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The Annual Tasting 2017 Welcome to the Annual Tasting 2017 The Annual Tasting 2017 Welcome to the Annual Tasting 2017 Andrew Bewes writes… Welcome to our 2017 wine tasting. As a wine specialist, we are proud to have more than 700 wines on show. While we don’t expect you to taste everything, we have ensured there really is something for everyone: from the classic regions of the old and new world, to some exciting esoteric alternatives. Our tasting is designed to help you prepare an unbeatable wine list for the coming year and to establish a point of difference from your competitors. We have assembled our teams, producers and winemakers from across the globe to guide you through each table’s unique offering and to ensure you taste the wines that are best suited to your business. We look forward to sharing our passion and expertise with you today to help you shape your wine offering for the year ahead. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask one of our team. Steve Daniel writes… We are always looking for interesting new wines and producers to enhance our extensive range and have been busy over the past year looking for even more awesome producers to work with. To complement our extensive Greek range and help fulfil the increasing demand for Greek wines, we have added three Cretan wines from Idaia Winery made from the island’s indigenous grape varieties. The wines are mineral, saline and intense and truly expressive of the terroir of Crete. Southern Italy, in particular Sicily, is an area we have been looking at developing to provide our customers with a greater choice at a wider range of price points. We have taken on the boutique winery on Etna, Santa Maria La Nave and leading organic producer, Colomba Bianca, which do just that. For some time we had been looking to extend our Australian offering to better showcase the regionality of the country and we have been lucky to find exactly what we were looking for in a group of premium Australian producers. Amelia Jukes (of the former Hallowed Ground) is here today showcasing the wines from clos Clare, Eden Road, Fox Gordon, Laissez Faire, Lake Breeze, Ocean Eight, Paringa Estate, Ravenswood Lane, Teusner and Ulithorne. With the continuing buzz surrounding Argentina, we are really excited to start working with the Michelini brothers. Zorzal Wines from Gualtallary in the Uco Valley, is one of Argentina's most outstanding vine growing valleys with the talented Michelini brothers at the helm. Boasting over 42 years’ experience, Olivier Ravier is one of the most iconic and respected winemakers in Beaujolais and we’re thrilled to be bringing his wines to the table today. We hope you have a brilliant day at our tasting and that you and your customers enjoy our range. If found please return to: Name Account Address | 1 CONTENTS Contents What's On The Main Event: More than 700 wines on show from over 100 sensational producers, there really is something for everyone. Wines by the Glass: Often the ‘go-to’ wines on a restaurant list, these have been selected for their purity of fruit, expressiveness and character. Taste our extensive range on the tables to your left as you enter the hall. Wine Trails: Navigating your way through a fine collection of wines is no mean feat and it can be very easy to lose your way. For this reason, we have compiled a selection of thought-provoking wine trails to help you find your way around the room and taste wines that excite you. 1. Natural Wines Natural, organic, biodynamic and sustainability are the current buzz words in the wine industry and are set to become front of mind for the consumer in 2017. This trail will open your eyes to the wines that are leading the way in natural wine production. 2. Family Estates There is nothing more important than family, not just in life, but also in wine. These wines are produced by whole families, siblings, children and sometimes winemakers who can date their estate back generations. 3. Mediterranean Wines Our wines take you from the old world, to the new world, and even to the ancient world. The Mediterranean comprises some of the world’s oldest vines, growing some of the most unforgettable (and hardest to pronounce) grape varieties. This trail will guide you through öküzgözü, to agiorgitiko, to zibibbo. 