Forever Young “All businesses need to be young forever.” That line comes from the founder of online juggernaut Amazon, Jeff Bezos. First time I heard that quote I liked the sound of it, but figured that it was probably easy to say when you were some spotty faced billionaire IT geek – but Jeff is actually older than me. (Quiet in the stalls, please.)

The quest for words of inspiration is top of mind as we are about to work up a rough plan for the next three years of life at Wirra Wirra. With the mantle of Head Caretaker weighing heavily on my shoulders, I figured that it was probably time to abandon my normal reference sources – Groucho Marx, Woody Allen and the screenplay of Flying High – for a brief interlude of corporate introspection.

When you have a dubious history of fits and starts dating back to 1894 as Wirra Wirra does, what does “young forever” mean?

Esteemed AFL Premiership Coach (that should get the West Coast, Collingwood and Carlton supporters buying – Ed.) Mick Malthouse, used to say that he needed to change over 20% of his playing list every year to keep things fresh – no matter how well the team was travelling.

Over half of the Wirra Wirra Tribe has been with us for more than five years and 20% greater than ten, so we’re not exactly subscribing to Mick’s philosophy there. And despite my rather tired “fatherly observation” (Call it what you like, it’s still a Dad joke – Ed.) that most of them are only here that long because no one else will employ them, longevity of tenure seems to have been an asset rather than a hindrance for us.

The short of it – as anyone on the wrong side of 50 will tell you – is that “forever young” is a state of mind. An attitude.

For us, this has meant continuing to try new stuff that is fun to do. Basically, the non-Harvard approved strategy goes something like, “If it amuses us, then chances are you will enjoy it too.” The fact that we subscribe to a set of values based around the word

“PLAY”, makes that philosophy easier for us than it would for some businesses.

At the core of all that you as Bell Ringers get to experience, are our historic ironstone cellars. Once home to the escapades of Wigley and his stoic Irish housekeeper and later, the dreams of Trott and his fellow ferret leggers (don’t ask), they draw friends of Wirra Wirra like a magnet (which may be a property of ironstone – I’ll have to look that up later*) from across the country and around the world.

Over the past couple of years we’ve tried to keep evolving that experience for you. Building a BBQ area and The Jetty overlooking Scrubby Rise; dropping in a medieval siege machine for catapulting purposes; and introducing Intimate Affairs packages – private tastings that I’m convinced are always fully booked due to the unfulfilled promise that the name conjures.

Over summer we’re trying something else a little different to give you another reason to linger longer and enjoy our stunning surrounds. It’s called the Summer of Trucks. Every Sunday from December through February we have invited one of Adelaide’s best-loved food vans – who seem to be multiplying overnight – to come down here and ply their mouth-watering wares, while you sit back on the lawns and listen to cool tunes by some of our hottest singers and DJs.

We might even sell you a glass of wine as well.

There should be more about it somewhere in this blurb, but we’re testing the waters to see where it takes us. With MoneyMan Dan easing the purse strings, we hope to build in some extra shading and seating areas too.

For those of you that can’t make it to beautiful McLaren Vale, our website has a job to do to be the virtual cellar door and the hub in a digital playground of social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the handful of others that have been invented while I’ve completed this sentence.

While we’ve been active on these platforms for a while now, expect a makeover of the website and a new lease of life in the digital space for Wirra Wirra over the coming year. It’s our way of bringing the cellars to you, although there’s nothing like being there, as someone once said.

So if all this means we are having a crack at staying “young forever” – guilty as charged, Your Honour. Although relevant is a word I’d prefer to use.

I hope you can join us down here over the summer and see what “young forever” means Wirra Wirra-style. It’s cheaper than surgery and a whole lot more fun.

Cheers, Andrew Kay Head Caretaker

*generally not.

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The short of it – as anyone on the wrong side of 50 will tell you – is that “forever young” is a state of mind. An attitude.

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Slap me some skin and mellow out!

Make a date for summer at Wirra Wirra. For the first time ever, we are pairing with some of Adelaide’s coolest musos and hottest food vans to bring you the Summer of Trucks.

