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Welcome to Westlake Vineyards ... |
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Written by Darren & Suz Westlake
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Friday, 13 August 2010 |
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One couldn't ask for more - an extraordinary place to live...
a beautiful area to grow grapes ...
and the ability to make beautiful hand crafted wines.
Like many people we agree that good wine starts in the vineyard. To make great wine,
you need great soils and the enthusiasm to make it work. Great pieces of dirt aren’t
always easy to come across, and in our case we were lucky enough to have it in the
family already. The fortunate side of our story is that it is in one of the most
beautiful places in the world, the Barossa Valley, which also turns out to be one of the
best places to grow grapes.
There is something quite unique about tending to the vineyard, growing the grapes and
then turning them into a wine that you absolutely love. It is a hard thing to describe…
it’s a wonderful feeling of achievement every time you sit down and drink that special
glass of wine – it’s your baby! It is a reward that is hard to rival in any other job, and
to be able to share it with friends just tops it off.
We invite you to learn about our journey, celebrate our history and toast to the future .....
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what's happening ....
We're excited to be a
RED '5-Star' Winery
red means - "outstanding winery regularly
producing wines of exemplary quality and typicity".
We're pretty happy with that!!!
2006 Eleazar 95/100
2007 Albert's Block 94/100
2006 717 Convicts 'The Warden' 94/100
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 14 August 2010 )
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