4. New Wines Since our last Annual Portfolio Tasting we have added 100 new wines to our portfolio, with producers joining our list from Gualtallary in the Uco Valley, the slopes of Mount Etna and every corner of Australia. This trail will show you a handful of those you shouldn’t miss out on. On the Mezzanine: Enjoy a coffee from Ristretto and take the weight off in the informal meeting space. Lunch: Will be served in the North Annexe between 12.30 and 14.30. Social Media: Send us your best picture or video on Instagram or Twitter (@hdnwines) and the best from each day will win a magnum of Champagne Moutard Grand Cuvée. Whats On | 3 Floor Plan 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 12 23 22 69 68 23 22 69 68 11 Lunch 24 45 46 67 11 24 45 46 67 AreaLunch Area 10 10 2525 4444 47 47 66 66 9 9 2626 4343 48 48 65 65 8 27 42 49 64 8 70 27 42 49 64 70 7 28 41 50 63 7 71 28 41 50 63 71 6 29 40 51 62 6 29 40 51 62 5 30 39 52 61 5 4 3031 3839 53 52 60 61 72 3 4 3132 3738 54 53 59 60 7273 2 3 33 36 55 58 74 32 37 54 59 73 1 34 35 56 57 2 33 36 55 58 74 34 35 56 57 1 Wines by the glass Entrance Reception Wines by the glass Entrance 4 | Floor Plan Contents Table Supplier Page Fizz 1 Champagne Moutard 11-12 2 Champagne Hébrart & Champagne Bernard Remy 13-13 3 Goring Estate 13 3 Sugrue Pierre, Carpené Malvolti, Favola 14 3 Amata, Carpené Malvolti 15 France 4 Dopff Au Moulin 17 5 Chéreau Carré, Domaine Gérard Millet, 18-19 Domaine Lavigne, Loupart, Château de Tracy 6 Domaine Tabordet, Alphonse Mellot, Domaine de la Villaudiére 19-20 7 Domaine Albert Morot, Domaine Ferrand 21 8 Domaine Jean Goulley, Domaine Ellevin, Domaine Grand Roche 22-23 9 Domaine René Monnier, Domaine Marc Morey 23-24 10 Domaine Guy & Yvan Dufouleur, Domaine Joblot, Domaine Robert Gibourg, 25-27 Domaine Pierre Naigeon, Domaine Nicolas Rossignol 11 Lucien M, Domaine de l'Elite, Domaine Monterrain, 27-29 Château de Grand Pré, Domaine Olivier Ravier 12 Château de Campuget 29-30 13 Domaine Georges Vernay 31 14 Domaine Courbis, Domaine André Brunel 32-33 15 Château Fortia, Domaine de la Solitude 33-35 16 Domaine de la Ville Rouge, Domaine de Champ-Long, 35-37 Cellier des Princes, Domaine des Carabiniers, Domaine des Cigalounes, Domaine St Damien, Domaine de Coyeux 17-18 Gérard Bertrand 38-39 19 Tournée du Sud, Domaine La Rouviole 41-42 20 Domaine des Pourthié, Clos Troteligotte, Château de L'Aumérade 42-43 21 Château Fleur de Lisse, Château Beau Site, Château Batailley, 44-46 Château Cissac, Château Saint Romans , Château Cantemerle, Château Angludet, Chevalier d'Argent, Château Les Collines 22 Château Leoville Barton, Château de Sénéjac, Château Boutisse, 47-49 Château Cruzeau, Château de Valois, Château Cantenac Brown, Château Pichon Baron, Château de Suduiraut 23 Château La Fleur Grands Landes, Château Les Hautes Tuileries, Château Beausejour de Bonalgue, Château Lestrille Capmartin 49-51 Please note all prices are list prices exclusive of VAT and will be valid the week following the Budget. Contents | 5 Contents Table Supplier Page Italy 24 Tramin 53 25 Ca'Rugate 54-55 26 Ancilla Lugana, Roccolo Grassi 55-56 27 Sacchetto 54-55 28 Andrea di Pec, Collavini 58-59 29 Michele Chiarlo 59-60 30 San Silvestro, Costa di Bussia 61-62 31 Gruppo Cevico, Medici Ermete, Umberto Cesari 62-64 32 Carpineto 64-65 33 Frescobaldi 65-67 34 Attems, Tenuta Luce della Vite 67-68 35 Bonacchi, Castello Vicchiomaggio 68-69 36 Feudi di San Gregorio, Basilisco 69-71 37 San Marzano 71-73 38 Bove, Poderi Parpinello, Santa Maria La Nave 73-74 39 Colomba Bianca 75-76 Old World 40 Weingut Johann Donabaum, Weingut Rabl 77-78 41 Schloss Johannisberg, Weingut Weegmüller 78-79 42 Domaine Gerovassiliou, Ktima Biblia Chora 79-80 43 Gaia Wines, Alpha Estate 81-82 44 Manolesakis Estate, Monemvasia Winery, 83-84 Idaia, Kyperounda Winery 45 Kozlovic, New Hall, Majoros Birtok 85-86 46 Kayra 86-87 47 Château Ksara 87-88 48 Santo Isidro de Pegões, Brisa do Mar, Reguengo de Melgaco 89-90 49 Barros 91 50 Hugonell, Pazo do Mar, Finca OS Cobatos 92-93 51 Bodegas Pinord, Bodegas Pinord - Mas Blanc Estate, 93-95 Hiruzta Txakoli Winery, Javier Sanz, Linaje Garsea 52 Tandem, Bodegas Martínez La Orden 95-96 53 Casa del Valle, Ondarre, Quasar 96-98 Please note all prices are list prices exclusive of VAT and will be valid the week following the Budget. 6 | Contents Contents Table Supplier Page New World 54 Saint Clair 99-100 55 Rockburn, The Three Foxes, Ernst Gouws & Co 101-102 56 Olifantsberg 102-103 57 Groot Constantia, Lismore Estate Vineyards 103-105 58 Swartland Winery 105-107 59 Berton Vineyard 107-109 60 Larry Cherubino 109-111 61 Ocean Eight, Paringa Estate 111-113 62 Fox Gordon, Ravenswood Lane 114-115 63 Eden Road, Lake Breeze Wines 115-117 64 Clos Clare, Teusner Wines, Ulithorne Wines 118-120 65 Andeluna 120-121 66 Doña Paula 121-122 67 Matias Riccitelli 123-124 68 Piattelli Vineyards, Zorzal 124-127 69 Oveja Negra, Viña Edmara 127-128 70 Viña Perez Cruz, Ventolera 128-129 71 Viña Echeverria 130-131 72 Lockwood Vineyard, Raymond Vineyards, 131-133 Oak Ridge Winery, Calico Mane, Far Niente 73 Quady 133-134 74 Grace Winery, Sula Vineyards, Pelee Island 134-135 Wines by the Glass 137-144 Heraldique, Les Boules, Terre du Soleil, Chevanceau, Novità, Il Casone, Il Sacrato, Gran Fondo, Zin Heaven, Encantador, Cintila, Saddle Creek, Boundary Line, Wild Garden, Hazy View, Tierra Antica, Vellas, El Camino Please note all prices are list prices exclusive of VAT and will be valid the week following the Budget.
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