Every Sunday from December through to end of February laze in the sunshine with a glass of wine and food from the likes of Sneaky Pickle, Low and Slow American BBQ, Phat Buddha Rolls and more. Tunes courtesy of Carla Lippis, DJ Madness, Zkye and Brian Ruiz. It all happens from 12–3pm each summer Sunday on the grounds at our McLaren Vale Cellar Door.

Check our Facebook page to find out who is cooking and playing each week.

Psychedelic.

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Modesty be damned! Our historic Cellar Door was just named Best in McLaren Vale at the annual regional awards. Bell Ringers who have dealt with Lisa, CJ, Reg, Kel and co. over the years, will know how much effort they put in to making your experience a special one. With the extra stuff happening around the grounds – bbqs, the Jetty, our WMD, Sunday Sessions and the ever popular Intimate Affairs tastings – it’s nice to be recognised amid some tough, but friendly, local competition. We thank you for all your support – Cellar Door would be a lonely place without our Bell Ringers.

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Having just hung up the boots after a mammoth 380 game career with the Ironbank Football Club (as Treasurer, he made it worth his while – Ed.), MoneyMan Dan has hit the road in an effort to avoid the middle age spread that has afflicted the bloke in the next office. He has a willing ally in our National Sales Manager Matt East, who has been known to ride from Adelaide to the Vale in the morning and make the journey home by bike. Now as the evenings get warmer, the two of them can often be seen squeezing into their uniforms of bromance and setting off into the sunset, giving lie to the suggestion that most lycra lads simply ride to the nearest coffee shop with their mates for a latte before returning home. Matt has even had a Wirra Wirra kit designed and is planning an event with a few cycling obsessed trade customers to tie in with the Tour Down Under in Adelaide next January.

In the interests of elderly Bell Ringers who may be weak of heart and to preserve the innocence of younger readers, the image of Matt and Dan in lycra has been held over pending medical and legal advice.

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Not Thinking, Drinking

Over the years we have had many requests from Bell Ringers for a

regular dozen, or something similar that you could subscribe to and have

dropped on the doorstep a couple of times a year without having to think about it. Our IT specialists

(the same guys who brought you the Commodore 64, Beta video and the LaserDisc) have struggled to make it happen seamlessly, which is what

we wanted – until now.So in the New Year we will be

introducing you to a subscription only six-pack – delivered to your door

every quarter. Expect a mix of current releases to suit the season and the occasional back vintage surprise.

Keep an eye out on your inbox and our Facebook page where more will be

revealed in the weeks to come.

Have you begged, borrowed or stolen your bottle of 2010 Chook Block yet? We gave our Bell Ringers a head start with a three day pre-release offer through our Cellar Door. The news landed on Friday and by Sunday night, Mrs Mc and her crew had sold more than half their allocation of the 2010 Chook Block Shiraz. From biodynamically grown grapes, picked by our office staff (took a bit longer than usual), off the old block next to Trott’s chicken shed, this is only the fourth release in forty years. As there will be no Chook Block from the vintages that have since followed,

A Many Splendored Thing �������

Over the years our historic cellars have played host to weddings, parties and activities best left out of a family publication such as this. A more unusual request came through from Bell Ringer Matt back in September who asked if he could use our old cellar door as the venue to propose to his girlfriend Sarah.

The Cellar Door team went to work and had the room looking suitably romantic, fitted out with flowers and candles while the office staff waited on tenterhooks to see if cupid worked his magic and she said YES.

Fortunately she did and a photographer appeared to capture the happy moment for the happy couple. Let’s hear from the groom to be:

Hi Guys,

Firstly, a massive THANK YOU for the most perfect set-up today. I’m pretty sure the only reason she said yes was because of the amazing room set-up and romance created by the candlelight and fireplace. So pleased that I selected Wirra Wirra – in fact Sarah’s first words when we stepped out of the car were “Oh my god – wouldn’t this be an amazing wedding venue?” One step at a time I thought...

The excitement that you all showed added to our day – thanks for being so involved and letting us experience some very special Wirra Wirra hospitality. I’m still pretty excited that I could ring the bell!!

Lisa, sorry you couldn’t be there – but thank you for all you work setting today up and briefing the team. It was just brilliant.

