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C O N T E N TS KEY THINGS TO KNOW... 3 ABOUT. 4 HISTORY... 5 OUR ICON... 7 A GLOBAL SUCCESS... 8 WINE SHOW AWARDS... 9 AUSTRALIA AS A WINE COUNTRY... 10 AUSTRALIA S WINE REGIONS... 12 AUSTRALIA S CLIMATE FOR VITICULTURE... 13 KEY REGIONS FOR RESERVE... 14 BAROSSA... 15 COONAWARRA... 16 ADELAIDE HILLS... 17 VITICULTURE & WINEMAKING... 18 WINEMAKING PHILOSOPHY... 19 PRODUCT RANGE - MASTERBRAND... 21 PRODUCT RANGE - INNOVATION... 23 PRODUCT RANGE - SPARKLING... 24 PRODUCT RANGE EXCLUSIVE TO CHINA... 25 CHIEF WINEMAKER BEN BRYANT... 27 WINEMAKER BERNARD HICKIN... 28 WINEMAKER REBEKAH RICHARDSON... 29 JACOB S CREEK VISITOR CENTRE... 30 CHEF PROFILE VERONICA ZAHRA... 32 CONTACT DETAILS...33 PAGE 22
K E Y T H I N G S T O K N O W DEDICATED TO QUALITY A REAL PLACE CONSUMERS AT OUR HEART A GLOBAL LEADER PAGE 3
A B O U T WORLD S MOST ADMIRED WINE BRANDS 2014 THE WORLD S MOST AWARDED WINERY* IN PAGE 4
H I S T O R Y 1837 1950 1989 1990 J 1847 1962 1993 1850 1877 1968 1976 1994 1912 1976 J 1996 1947 1984 1997 PAGE 5
H I S T O R Y continued 1998 2010 2000 2002 2014 2006 2011 2008 2012 2009 2013 PAGE 6
O U R I C O N WINE GLASS SINCE 1847 TWO VINE LEAVES GRAMP & SONS FLOWING CREEK LOGOTYPE PAGE 7
A G L O B A L S U C C E S S yongr 2014-10-24 09:14:01 -------------------------------------------- Move Sweden to No. 1. Don't need No.2 at the moment! JACOB S CREEK IS ONE OF THE LEADING AUSTRALIAN WINE BRANDS IN MANY COUNTRIES BOTTLED WINE BRAND N o. 1 BOTTLED AUSTRALIAN WINE BRAND N o. 1 NUMBER OF GLASSES OF JACOB S CREEK ENJOYED AROUND THE WORLD EVERY DAY IS OVER 1 MILLION N o. 2 N o. 3 N o. 4 PAGE 8
W I N E S H O W A W A R D S IN 2014, OUR WINES WON 474 AWARDS IN WINE SHOWS: BEST OF RED TROPHY TROPHY AUSTRALIAN WINERY OF THE YEAR TROPHY AUSTRALIAN WINE OF THE YEAR TROPHY BEST DRY WHITE CHARDONNAY 7,000 WINE SHOW AWARDS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WINERY OF THE YEAR PLUS 65 GOLD MEDALS, 12 SPECIAL GOLD MEDALS, 133 SILVER MEDALS, 221 BRONZE MEDALS AND 37 COMMENDATIONS. PAGE 9
A U S T R A L I A A S A W I N E C O U N T R Y AUSTRALIA IS A MAJOR WINE PRODUCING COUNTRY, IN TOP 6 IN THE WORLD*: AUSTRALIA S KEY WINE EXPORT MARKETS IN 2014^: BILLION LITRES WINE PRODUCER WINE EXPORTER t otop P MARKETS EXPORT BY VOLUME EXPORT BY VALUE 200 YEARS + OF WINEMAKING HISTORY FASTEST GROWING EXPORT MARKETS IN VALUE: ITALY, FINLAND, SINGAPORE, UAE AND HONG KONG 2572 WINE PRODUCER PAGE
AUSTRALIA AS A WINE COUNTRY continued VINEYARD AREA^^: GRAPE CRUSH GRAPE VARIETIES WINE EXPORTS^: CONSUMPTION: ^^ Report, December 2014) Wine Export Approval PAGE 11
A U S T R A L I A S W I N E R E G I O N S PAGE 12
AUSTRALIA S CLIMATE FOR VITICULTURE Cold Moderate Cool Warm Hot PAGE 13
KEY REGIONS FOR RESERVE PAGE 14
B A R O S S A PAGE 15
C O O N A W A R R A PAGE 16
A D E L A I D E H I L L S PAGE 17
V I T I C U L T U R E & W I N E M A K I N G PAGE 18
W I N E M A K I N G P H I L O S O P H Y HIGH QUALITY CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN STYLE HIGH QUALITY WINES IN CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN STYLE, THAT ARE FRESH, ELEGANT, GREAT TASTING AND EXPRESS TRUE VARIETAL CHARACTER. PAGE 19
