McLaren Vale Shiraz News: DOC ADAMS WINES Celebrates with a Trophy and Two Gold Medals at the 2012 Cartesian McLaren Vale Wine Show

Adelaide, South Australia -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/26/2012 -- In the cosy little town of Willunga, South Australia the Doc has emerged from his rooms as the highest point scorer and awarded a major trophy at 2012 Cartesian McLaren Vale Wine Show. “Finesse, mouth feel, vibrancy, freshness & balance” were among the comments from the judging panel.

Winning the Gino Torresan Memorial Trophy for Best McLaren Vale Shiraz under A$25 and the Gold Medal for the 2010 DOC ADAMS SHIRAZ together with another Gold Medal for the 2010 DOC ADAMS GSM, the team at DOC ADAMS WINES, led by the Viticulturist and CEO Adam Jacobs, are celebrating now using some of the Doc’s very own elixir of wines!

“This is an outstanding result from these two wines and I am very proud of this achievement, to win a trophy & two Gold Medals has been a testament to our hard work, we make wines we love to drink”, says Adam.

Describing the award winning wines Adam writes, The 2010 - DOC ADAMS SHIRAZ – MCLAREN VALE reflects everything about McLaren Vale wine, great colour, lasting flavours, a beautiful ageing wine and,

The 2010 DOC ADAMS GSM MCLAREN VALE is spicy and juicy with fruit like characters and complex oak throughout, a rich dry red style this GSM has a lovely mouth feel.

The passionate and talented team of DOC ADAMS WINES is dedicated to showcasing the best of McLaren Vale Shiraz grape growing and winemaking. Within the region, DOC ADAMS WINES are produced true to the character & flavours of the McLaren Vale wine region.

Doc Adams Wines:
From South Australia’s famous McLaren Vale wine growing area, the Doc Adams Wine label has, since its establishment in 2005, earned an enviable reputation for excellence in grape selection and wine making. Led by viticulturist Adam Jacobs, the passionate and talented team of DOC ADAMS WINES is dedicated to showcasing the best of McLaren Vale grape growing and winemaking. Within the region, DOC ADAMS WINES styles are produced true to the character & flavours of McLaren Vale. For further information, please contact Sales – Phil Watson on Mob. 0422 291 204, phil@docadamswines.com.au or www.docadamswines.com.au

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Tour Down Under | Organisers prepare for bumper year

If you’re still a fan of professional cycling after the revelations about Lance Armstrong – and many still are – then there’s really only one place to be on Australia Day, 2013.

Saturday, January 26, will be the penultimate day of the Tour Down Under. Elite riders from the world’s top 18 professional teams will wind their way through McLaren Vale in South Australia and over the Old Willunga Hill on a course that has become famous for its stunning scenery and friendly scenes.

Following the thrilling finale last year, when Spaniard Alejandro Valverde pipped Australia’s Simon Gerrans on the line at the top of the climb by half a wheel, the Australia Day stage will again finish on the summit.

Another highlight of the Tour Down Under will be stage two, on Wednesday, January 23, which is a 116.5-kilometre ride from Mount Barker to Rostrevor. This stage includes a climb up the Corkscrew Road, famous among Adelaide’s cycling community, before a seven-kilometre downhill run to the finish.

“That’s going to be a very interesting day,” says race director Mike Turtur.

Last year, the Tour Down Under attracted more than 750,000 spectators, including tens of thousands of interstate visitors, and injected more than $40 million into the local economy, according to government figures.

It remains to be seen, of course, whether the scandal that has stung global cycling this month – doping by Armstrong and others, including national coach Matt White, who has stood down from Cycling Australia and the Orica-GreenEDGE cycling team – will result in spectators turning away from the sport when next year’s season gets under way in Adelaide. For now, officials are confident the race will maintain its popularity.

“We’re confident the 2013 Santos Tour Down Under will continue to enjoy strong support from locals and visitors alike,” says Rik Morris, general manager of the South Australian Tourism Commission. “The general public understands that a few doing the wrong thing doesn’t undermine the hard work and effort of the vast majority of people doing the right thing.”
Turtur says it is important for young riders emerging as the next generation of elite cyclists that cycling officials create an environment where cheating is not tolerated.

“Come January and the start of a new season, we have to move forward and look after individuals who are doing the right thing,” he says. “For the youngsters in the sport, we have to create an environment where it’s a level playing field for everyone.”

