We were expecting Peter Lehmann but don’t you hate it when work gets in the way of a good tasting. Sadly our presenter for August has been summoned to attend an out of town company conference and so we have had to come up with a Plan B.
We are staying with an Australian theme, with the focus on the Barossa and Elderton Wines in particular. Whilst maybe not as high profile as Peter Lehmann, Elderton have some of the oldest wines in the Barossa and seeing what age can do to well-made Aussie reds is, I’m sure, going to provide us with some delightful surprises. Presenter for this evening will be Keith Tibble, a long-time friend of the club, and he will begin the tasting with a couple of Barossa whites to appease those club members who have a preference for those styles of wine. Here are some milestones for Elderton Wines
- 1894 Vineyard planted on banks of North Para River, Scholz Family
- 1979 Ashmead family purchased property and began vineyard restoration
- 2000 World’s Best Shiraz Trophy, International Wine & Spirits Competition
- 2005 Elderton named in Top 100 Wineries in the World, Wine & Spirits Magazine
- 2015 Silver for Cellar Doors, South Australian Tourism Awards
As for that Lehmann tasting, we will try and see if we can reschedule it for 2017.