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Lethbridge Wines' 2008 Media Highlights
February/March
Gourmet Traveller Wine’s “Red White & Green” feature about biodynamic wine, interviews Ray & Maree.
April
The April/May edition of Gourmet Traveller Wine places the 2005 Lethbridge Merlot, with a score of 92/100, in the Top 10 Star Performers for Australian Merlot
May
Wine Business Monthly places the 2005 ‘Mietta’ and 2006 Pinot Noir in their Top 100 Pinots.
June
The Age/The Sydney Morning Herald’s “Uncorked” wine magazine honours the 2005 ‘Allegra’ as the Best Premium White Wine Over $25.
Nick Stock in the June/July edition of Gourmet Traveller Wine acclaims the 2006 Lethbridge Pinot Noir as the Emerging Star for Pinot Noir in the Geelong region.
July
Anne Susskind publishes Ray’s career transition to winemaker in QANTAS’s inflight magazine Education feature titled, “Back to School”.
August
Jane Faulkner interviews Ray & Maree and other Geelong winemakers for The Age’s “Epicure Wine Style” magazine.
“Outside the Norm” by Huon Hooke, informs readers about the winery, the winemakers and new release wines, in The Sydney Morning Herald.
The Geelong Export Network presents Lethbridge Wines with their “New Exporter Award” for 2008.
September
James Halliday rates the 2005 ‘Allegra’ Chardonnay as a “5/5 Glass” wine in his 2009 Edition of the Australian Wine Companion.
October
Max Allen reviews the 2008 Ménage Sauvignon Blanc Semillon and 2008 Sauvignon Blanc in The Weekend Australian.
Jeremy Oliver’s 2009 Australian Wine Annual awards the 2006 ‘Mietta’ Pinot Noir - 94/100, the 2005 ‘Allegra’ Chardonnay - 93/100, and 2006 ‘Indra Shiraz’ - 92/100.
- Gold Medals: 2008 Pinot Gris, 2007 ‘Allegra’ Chardonnay, 2007 Sweetland Pinot/Ménage a Noir
- Trophy - Best Chardonnay (2007 ‘Allegra’)
- Trophy - Best Pinot Noir in Show Trophy (2007 Sweetland/Ménage a Noir)
- Trophy - Best Wine in Show (2007 ‘Allegra’)
- Most Successful Exhibitor Trophy – Lethbridge Wines
Ken Gargett, Brisbane Courier Mail, notes Lethbridge as a producer of Germanic-style Riesling.
Jeni Port discusses the use of innovative wine maturation vessels with Ray and other winemakers in The Age’s Epicure (and the article was revised for publication in The Sydney Morning Herald’s Good Living in November).
November
In the international publication, Wine Report 2009, Lethbridge Wines is listed in the 10 “New Up–and-Coming Producers" in Australia.
Ken Gargett, Brisbane Courier Mail, reviews the Lethbridge 2006 ‘Mietta’ Pinot Noir.
“Now and then, some one comes into the wine world who learns so fast and produces excellent wines so quickly that it takes your breath away. Ray Nadeson is such a person.” Huon Hooke, Good Weekend, The Age/The Sydney Morning Herald, in discussing the success of Lethbridge Wines and the recent Geelong Wine Show awards.
Gold Medal, Le Concours des Vins du Victoria 2008, for the 2006 ‘Mietta’ Pinot Noir.
Jane Faulkner discusses the success of Lethbridge Wines in the 2008 Geelong Wine Show in The Age’s, A2 Magazine.
December
Huon Hooke acknowledges Ray and Maree as the Couple to Watch, in “Raise a glass to a great ‘08”, Good Living, The Sydney Morning Herald.
In “To gris or not to gris”, The Australian Financial Review, Tim White reviews the 2008 Lethbridge Pinot Gris and points it with 94/100.
“Lethbridge’s estate bottled Shiraz [2007], sourced from a patch of sandy granite soil, shows spicy supple style, some pepper and blackberry fruit. Tannins are fine and lacy, the oak sits neatly throughout – balanced to a tee.” 92/100 Points, Nick Stock, WBM100, December 2008.
…And, look out for Max Allen’s forthcoming review of the ‘Dr Nadeson’ Riesling in Gourmet Traveller Wine in the new year.
What an exciting year! Many thanks to our supporters - we look forward to seeing you again at our Cellar Door.
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