We’re back to Sydney on Sunday to celebrate the news and share the word on your winery. I’ll certainly send through some photos once Steve passes them through.

I’m chuffed – thanks guys!

Regards,

Matt

After four glasses, Sarah was always going to say “YES!”

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Block Rockin’ Chooksthe 94 dozen bottles that showcase the cracking 2010 vintage will be it for a while. $132 per bottle, or sold in wooden boxes of three (max. one per person), available from Cellar Door or online while stocks last – which can’t be far away now.

The release of the 2012 Sparrow’s Lodge Cabernet Sauvignon is somewhat of a landmark at Wirra Wirra. This wine, which we produce exclusively for sale from our cellar door, is for the first time a single vineyard wine with biodynamically grown fruit from our very own cabernet block on McMurtrie Road. While a very limited release, it’s already getting noticed, scoring

a Gold Medal at its only competitive showing – the McLaren Vale Wine Show.

The Cellar Door team can tell you more – even take you for a walk on The Jetty and show you the block while you taste the wine – next time you visit, or online orders at www.wirrawirra.com can let you see what the fuss is about.

From Chooks to Sparrows

The first ever vintage of our famous Church Block was put together by Trott with a lot of help from friends including Alex Johnston of Pirramimma back in 1972. We’re commemorating the 2012 vintage as the 40th anniversary release of a wine that started life as a blend of grenache and shiraz, but found fame as a smooth mix of cabernet sauvignon, shiraz and merlot.

We’ve created a unique visual display of many of the great winemaking names that have been associated with Church Block over the years. You might see it pop up in the media, while posters will be available from our cellar door. With names like Croser, Riggs and Thompson and others who are

Life Begins at 40now part of Australian wine-making history, Church Block has been in good hands from Day One.

The cracking 2012 release will be easy to spot. Just look for the silver and blue sticker on the bottle.

WMD – Weapon of Melon Destruction!Visitors to our cellars will have noticed that our trebuchet has a slick new home and protective cover for when it is not at war with the neighbouring paddock.

The paved platform helps us maintain equilibrium for maximum accuracy and firepower, ensuring not a watermelon is wasted in our quest to take out our target. The protective cover is a camouflage green, although we’re not really sure that it is concealing much. When your winery has a medieval siege machine camped on its lawns it’s really rather obvious. Diligent Tribesperson asked AK what colour cover he wanted. “What are the choices?” “Beige or camouflage.” “Do you seriously even have to ask me that??”

*Heart full of solarWe’re going solar! Like many wineries, we have taken advantage of a recent burst of

Government grants (strangely coinciding with an upcoming election) and will soon be installing solar panels across our rooftop. The new set-up will generate enough juice

to handle 50% of our peak load and 20% of off-peak usage, resulting in reducing our carbon emissions by 95 tonnes. Saving money AND good for the environment? The heart and the head. This one has EnviroEm and MoneyMan Dan, both smiling.

Now, if we could only work out how to get handouts without the threat of an election…

Trott’s Organ Has Appeal ������

Older Bell Ringers will remember Greg Trott’s pipe organ acquisition. In 1995, Trott purchased a fine 3 manual, 40-stop English Romantic organ from Crafers Church of the Epiphany and set about having it rebuilt for the winery. The organ, including a beautiful new console made from wine-barrel jarrah, has been in limbo since Trott’s death in 2005, hidden in the darkness and heat of a 20 foot shipping container.

From his obituary: “Some (of Trott’s dreams) will remain as just wonderful ideas. Some, like the organ, the book and the siege machine, will be finished in time by others to continue the legacy.”

For the pipe organ, those others have now emerged!

Friends of the Greg Trott Pipe Organ Inc. has been formed with the ultimate objective of installing it somewhere in the McLaren Vale region for the benefit of the whole community.

The local Tatachilla Lutheran College has a strong music programme and has been very keen to bring the organ back to life. As the organ is now the property of Greg’s daughter Emily, she has graciously agreed to gift it to the school, so they can set about finding the ways and financial means to see Greg’s dream transpire.

