Australian Wines

Still the most popular source for wine drinkers in the U.K. be they On-Trade or Off-Trade. Our objective remains to provide you with a range of impeccably made wines which are mostly exclusive to H. B. Clark in the North of England. The following Australian wineries are not as well known as some but very well worth considering.

NUGAN ESTATE RM WINES
Founded in the 1940s by Alfredo Nugan who had emigrated from Spain. Today Nugan is a very large family concern but all their grapes are grown in their own vineyards. Nugan Estate has been very successful in trade competitions and has risen to being in the top twelve Australian wine exporters. To quote the Wine Library “As this portfolio of wines attest, Nugan continues to focus on quality from top to bottom”.

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THORN-CLARKE
Is another 5 star winery from the Barossa. James Halliday gave it that honour in 2008 well after we had decided to list the wines. Why 5 stars? Because Thorn-Clarke own four vineyard sites and lavish every possible care on developing complex and elegant wines which demonstrate the balance between fruit, tannin and acidity to supreme effect.

GRANT BURGE
Grant Burge is a fifth generation winemaker in his own right. He is now the largest independent vineyard owner in the Barossa
Valley but continues to monitor carefully the quality and yields from his grapes. James Halliday, Australian wine expert, praises “this industry veteran who makes consistently good, full-flavoured and smooth wines”.

What has made Australia so popular ?
In 1986, not much more than 60,000 tonnes’ weight of Shiraz was crushed mostly for fortified wines like sherries and ports. In 2005, nearly 500,000 tonnes were used - nearly all for table wine. Drinkers appreciate the fruit driven styles, simple approach to wine labelling and innovative attitudes to blending.

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	Sales Director	01924 373328	07801 922478
	Sales Director - Pub Groups	01924 373328	07801 922480
David Robertson	Wine Development Manager	01924 373328	07813 662863
	Wine Key Account Manager	01924 373328	07837 193677
Peter Skuse	Pricing and Sourcing Manager	01924 373328	07801 922461
	Wine Administrator	01924 373328	07842 126966