Given it takes place early in the professional cycling season, the Tour Down Under is an opportunity for younger team members to impress the coaches who will be selecting the grand tour teams later in the year. The course is relatively flat, so most teams will bring a key sprinter and riders who can support fast finishes.

Turtur and other race organisers are talking to the teams about their rosters for the Tour Down Under; final line-ups will be settled by mid-November.

“I’m confident we’re going to have a bumper field, with some nice surprises,” Turtur says.
The cycling festival will open on the evening of Saturday, January 19, when teams will be presented to the public in the Tour village. Racing begins on the evening of Sunday, January 20, when the People’s Choice Classic will be held on a street circuit in Adelaide’s East End. The Tour Down Under itself starts on Tuesday, January 22, with a 135-kilometre stage from Prospect to Lobethal, including a climb up Checker Hill.

Stage three, on Thursday, January 24, will be through the Adelaide Hills, from Unley to Stirling. The next day the riders hit the Barossa Valley, as they ride from Modbury in Adelaide’s north-east to Tanunda.

The final 90 kilometres, on the Sunday, is on the Adelaide City Council street circuit around city parkland and King William Road.

Turtur says the organisers will continue to provide “a well-managed race for the riders to start the year”.

He says he does not think the race will be affected by the drug scandal to the level that some people might expect.

The Australian Financial Review

McLaren Vale beermaker MV Beer Co and Chapel Hill winemaker team up for new craft cider - Dr Pilkington's Miracle Cider

A WELL-KNOWN McLaren Vale beer maker is taking the craft into a new realm with the national launch of a cider this month, as it attempts to home in on the drink's rapidly growing popularity. 
 
MV Beer Company's Dr Pilkington's Miracle Cider, made in collaboration with Chapel Hill Wines, has been picked up by the Woolworths supermarket chain for sale through its Dan Murphy's, BWS and Woolworths Liquor outlets as part of a trial.

Sporting quirky old-time labels that talk of miracle cures, the apple cider will be available on tap across the country and in 500ml bottles from this week through other independent bottle shops, bars and restaurants.

Set up in 2008 by a bunch of craft-beer South Australian mates, MV Beer Company's popularity led to the opening of a new brewery in July this year.

Head brewer Jeff Wright and brand manager Josh Stuart continue to build the business after the exit of co-founders Adam Trippe-Smith and David Prescott last December.

Cider was ``a booming category'', Mr Stuart said.
Until mid this year, the beer, in excess of one million litres per annum , was brewed in Sydney.
The cider, made from locally grown pink lady and granny smith apples is processed on winemaking equipment at the Chapel Hill winery and carbonated and kegged at the new brewery.

"We'd been wanting to do a hand-crafted apple cider that was in line with our philosophy for beer; craft ingredients and processes," Mr Stuart said.

"It's a booming category, and consumers know this.

"We've had hundreds of requests in the past 18 months at festivals and from the trade of if we have a cider. This is where a conversation with Bryn Richards from Chapel Hill came in."
Mr Stuart says plans are to feature its cider claimed to be less sweet than other brands in the market heavily over summer.

Latest research points to cider being the new beverage of choice among 18 to 24-year-olds who drink alcohol.

Recent research by Roy Morgan also reveals the scales are evenly tipped between male and female cider drinkers.

Interestingly, while the proportion of 18-24 year olds who drink alcohol fell from 74.7 per cent in 2008 to 72.2 in 2012, the proportion of cider drinkers has more than tripled, from 5.1 per cent to 18.7 per cent.

Cider consumption by this group has shown a steep increase over the last five years, and it's still growing, despite other alcohol categories declining, says Geoffrey Smith, general manager consumer products at Roy Morgan Research.

"The rise of cider is just part of a shift in Australians' drinking patterns. We can expect to see continuing product and brand innovation in the alcohol sector as marketers respond to the declining consumption of more traditional offerings."

While the cost of cider - sometimes on par with cask wine - may be an important underlying factor, researchers at UK's Brewing Research International have confirmed high levels of health-enhancing antioxidants in cider, on par with red wine.

MV Beer Company also owns the Salopian Inn, now called the VALE/INN Taphouse & Kitchen, which serves the cider and beers along side other global brands.

Adelaide Now :

• Valerina Changarathil
• October 15, 2012 10:00PM