W I N E M A K I N G P H I L O S O P H Y continued FRESH, ELEGANT, GREAT TASTING TRUE VARIETAL CHARACTER ALL OF OUR JACOB S CREEK WINES ARE MADE WITH THIS FUNDAMENTAL WINEMAKING PHILOSOPHY IN MIND, DELIVERING WINES OF TRUE CHARACTER, READY TO SHARE WITH YOU. PAGE 20
P R O D U C T R A N G E - M A S T E R B R A N D CENTENARY HILL AND STEINGARTEN ARE LICENCED TO BEAR THE BAROSSA TRUST MARK MEANING THEY ARE GENUINE HIGH QUALITY PRODUCTS OF BAROSSA ORIGIN. RESERVE HERITAGE COLLECTION CLASSIC PAGE 21
P R O D U C T R A N G E - I N N O V A T I O N COOL HARVEST TWIN PICKINGS MOSCATO UNVINED PAGE 22
P R O D U C T R A N G E - I N N O V A T I O N continued DOUBLE BARREL EARTH.VINE.GRAPE. CUISINE-SPECIFIC PAGE 23
P R O D U C T R A N G E - S P A R K L I N G JACOB S CREEK IS ONE OF THE ONLY WINE BRANDS IN THE WORLD TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL RANGE OF SPARKLING WINES UNDER THE SAME BRAND NAME AS THE STILL TABLE WINES A TESTAMENT TO THE STRENGTH, REPUTATION AND GENUINE APPEAL OF THE JACOB S CREEK NAME. SPARKLING PREMIUM SPARKLING LIGHTLY SPARKLING PAGE 24
P R O D U C T R A N G E EXCLUSIVE TO CHINA WINEMAKER S SELECTION BARREL SELECTION MILESTONES PAGE 25
C H I E F W I N E M A K E R BEN BRYANT THE WORK WAS PERIPHERAL IN THOSE DAYS; THE APPEAL TO ME WAS IN THE AGRICULTURAL WAY OF LIFE AS I BEGAN TO UNDERSTAND THE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF WINEMAKING, MY APPRECIATION GREW INTO A DEEPER PASSION. PAGE 26
C H I E F W I N E M A K E R BEN BRYANT I HAVE INHERITED NOT ONLY A WORLD-CLASS BRAND IN JACOB S CREEK, BUT A WORLD- CLASS TEAM OF INDIVIDUALS WHO TOGETHER HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO MAKE THE BRAND WHAT IT IS TODAY CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2001-2002 2002-2004 2004-2006 2006-2008 2008-2010 2010-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2014-2015 PAGE 27
I N T E R N A T I O N A L W I N E M A K E R BERNARD HICKIN CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 1970-76 1976 1976-87 1987-91 WALKING IN, I REMEMBER THE AROMA OF THE REDS FERMENTING, THE VIBRANT PURPLE COLOUR OF THE RED CAPS IT WAS JUST LIKE BEING IN ANOTHER WORLD 1992 1994 1997 2000-05 2006 2010 2011 2015 PAGE 28
W I N E M A K E R R E B E K A H R I C H A R D S O N CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 1996 1997 1998 1998 1998-2001 2001 2002-2004 2004 WE RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO TRY NEW THINGS, WHETHER THAT BE IN THE VINEYARD OR IN THE WINERY AND THAT S WHY I LOVE WHAT I DO. W E ARE ONLY STARTING TO TAP INTO THE POSSIBILITIES FOR WHAT WINE CAN BE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. 2003-2005 2006-Present PAGE 29
J A C O B S C R E E K V I S I T O R C E N T R E JACOB S CREEK VISITOR CENTRE IS THE HOME OF THE JACOB S CREEK WINE BRAND, LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE BAROSSA VALLEY IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. PAGE 30
J A C O B S C R E E K V I S I T O R C E N T R E OVERALL JACOB S CREEK VISITOR CENTRE GOES A LONG WAY BEYOND A TRADITIONAL CELLAR DOOR. PAGE 31
C H E F V E R O N I C A Z A H R A VIP & CREATIVITY CHEF, JACOB S CREEK CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 1992 2000 2007 2015 PAGE 32
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