company. Quality, flavour and character remain the cornerstones of its contemporary wines while respect for Hardy family history ensures the wines benefit from the lessons of long tradition. Distributed by: Barry & Fitzwilliam.
NEDERBURG, South Africa’s most awarded winery, recently introduced The Nederburg Foundation range. Easy drinking wines, all in screwcaps, accessible in style and perfect with or without food, these wines are blended for consistency and quality. The two white blends are Chardonnay Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay with Shiraz Viognier and Caberbet Sauvignon Shiraz as the red blends. All retail at €9.99. Distributed by: Edward Dillon & Co. Ltd.
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