To showcase what the organ can do – with the aid of modern technology (the pipes are not installed as yet) – guest organist Alexander Paine, Senior Organ Scholar at St Peter’s Cathedral, will play a number of pieces at the launch of the FOGTPO on November 24 at 2.30pm at St. Margaret’s Anglican Church, McLaren Vale.

Everyone is welcome! RSVP: Rosemary Nairn, Secretary FOGTPO Inc, rnairn@ozemail.com.au

Raise A GlassIf a nuclear explosion shuffled us all off this mortal coil tomorrow, there is a fair chance the remaining cockroach community would be able to recount the fact that Pink is now following us on Twitter. AK has not exactly been quiet about it. It seems she discovered us during her recent tour of Oz and given at the time she had 19.2M followers, but only looked in on 272 herself, our Head Caretaker was fairly chuffed. His first reaction was to check if it was a fake account. You know, like the amusing @MrRBenaud, a parody of the man in the beige jacket who developed a following almost as large during the recent Ashes series.

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Thanks to all the Bell Ringers who attended our dinners across the country during the winter months. It started in Perth where we serenaded Smithy on his birthday; rolled through Melbourne and Brisbane where AK shredded his voice, using a mix of shouting, sign language and charades to communicate in a massive room sans microphone; and wound up high over Sydney with stunning views of the Opera House and harbour.

For those who asked, we don’t do it officially again until 2015, but keep an eye out for assorted dinners and tastings that we conduct throughout the year in conjunction with local retailers and restaurants around the country including regional centres.

We had a ball as always and hope that you did too.

The precursor to Barry Morgan’s World of Organs.

But no, it was her – Alecia Beth Moore – the well-inked one from LA.

Now while Miss Moore might seem the perfect candidate for Mrs Wigley Rosé, judging from the red wine pics she was posting while on tour here, we reckon Pink might be a Church Block convert.

If you want to follow AK’s musings on life at WW, the Australian wine industry, trials of the Australian cricket team or the latest muso that has him excited, follow us at @wirrawirrawines. Remember he only has 140 characters to work with – a small blessing the Tribe are thankful for. Oh, and he had around 4300 followers at last count.

AK’s rendition of “Quando Quando” had Bell Ringer Richard Morris looking for the exit.

China Charity Chooses Chook ���

AK was in China recently for the annual Aussino World Wine Festival (AWWF). Aussino sell our wines at their 200+ upmarket wineshops across China and every year they hold a two day festival with lectures, masterclasses, a sommelier competition, grand tasting and gala dinner.

The gala dinner has a serious side with an auction of big bottles of some of the world’s great wines. This auction, along with others held throughout the year, funds the development of children’s schools in poor rural communities in China. Two schools have been built to date and we were keen to play a part.

With the release of the 2010 Chook Block, we bottled a one-off 3.0L take on our exceptionally rare shiraz. Chook Block has a fanatical following across the Aussino store owners in China, although very few have ever tasted it. It carries an almost mythological status. So when an exclusive jeroboam sized bottle popped up, the bidding was fast and furious, closing at 40000RMB – or around $7000.

AK had to be restrained from ordering production of another dozen…

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Surrealist extraordinaire and creator of the art that wraps around our Scrubby Rise bottles, Andrew Baines has been at it again, with another intriguing seaside installation, this time in Geelong. The main difference was that rather than his usual MO of using humans as his subject, this time it was cows.

It wasn’t as easy as Andrew made it look. Bessie and her friends had to be gradually acclimatised to their seaside surroundings so that they would spend the requisite time in the surf for Andrew to get his pics that he will eventually paint into another masterpiece.

Non-Victorians would suggest that this was a more appropriate use of Melbourne’s suburban beaches than bathing, but you won’t read that here.

Socially AcceptableHayleyDMS has been tweaking some of our social media platforms as she warms to her task at Wirra Wirra. She has us up and running on Instagram. Drop your Wirra Wirra related pics tagged at wirrawirrawines. Whether it’s a visit to our cellars, a special celebration or just a lazy bottle in the backyard, we’d love to see your creative snapping skills in action.

