Generation Game Plan
Sydney Morning Herald
Ellen Connolly
9 March 2010
Chris Tyrrell, his hands stained red from harvesting, admits he could well have wine in his blood. For as long as he can remember, the 27-year-old knew he would work in the wine industry.
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Quality trumps quantity
Newcastle Herald
17 February 2010
Although many Hunter wineries will continue to process grapes and juice from other wine regions, the 2010 Hunter vintage is pretty well done and dusted.
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Hunter drops rewarded with fine haul
Newcastle Herald
17 February 2010
Last week was a joyful one for Hunter wine producers as they wound up a quick and successful 2010 vintage and harvested a haul of two major trophies and 20 gold medals at the Sydney Wine Show.
For the third time in four years, the Tyrrell family wine company won the NSW Royal Agricultural Society Trophy for the best semillon of show.
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Wine of the Week - Belford Semillon 2004
Good Living, Sydney Morning Herald
Huon Hooke
19 January 2010
This is simply a great wine and a distinctive, dare I say, unique, regional style. Do yourself a favour and discover one of the world's greatest food wines. It's amazingly fresh and youthful, with a light-yellow hue; lemon-zest aromas dominate a bouquet that is just starting to build bottle-aged complexity. It has a tremendous combination of delicacy and intensity in the mouth, with impressively long and concentrated citrusy flavour and great harmony. Just 11 percent alcohol and bone-dry, so it's good for the weight-conscious. It can take a serious chill. Now to six-plus years. 96/100
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Industry acclaim for lightweightwine bottles
Australian & New Zealand Wine Industry Journal
31 December 2009
Australia's Lean+Green lightweight wine bottles have won widespread industry acclaim just months after the official launch in Australia and the UK in May 2009.
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The Tyrrell's Touch
WBM
Anthony Madigan
2 December 2009
On a wet Tuesday in October I'm sitting in a pub opposite the Adelaide Railway Station waiting for Bruce Tyrrell AM. Bruce is good fun to break bread with - he tells a good yarn and has more one-liners that Rodney Dangerfield in Caddyshack. And he's a dream interview because he has an opinion on most things, which is probably why some of the things he says attract headlines.
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National Wine Show of Australia
Maitland Mercury
1 December 2009
Three Hunter Valley Wines have been unveiled as the "best of the best" at the Vintage Cellars National Wine Show of Australia.
Tyrrell's Vineyards was awarded two trophies - Best Dry White Table Wine (semillon, premium classes) for its 2005 Belford Semillon and The Semillon Trophy (2007 and older vintages) for its 2004 Belford Semillon.
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Vision vindicated
WBM
30 November 2009
Bruce Tyrrell could see the Australian red wine boom coming in 1993 and decided to extend the winery's viticultural reach beyond the Hunter Valley and into places like McLaren Vale and Heathcote.
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Golden oldies
WBM
30 November 2009
Bruce Tyrrell says the Australian wine industry has a precious commodity sitting right under its nose that's not being fully utilised or marketed - old vines.
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Semillon stands the (taste) test of time
Launceston Examiner
Mike Burnett
25 November 2009
The search for the next big thing in Australian wine has its risks.
The danger is that we can forget about, or at least push into the background, some of the great styles and varieties that we already have.
Semillon is one long-established grape that should not be ignored.
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Semillon to counteract New Zealand 'sauvalanche'
Sunday Examiner
Mark Smith
15 November 2009
We're spoilt for choice when it comes to white wine varieties. In Australia, winemakers have more than a couple of dozen different white grape varieties at their disposal each vintage, at least among those that are grown in sizeable commercial quantities.
So why is it that consumers in the premium end of the market seem so content to splash millions of litres of New Zealand sauvignon blanc down their gullets each summer when there are so many other choices on offer?
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United we stand
Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine
Nick Ryan
1 November 2009
The country's foremost wine families have joined forces in a bid to reverse the global opinion polls on fine wine from our shores. Each family, captured here at Sydney's Wildfire, brings a swathe of history to the campaign.
