34°33′38″S 138°58′06″E / 34.560612°S 138.968275°E
Charles Melton Wines | |
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Location | Tanunda, South Australia, Australia |
Appellation | Barossa Valley (wine) |
Founded | 1986 |
Key people | Charles Melton Virginia Weckert |
Cases/yr | 15,000 |
Known for | Nine Popes |
Varietals | Grenache, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon |
Website | http://www.charlesmeltonwines.com.au |
Charles Melton Wines is an Australian winery based in Tanunda, within the Barossa Valley wine region of South Australia.
Charles Melton was first introduced to winemaking as a career at Hurlstone Agricultural High School. [1]
Melton worked as a cellar hand at Krondorf Wines between 1974 and 1976, before moving to Saltram Wines to work with Andrew Wigan and Peter Lehmann. [1]
In 1979 Saltram was sold to Seagram and Melton followed Lehmann to work at the newly established Peter Lehmann Wines. [1]
Melton continued work at Peter Lehmann Wines until 1986 when he and his wife Virginia established Charles Melton Wines. [1]
Charles Melton has been credited as "single-handedly reviving the grenache grape in Australia". [2]
On 20 October 2007, Melton was inducted into the "Barons of the Barossa", an organisation that recognises people that have made a significant contribution to the Barossa Valley wine community. [1]
About 15,000 cases of wine are produced each vintage. [3]
The best known wine produced by Charles Melton is the Nine Popes. It is a blend of Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre. [4] The first vintage of this wine was produced in 1988, [5] and it was the first GSM blend made in the Barossa Valley. [6] Langton's Classification of Australian Wine placed this wine at the level of "Excellent" in 2000 and "Distinguished" in 2005 and 2010. [7]
A rosé style wine made from Grenache, and named Rose of Virginia after his wife [5] "is regarded as one of Australia's best roses". [8] [9]
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34°33′38″S 138°58′06″E / 34.560612°S 138.968275°E
Charles Melton Wines | |
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Location | Tanunda, South Australia, Australia |
Appellation | Barossa Valley (wine) |
Founded | 1986 |
Key people | Charles Melton Virginia Weckert |
Cases/yr | 15,000 |
Known for | Nine Popes |
Varietals | Grenache, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon |
Website | http://www.charlesmeltonwines.com.au |
Charles Melton Wines is an Australian winery based in Tanunda, within the Barossa Valley wine region of South Australia.
Charles Melton was first introduced to winemaking as a career at Hurlstone Agricultural High School. [1]
Melton worked as a cellar hand at Krondorf Wines between 1974 and 1976, before moving to Saltram Wines to work with Andrew Wigan and Peter Lehmann. [1]
In 1979 Saltram was sold to Seagram and Melton followed Lehmann to work at the newly established Peter Lehmann Wines. [1]
Melton continued work at Peter Lehmann Wines until 1986 when he and his wife Virginia established Charles Melton Wines. [1]
Charles Melton has been credited as "single-handedly reviving the grenache grape in Australia". [2]
On 20 October 2007, Melton was inducted into the "Barons of the Barossa", an organisation that recognises people that have made a significant contribution to the Barossa Valley wine community. [1]
About 15,000 cases of wine are produced each vintage. [3]
The best known wine produced by Charles Melton is the Nine Popes. It is a blend of Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre. [4] The first vintage of this wine was produced in 1988, [5] and it was the first GSM blend made in the Barossa Valley. [6] Langton's Classification of Australian Wine placed this wine at the level of "Excellent" in 2000 and "Distinguished" in 2005 and 2010. [7]
A rosé style wine made from Grenache, and named Rose of Virginia after his wife [5] "is regarded as one of Australia's best roses". [8] [9]
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