She’s also dragged the two Wirra Wirra Facebook pages together to remove confusion. Our official page was Wirra Wirra Bell Ringers, but many of you were using a page called Wirra Wirra Wines. Now there is only one official page and it is called Wirra Wirra Wines. Although it still features the old Bell Ringers logo. Clear as mud really. The main thing is everyone is now on the same page in every sense and HayleyDMS will be using this to share some interesting offers and a competition around our 40th anniversary Church Block celebrations in the very near future, so if you haven’t already done so, Like us now so you don’t miss out!

Those with family and friends stateside should start to see our wines become a little more readily available over the coming months. We have recently signed a new distribution agreement with Negociants USA to import our wine into the States. Negociants Australia has represented us here for over twenty years with a relationship forged between Greg Trott and owner Robert Hill-Smith, way back when.

The USA team has already started to get our wines in front of influential trade and media. A recent tasting of the Negs USA “icon” wines – think the best from Henschke, Jim Barry etc – led to one Napa restaurateur buying the entire US allocation of Dead Ringer Cabernet Sauvignon, better known as The Angelus in Australia.

N.E.G.S. in the USA

“Happy Hallovino” was the message from Negs USA last month. Dead Ringer – the perfect Halloween wine. Spot Mrs. W in the pumpkin too…

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Diversity is the theme for the Magic Roundabout this time round, with a bride, a baby and a new brunette all giving us something to make a fuss about.

Queensland Bell Ringers will know Barb Watson who has been our Market Manager, a dedicated ambassador for Wirra Wirra in the Sunshine State for many years now. Belying her youthful looks is the fact that Barb recently became a grandmother for the first time. Her Dubai-based daughter Kara recently gave birth to a beautiful girl and Barb has rediscovered that clucky feeling. Dubai is not exactly down the road for babysitting duties, but the proud grandmother has already managed to spend some quality time with little Olivia.

Kelly Fargher, one of the smiling faces at our Cellar Door and hostess for many of our Intimate Affairs tastings, recently tied the knot with long-time beau Steve. The happy couple joined family and friends in Sydney – overlooking Balmoral Beach to have their nuptials blessed. A delayed honeymoon in South-East Asia followed a little later, once Mrs Mc consented to giving her a few weeks off.

Hayley Conolly has joined us as our new Marketing Manager bringing a fresh set of digital marketing skills to the business. In fact, the media keep referring to her as a digital marketing specialist, so from hereon in she shall be referred to in these pages as HayleyDMS. One of our suppliers also referred to her as a funky chicken, but as HayleyFC sounds like the name of a lowly English football team, we shall stick with the former.

Congratulations Barb, Kel and welcome to the Wirra Wirra Tribe, Hayley.

Hayley finds the sleeper hold to be an effective means by which to get celebrities to be photographed with her.

At the end of vintage, most winemakers are spent. Sleep deprived, exhausted and cranky, you wonder if they’ll ever go round again. But there they are, back on the horse just nine months later doing it all over again, claiming it’s the time of the year they live for in their job.

This year winemaker Carps decided to test his patience (and that of Martine and the kids), resolve and stamina and saddle up again a little early, fulfilling a dream to work a vintage in Chateauneuf du Pape in France.

At the acclaimed Dom de La Janasse winery, Carps had the chance to explore his grenache obsession and strike up his second vintage in just six months. And just to make sure he didn’t leave “anything in the sheds”, he snuck in the running of the New York Marathon on his way home, cracking a time of just over three hours with very little training other than running around the cellars for the preceding eight weeks.

We’re looking forward to seeing what learnings and samples he has brought home for us...

During the recent Fleurieu Biennale, the art festival that celebrates the world’s richest landscape art prize, we played host to the Youth Commission Prize which was won by Madison Bycroft. Madison’s currently in Brooklyn, New York as part of her development prize.

Madison’s work entitled, “Songs for Tounji”, represents an imaginary world created by two ten year old girls, free of structure where their imaginations could run free.

Trott was part of the group that brought the Fleurieu Biennale to life all those years ago and Wirra Wirra has been a major sponsor ever since. The energy and drive from the FB Board has seen this event grow in stature and reputation every two years it is held. This year Nigel Hurst, Director of London’s Saatchi Gallery flew out to be head of judging, announcing Fiona Lowry as the winner with her painting entitled Alone With You.