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Savour the taste of the old drop
Singleton Argus
Kate Morris
9 October 2009
The viticultural lineage of some of the finest vineyards in the Hunter is being kept alive thanks to a recent initiative devised by wine legend Bruce Tyrrell.
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Tyrrell's does it by the book
Australian & NZ Grapegrower & Winemaker
29 September 2009
Hunter Valley winery Tyrrell's was named Australian winery of the year in James Halliday's 2010 Wine Companion. Tyrrell's this year is celebrating 151 years of winemaking and has had a stellar 12 months.
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Wine industry's founders forge new brand
Maitland Mercury
Julie Hartigan
8 September 2009
Life is full of variables but for Hunter Valley vigneron Bruce Tyrrell there have always been two constants - family and wine. Mr Tyrrell is the fourth generation to find the family/wine balance that has led to unprecendented success for the Tyrrell's label and the fifth generation - John, Christopher and Jane - are continuing the tradition by working alongside their father.
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When family run is the humane way forward
Newcastle Herald
Phillip O'Neill
7 September 2009
Twelve proud family owned wineries have banded together to form Australia's First Families of Wine. Their aim is to enhance the reputation of Australian wines on the world market.
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Aussies are on the nose
West Australian
Ray Jordan
5 September 2009
Aussies like to pride themselves on their wine but industry experts say Australian wine is suffering from a serious image problem overseas. Twelve of the country's most iconic winemakers banded together to launch Australia's First Families of Wine in August.
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Esteemed winemaker pops in
Blue Mountains Gazette
2 September 2009
Tyrrell's Wines have been contributing to the Australian wine industry for 150 years. Originating from Tyrrell's Wines finest and oldest vineyards in the Hunter Valley region, their winemaker's selection sampled on the night was one of the oldest and most awarded collection of wines.
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Tyrrell's Lunatiq new release
WBM
1 September 2009
There has always been a healthy debate about the moon's influence on wine and vines - based on the fact that the earth has rhythms in respect to its position to the sun, moon and the stars. In recognition of this discussion, Tyrrell's has launched the new Lunatiq Heathcote Shiraz 2006.
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Victoria's hidden gem
WBM
1 September 2009
Heathcote has made its name as the home of the connoisseur's Shiraz. Those in the know, know Heathcote. In fact, there's a general consensus among many well-known wine scribes that if they were to plant a vineyard of their own, this is where they would do so.
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Show success for region's best
Newcastle Herald
John Lewis
26 August 2009
Two wines - the Tyrrell's 2007 Stevens Shiraz and the Warraroong Estate 2005 Semillon - shone the most brightly at last week's 2009 Hunter Valley Wine show at Singleton.
The Tyrrell's 2007 Stevens Shiraz won five trophies, including the Doug Seabrook Trophy for best red wine of the show.
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Top 12 family wineries join forces
Courier Mail
Ken Gargett
25 August 2009
About 17 years ago, a group of the world's top family wineries formed an association they called "Primum Familiae Vini", the First Families of Wine.
Now Australia has a wine family of its own, Australia's First Families of Wine. In the making for about three years, it is largely in response to the endless criticism that our wine is copping offshore.
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Love in the Valley
The Age
Jane Faulkner
22 August 2009
There are few families wine companies that can boast a 150-year history that includes ownership of one of Australia's most successful wines, but Tyrrell's in the Hunter Valley has such bragging rights. They're also one of the finest producers of semillon, several actually.
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Tyrrell praises Aussie palates
Western Suburbs Weekly
Christian Wilkinson
11 August 2009
Fourth-generation winemaker Bruce Tyrrell of Tyrrell's Wines knows a thing or two about how to produce a world-class vintage, but he says Australian wine consumers wouldn't put up with anything less.
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A Good Red
Noosa News
7 August 2009
The newly released Tyrrell's 2006 Vat 8 Shiraz won three major trophies at the 2008 Hunter Valley Wine Show, including Best Red Wine of Show and Premium Vintage Red Wine.
