- Charles Melton Wines
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Coordinates: 34°33′38″S 138°58′06″E / 34.560612°S 138.968275°E
Charles Melton Wines 
Location Tanunda, South Australia, Australia Appellation Barossa Valley (wine) Founded 1986 Key people Charles Melton
Virginia WeckertCases/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.
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History
90 year old Grenache vines at Charles Melton Winery
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]
Wines
About 15,000 cases of wine are produced each vintage.[3]
The most well 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]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Charles Melton". Barons of the Barossa. 2007-10-20. http://www.baronsofbarossa.com/?p=5&bid=104#bid104. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ^ "New York Times - EN ROUTE: Australia; One Superstar Wine Deserves Another". Nytimes.com. 1999-10-13. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/13/dining/en-route-australia-one-superstar-wine-deserves-another.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ^ "Australian Wine Companion - Charles Melton". 34.5536730000,138.9530640000: Winecompanion.com.au. http://www.winecompanion.com.au/wineries/south-australia/barossa-valley/charles-melton. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ^ "Barossa rides again". Independent.co.uk. 1996-02-03. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/barossa-rides-again-1317118.html. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ^ a b "Charles Melton". Langtons.com.au. http://www.langtons.com.au/tools/Winery.aspx?WineryId=18678. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ^ Halliday, James (2006). Wine Atlas of Australia. University of California Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780520250314.
- ^ "Langton's Classification History". Langtons.com.au. 2003-07-14. http://www.langtons.com.au/Magazine/Features.aspx?MagazineId=328. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ "Think pink: the future's looking rose for Australian wine". SMH. 2006-08-13. http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/pink-wines-new-chardonnay/2006/08/12/1154803144903.html. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- ^ Brook, Stephen (2002-02-01). "A welcome change". Decanter. http://www.decanter.com/people-and-places/wine-articles/490060/a-welcome-change. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
External links
Categories:- Wineries in South Australia
- Companies established in 1986
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