Barossa Valley Wineries you shouldn't miss!

Settled in the heart of world-renowned Barossa, South Australia's Barossa Valley is one of the oldest and finest wine producing regions of Australia. It is said that seven generations of passionate grape growers and dedicated winemakers have established this fertile land to become one of Australia's top wine regions. The region is known for consistently producing world's best wines and having outstanding vintages for over the past 160 years. So let's have a look at some of the top Barossa Valley wineries whose wines have stunned the world.

1. Seppeltsfield
Founded in 1851, Seppeltsfield is the world's only winery to release a 100-year-old single vintage wine every year. It is Australia’s most iconic wine estate which helped in shaping the history of the Australian wine industry.

2. Jacobs Creek
One of the most successful wine businesses of Australia, Jacobs Creek (formerly known as Jacob’s Creek) has been producing wines since 1847. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pernod Ricard Winemakers since 1989 whose. Wines under Jacobs Creek label are exported to over 60 countries.

3. Turkey Flat
Established in 1847, Turkey Flat winery is located in Tanunda. Described as one of the "cult wines" of Australia by wine expert Oz Clarke, the winery highly focuses on production (more than 40%) of rosés. The winery is considered a leader in 21st century’s "rosé revival" trend.

4. Yalumba
Founded in 1849 by Samuel Smith, Yalumba is part of a multimillion-dollar venture Australia’s First Families of Wine. The winery is best known for The Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz and The Octavius Old Vine Barossa Shiraz.

5. Penfolds
One of the oldest and most iconic wineries, Penfolds' influence on Australia's wine industry is remarkable. From its beginning in 1844 until today, the winery has covered a long way in becoming one of Australia's most respected winemakers by merging science, art and innovation. Penfolds Grange, which also scored a perfect 100 for 1976 and 2008 vintage, is the most celebrated Australian wine across the world.

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Penfolds wines being copycatted!!

Treasury Wines is the owner of some of the big names of Australia such as Penfolds, Wynns, T’Gallant and Wolf Blass and is currently exports to 100 + countries. The company has over 3500+ employees and over 14,000 hectares of vineyards in some of the prime regions of the world.

The company name was in news recently. The Penfolds products in China are being copycatted, exploiting the company brand name. For this, the company has also set up an internal investigation team.

The company is determined to weed out the operators and take strict legal action against the operators and legal proceedings are underway against one such operator – Rush Rich in Federal Court of Australia. According to the Treasury Wines legal team, Rush Rich also tried to infringe the Penfolds name by using the BEN FU trademark which is the Chinese letterings of Penfolds.

For Treasury wines, Asia is an important market with the first six months of 2017-18 witnessed 48 percent rise in profits from sales. The company booked a profit of $117 million during the same period

The Penfolds brand represents Australian wines in China in a big way and the company believes that such practices impact the brand Australia and that should be discouraged at all cost as it risks the reputation of quality exported Australian wines and also $5 billion Australian wine industry.

Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon - Wine Par Excellence

Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon of 2015 vintage is a premium red wine which has been oaked in French and American oaks. Another specialty of this wine is that it has been made with fruits of different wine regions of Australia. So, it is a multi-vineyard Cab Sauv wine. 

Penfolds Wines

Penfolds has a history beginning 1844 which makes it one of the oldest wine companies of Australia. The winery features a range of wines under different labels and offers wines in every varietal. Most of the popular Penfolds wines are offered under the range of Limited Edition, Max's, Koonunga Hill, Cellar Reserve, Special Bins and Fortifieds.

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