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Legendary Hunter Semillon
WBM
31 July 2009
Fashions change in wine styles and varieties, both in winemaking and consumption. Sometimes the two even go hand-in-hand. The Hunter has had its share of changes, with dabbling in Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir and even some current lip service to Sauvignon Blanc.
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Hunter winery selected in best of company
Newcastle Herald
31 July 2009
AWARD-winning author James Halliday has named the Hunter's Tyrrell's winery Australian winery of the year in his 2010 Wine Companion book.
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Winery of the Year
Australian Wine Companion 2010
James Halliday
29 July 2009
It is obvious the cornerstone of the Tyrrell’s portfolio is Semillon, in turn that of the Hunter Valley as a whole. Tyrrell’s development of the range of Single Vineyard Semillons, some from very old plantings, has added a layer of character and choice unmatched by the other makers in the region. To back this up is Vat 1 Semillon, which has won more trophies and gold medals than any other Australian white wine.
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Message in a bottle
Age
Jeni Port
28 July 2009
A wine is either made from a single vineyard or it isn't. It's pretty simple really, yet there is a mystique about single-vineyard wines that often sees them marketed as the more expensive and better quality of the two.
This month, Bruce Tyrrell, of the Hunter Valley's Tyrrell's Wines, released new vintages of his single-vineyard Stevens semillon and shiraz and HVD semillon.
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Tyrrell's on a winner with shiraz release
Launceston Examiner
17 July 2009
Australian wine's glamour era was probably in the 1980s. There was a growing national awareness and knowledge of wine and its enjoyment. New wines and new vintages of the "hot" wines at the time were eagerly awaited and at times were big occasions, both in Tasmania and interstate.
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For the cellar
Good Living, Sydney Morning Herald
Huon Hooke
14 July 2009
This Hunter Valley classic is fruit-driven and may seem a touch straightforward at first sniff but the palate is where it all happens. Medium-bodied, fleshy and smooth as satin. A seamless, perfectly balanced wine of just 13.5 per cent alcohol and a long, flowing finish. Now to 15 years-plus. 94/100
Food: Pink lamb fillets
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Valley's escape act
Daily Telegraph
Andrew Carswell
8 July 2009
Hunter Valley winemakers believe they will escape the worst of the pain expected to strike their industry in 2010, as a massive oversupply of wine threatens to swallow profits.
While the industry is highly dependant on the weather, the Australian Winemakers Federation said vineyards will produce 20 per cent more than the market demands in the coming vintage.
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Revolution is well red
Newcastle Herald
John Lewis
1 July 2009
Last October I wrote about the remarkable red revolution in Tyrrell's winemaking - a process now acclaimed in the 1009-10 edition of The Big Red Wine Book authored by wine critics Campbell Mattinson and Gary Walsh.
Mattinson and Walsh declare Tyrrell's the red winery of the year and Tyrrell's red wine maker, Mark Richardson, winemaker of the year.
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Process adds years of life to old barrels
Maitland Mercury
16 June 2009
Hunter Valley wineries are taking advantage of a unique barrel rejuvenation process which can cost as little as one-third of a new barrel and restores almost 85 per cent of oak flavour characteristics.
Andrew Spinaze, senior winemaker at Tyrrell's Vineyard in Pokolbin, said the Phoenix service was professional and complete, making it easy for the winery to have the process done on site.
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Industry recognises its top achievers
Cessnock Advertiser
10 June 2009
The Hunter Valley Wine Industry has come together to honour the achievements of their own at the third annual Hunter Valley Legends and Wine Industry Awards held at Wyndham Estate.
The evening celebrated and recognised the hard work and dedication by the men and women of the region who are passionate about making the best wines in the country.
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Winemaker of the Year
2009 Big Red Wine Book
Campbell Mattinson
1 June 2009
Mark Richardson is an Australian winemaking star. He has been making wine at Tyrrell's since 1994, and in the past few years he has put a new lease of life into all the reds released under the Tyrrell's name. Around the winery they call it 're-inventing the classics', which means combining the best of modern, clean winemaking with the best of traditional techniques. Depending on the grapes he's working with, Mark Richardson makes great, deftly handled reds in the lighter style as well as rich, heart-thumping reds in the seductive style. Australian wine would do well to take a few leaves from Mark Richardson's winemaking book.