No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn

Paul “pain is good” Carpenter. Whether punching down the caps in France or punching out the Ks in New York, Carps is only happy when it hurts.

Two-timing Carps

vv v 2011 Woodhenge Shiraz

“ A really excellent ’11 shiraz from an ultra-consistent winery. Terrific colour; rich and fruit-sweet on nose and palate with some charred oak and blackberry, licorice, coconut and toasted-hazelnut characters. Fleshy, succulent and almost luscious: a delicious glass of Big Aussie Red.” 94 Points, Huon Hooke, September 2013

2011 RSW“… a dramatic exhibition of what could be achieved in the vintage with ultra careful fruit sorting; it is profoundly fragrant and flavoured, with black fruits, bitter chocolate and spice spearing through the long palate.” 96 Points, James Halliday,James Halliday Wine Companion 2014

2013 Hiding Champion Sauvignon Blanc

“Tidy wine. Better than tidy. Lots of passionfruit and bubble gum fragrance followed by a bouncy, juicy, passionfruity, mouthful of flavour. Feels up front and accessible but is then dry and steady through the finish. Almost chalky. Almost minerally. Another good release from Wirra.” 91 Points, Campbell Mattinson, Wine Front, August 2013

2012 Original Blend Grenache Shiraz

“ Absolutely brilliant. Not much else to say but this is such a clever representation of the Vale, using McLaren Flat Grenache and Seaview Shiraz… Sexy. Lovely purple fruit and a real vibrance and juiciness to this wine… Red fruit, aplenty and the tannins are fine. What a wine! Bang on really. Has that great tension between red fruit, fine tannins and freshness.” 94 Points, Andrew Graham, Oz Wine Review, September 2013

No Wirra Wirra wine offer is better received by Bell Ringers than our Christmas packs. So strap yourselves into the sleigh and hang on for the ride ‘cos here we go again…

What th ey’re saying about us…

Dasher’s Don’t Go DozenSomething for everyone – from the invited on Christmas Day, to the pesky Boxing Day rellies who won’t seem to leave. This selection is sure to make both days more enjoyable. (But may make it harder to get them to go home.)

★ 2 x ’13 Lost Watch Riesling★ 2 x ‘13 Scrubby Rise White★ 2 x ‘13 Mrs Wigley Moscato★ 2 x ‘12 Original Blend Grenache Shiraz★ 2 x ‘12 Church Block (new release!)★ 2 x ’11 Woodhenge Shiraz- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Bell Ringer Special Offer $215 (save 20%) plus FREE FREIGHT to anywhere in Australia, plus FREE 2014 Winery Dogs Calendar.

Why Rudolph’s Nose is Red Six PackAn ultra-premium (which is MUCH better than super) six-pack of some of our finest. These wines have scored big points from the wine scribes, but would look much better in your cellar than on their tasting bench as those in the know will certainly understand.

★ 2 x ‘11 RSW Shiraz (96 pts James Halliday)★ 2 x ’11 The Angelus Cabernet Sauvignon (94 pts James Halliday)★ 2 x ‘12 The Absconder Grenache (95 pts Andrew Graham)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Bell Ringer Special Offer $335 (save 20%) plus FREE FREIGHT to anywhere in Australia.

Church Block Exclusive!

★ 1x ‘12 Church Block 40th Anniversary Magnum (1.5L), signed by Senior Winemaker Paul Smith! Includes wooden gift box. (Available from 27th November)- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Just $70 – the perfect gift for the one you love (or one who is most likely to share it with you one day), plus FREE FREIGHT to anywhere in Australia.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Gift vouchers available Easy to order and simple to use. Call cellar door on (08) 8323 8414 or order online.

Santa’s Stocking Stuffers

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2012 Scrubby Rise Shiraz Cabernet Petit Verdot

“ A supple, full bodied, well balanced blend; it has fruity spicy flavours, moderate richness, and a smooth, long finish, tasting of blackberry, red licorice, toast, and cassis. Great value. 4+ STARS, Ronn Wiegand MS MW, Restaurant Wine Newsletter, USA

2012 The Absconder Grenache

“ Mid-weight, yet not lacking intensity, this is utterly triumphant Grenache in the near perfectly balanced McLaren Vale Burgundy mode. Watch critics swoon over this. Would I buy it? I’d buy this over plenty of southern Rhone reds twice the price. In other words – a big yes.”Score: 18.7/20, 95/100, Andrew Graham, Oz Wine Review, November 2013

Available until December 31, 2013 or while stocks last, but to guarantee pre-Christmas delivery by our good friends at Aussie Post, please place your order NO LATER THAN 10TH DECEMBER. All Bell Ringer Specials will be shipped FREIGHT FREE to anywhere in Australia.

