Australia Wine New South Wales Wines and Vineyards Canonbah Bridge Canonbah Bridge wines and Rams Leap wines are produced in New South Wales, Australia by the John R. McLaughlin Family. Robust Australian red wines include a shiraz and a Shiraz/Grenache/Mourvedre blend. Elegant white wines include a Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc and a Methode Champenoise sparkling wine (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meuniere). The vigneron, Shane McLauglin invites you to peruse the wine tasting notes available on this site and perhaps read a little background about the vineyard and the grape varieties grown. He has also arranged for the site to include some recipies for dishes particularly appropriate to his wines, and provides point of sale materials to assist retailers. Prior to setting up the Canonbah Bridge Wines vineyard, Vigneron Shane McLaughlin studied Viticulture at Sydney University and did extensive research in Spain, Portugal, California, South Africa and Europe. He was fortunate enough to have traveled with (renowned viticulture expert) Dr Richard Smart. "Visiting Spain gave me a lot of confidence. There I saw grapes growing in a much harsher climate than we have here - they really relish the heat. In fact this is such a healthy climate for grapes that we have never sprayed the vines with any chemicals or insecticides." Varietal selection was one of the most important aspects of the vineyard's development, also special attention was given to canopy management. "We had to choose varieties that would produce the right style of wine in this climate." Shane settled on Semillon, Verdelho, Shiraz, Merlot, Grenache and Mourvedre. The Merryanbone Vineyard is drip irrigated and fully computerised. This enables careful monitoring of water usage, fertigation and quality control of the crop. The 'Enviroscan' technology facilitates exact stressing of the vines at certain times of the growing season to heighten quality (although quantity is reduced).   MERRYANBONE STATION, WARREN, NEW SOUTH WALES 2824 AUSTRALIA Telephone (61) (02) 6833 9966 Fax(61) (02) 6833 9980 Website: www.canonbah.com.au

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