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Winery of the Year
2009 Big Red Wine Book
Campbell Mattinson
1 June 2009
Many of the great old family names of Australian wine no longer have much meaning, having fallen into the hands of large corporations. The wonderful Tyrrell's is not one of them, however: not only does this winery remain family-owned, but the family's hands are still all over the making of the wine and the day-to-day running of the business. Given, then, that this family has been growing wine grapes in the Hunter Valley since 1858, we hope that they are monumentally proud of the way their wines taste today. We can't recall the Tyrrell's reds having ever stood more proudly. From the inexpensive to the luxurious, the Tyrrell's reds have charm, and character and flavour delivered by the spadeful. We just can't get enough of them.
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Bruce Tyrrell - Hunter Valley Living Legend
Hunter Valley Wine Industry Awards 2009
1 June 2009
The Hunter Valley Living Legend award recognises and honours those who have made major contributions and excelled within the Hunter Valley winemaking industry. At the industry awards dinner held on Thursday 28th May 2009, Bruce Tyrrell was honoured with this prestigious award.
Bruce Tyrrell joins the select group of previously inducted Hunter Valley living legends including Max Drayton, John Tulloch, Karl Stockhausen, Perc McGuigan, Max Lake, and Brian Walsh.
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Tyrrell's Old Hut - The Heritage Award
Hunter Valley Wine Industry Awards 2009
1 June 2009
Tyrrell's Old Hut has been honoured with 'The Heritage Award', a new award in 2009 introduced to acknowledge landmarks or items of historical importance that have influenced the course of or made a significant contribution to the Hunter Valley Wine Industry.
At Tyrrell's Hunter Valley Vineyard, the beginnings of five generations of winemaking can be traced to the unassuming one-roomed hut. The hut of ironbark slabs was founder Edward Tyrrell's home. Built by hand in 1858 and progressively surrounded by grape vines, the site marks the birthplace of one of Australia's great wine dynasties.
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Industry recognises its top achievers
Cessnock Advertiser
Cessnock Advertiser
31 May 2009
The Hunter Valley Wine Industry has come together to honour the achievements of their own at the third annual Hunter Valley Legends and Wine Industry Awards held at Wyndham Estate.
The evening celebrated and recognised the hard work and dedication by the men and women of the region who are passionate about making the best wines in the country.
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Good value reds worth the searching
Launceston Examiner
Mike Burnett
27 May 2009
Finding a value red in these days of financial restraint is becoming even more important. It would be great to regularly drink the outstanding super premiums that this country boasts, but for most people that is not going to be a reality.
The news is not all bad as there are still good reds about or under the $20 mark, although it may take a bit of searching or advice to track them down.
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Rufus Stone Shiraz review
Sunday Herald Sun
Campbell Mattinson
17 May 2009
“If you enjoy a big red, you probably know all about Tyrrell’s Rufus Stone Shiraz. The winery makes two reds under the Rufus Stone label each year – one from Heathcote in Victoria and one from McLaren Vale in South Australia – and since the mid 90’s, they’ve been darlings of the discerning red drinkers.
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Tyrrell's Rufus Stone Heathcote Shiraz 2007
Central Western Daily
24 April 2009
The 2007 shiraz is a big and bold wine. The dark inky black/red colour gives away its depth of flavour. Dark, brooding black fruit aromas combine with pepper and spice. The palate is fleshy, with intense fruit, chocolate and dark plum flavours. The tannins are dusty and slightly grippy. This is a wine that needs time in the bottle.
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Pokolbin rated in Top 100 Towns in Australia
Hunter Valley Wine Country News
Hunter Valley Wine Country Tourism
23 April 2009
The Hunter Valley town of Pokolbin has been named in the recent Australian Traveller Top 100 Towns in Australia. Pokolbin was named Town number 43 on the list and was quoted as being Australia's best-organised winery region, if not the most beautiful by Australian Travellers Justin Wastnage.