Online ordering: www.wirrawirra.com/BellringerMembers/sales.aspxPlease enclose a cheque/money order or credit card authority to cover the full cost of the wines and Freight + Insurance if applicable. Payable to Wirra Wirra Vineyards. Post, phone, fax or email your order to: Wirra Wirra Vineyards – PO Box 145, McLaren Vale SA 5171 T: (08) 8323 8414 F: (08) 8323 8596 E: cellardoor@wirra.com.au

Order Form November 2013 Free freight for all Specials and all orders of 2 dozen or more from the rest of the range. Orders of 23 bottles or less, other than the Specials, are charged at current Australia Post rates calculated by delivery address post code. Bell Ringers members only – receive a 10% discount per bottle (excludes all Special Offers). All wine available while stocks last.

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* “OTHER” AREAS ARE INDICATIVE BUT MAXIMUM RATES

VIN Whites $ TOTAL2013 The Lost Watch Adelaide Hills Riesling $22.00 x Btls = $2013 Scrubby Rise Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Viognier $15.00 x Btls = $2013 Scrubby Rise Unoaked Chardonnay $15.00 x Btls = $2013 Hiding Champion Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc $24.00 x Btls = $2012 The 12th Man Adelaide Hills Chardonnay $31.50 x Btls = $

Reds2013 Mrs Wigley Grenache Rosé $18.00 x Btls = $2012 Original Blend Grenache Shiraz $25.00 x Btls = $2012 Scrubby Rise Shiraz Cabernet Petit Verdot $15.00 x Btls = $2012 Church Block Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Merlot $20.00 x Btls = $2011 Catapult Shiraz $25.00 x Btls = $2011 Woodhenge Shiraz $35.00 x Btls = $2012 Sparrow’s Lodge Cabernet Sauvignon (Cellar Door Exclusive) $35.00 x Btls = $2012 The Absconder Grenache $70.00 x Btls = $2011 RSW Shiraz $70.00 x Btls = $2011 The Angelus Cabernet Sauvignon $70.00 x Btls = $2010 Chook Block Shiraz (max. 3 bottle purchase per person) $132.00 x Btls = $2011 ESPERANZA Monastrell (Cellar Door Exclusive) $35.00 x Btls = $2011 ESPERANZA Tempranillo (Cellar Door Exclusive) $35.00 x Btls = $

Fizz & Fortified2013 Mrs Wigley Moscato 500mL $18.00 x Btls = $2010 The Empire Series Botrytis Semillon 500mL (Cellar Door Exclusive) $30.00 x Btls = $NV The Empire Series Rare Tawny 500mL (Cellar Door Exclusive) $30.00 x Btls = $2007 Sparrow’s Lodge Vintage Port 375mL (Cellar Door Exclusive) glass stopper $28.00 x Btls = $NV The Anthem Sparkling Shiraz $27.50 x Btls = $

Specialised Format2011 375mL Church Block Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Merlot $12.00 x Btls = $2011 3 Litre Church Block Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Merlot $130.00 x Btls = $2011 1.5 Litre The Angelus Cabernet Sauvignon $155.00 x Btls = $2011 1.5 Litre RSW Shiraz $155.00 x Btls = $

Special Offers – Excludes Bell Ringer discountDasher’s Don’t Go Dozen $215.00 x 12pk = $Why Rudolph’s Nose is Red Six Pack $335.00 x 6pk = $

2012 Church Block Magnum Exclusive (Available from 27th November) $70.00 x Btls = $2011 Scrubby Rise Unwooded Chardonnay $120.00 x 12pk = $

SUB TOTAL $MEMBER DISCOUNT (-10%) $

FREIGHT $TOTAL $

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