These results confirm variety is the spice of life in the Hunter Valley. Eclectic, old world charm Wollombi has stacked up against the core wine tourism town of Pokolbin.
Hiedi Duckworth, Marketing Manager from Hunter Valley Wine Country Tourism says “We always knew these towns were vastly different but very special in their own way. The incredible variety of environments, landscapes and experiences offered by both Wollombi and Pokolbin creates a massive drawcard for not only the Hunter Valley, but NSW.
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AWAS Great Chardonnay Challenge 2009
Australian Wine Appreciation Society
23 April 2009
Our Society continues the tradition of wine challenges started eight years ago with Riesling; continued four years ago with Shiraz, two years ago with Cabernet and now with Chardonnay. Originally inspired by Wolf Blass, who encouraged us to start with Riesling, mirroring his big Challenge in Australia; this event has grown into one of the premier events on the wine calendar.
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Grape expectations
Illawarra Mercury
Kerry Skinner
22 April 2009
Tyrrell's produces two variations of this shiraz, one from McLaren Vale and the other from Heathcote. You won't be disappointed by either of them. This version is classic McLaren, big and ballsy with upfront plum and berry fruit flavours, spice and chocolate characters, great oak and silky tannins. Drink it with rare roast beef.
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Tyrrell's in running for prestigious wine award
Maitland Mercury
21 April 2009
Hunter Valley wine giant Tyrrell's is in the running for the title of best food and wine business, $10,000 in cash and the prestigious President's Medal.
Tyrrell's is one of six finalists who have already received a gold medal for their product at one of the Sydney Royal Wine, Dairy and Fine Food shows, but the unique President's Medal is judged on a whole-of-company approach to production and marketing of the product.
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Vat 1 Semillon 2005
Weekend Australian
James Halliday
18 April 2009
Bright straw-green, it has a strikingly perfumed bouquet of grass, herbs and wildflowers, the palate charged with lemon juice and lemon zest flavours, crisp acid driving the long palate and lingering finish.
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Day of judgement for winery
Maitland Mercury
9 April 2009
Tyrrell's Vineyard in the Hunter Valley will tomorrow show off its historic operatons and obsession with creating top-class semillon, as judges decide if it's the best in Australian agricultural production.
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Generation Next
Selector
Patrick Haddock
1 April 2009
As the wheels of change gather momentum, shifting the perception of the Hunter Valley, the future of this historic area looks like it's in safe hands.
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Top 20 Australian Wine Companies
Australian & NZ Grapegrower & Winemaker
31 March 2009
In 2008 the company celebrated its 150th anniversary; this kept Tyrrell home-based, the first time since 1982. However, with new distributors in the UK and now the USA he and son Chris expect to spend a fair amount of time on the road in 2009.
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Vat 1 Hunter Semillon Vertical Tasting
Winewise
Len Sorbello
31 March 2009
Like Grange, Vat 1 is uniquely Australian with a proven record of longevity, consistency and acclaim. Its Show record alone demonstrates is has no peer amongst Australian white wines and there is the added virtue that the wine truly reflects its variety and region of origin. While it can be described as Australia's White Grange, there is really no need for such a description as the wine can stand on its own merits - Tyrrell's Vat 1 Hunter Semillon is simply Australia's greatest white wine.
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Combet link to Tyrrell's winning wine
Newcastle Herald
14 February 2009
A semillon white from a vineyard with links to Charlton MP Greg Combet has helped the Hunter's Tyrrell's winery win four trophies at the 2009 Sydney Wine Show.
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150 years and 246 trophies
WBM
30 January 2009
Tyrrell's medal tally stands at 246 trophies, 1,056 gold, 1,142 silver and 2,067 bronze. This year, Tyrrell's 150th anniversary, the winery won 19 trophies, 41 gold, 18 silver and 46 bronze medals.
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Family ties
Drinks Trade
1 January 2009
The Tyrrell family celebrated 150 years of making wine in the Hunter Valley this year, an achievement that has seen the company's chief responsibility handed down from father to son over four generations.
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