Australasia
Evans and Tate
Evans and Tate is the number one Western Australian producer in Australia and HwCg are proud to distribute their Split River selection in the UK, exclusively for the Independent and On-Trade sector. Evans and Tate have been making wines for over 30 years and have built a name for themselves creating top quality, premium, elegant wines that are truly expressive of the best terroirs of Western Australia. Senior winemaker Matt Byrne has completed eight vintages at E&T and is a recognised name on the Margaret River winemaking circuit, judging regularly at the Royal Perth Wine Show.
Fox Gordon
Fox Gordon began over a long lunch in 2001 when renowned winemaker Tash Mooney and her old friends and colleagues Sam Atkins and David Cumming and their wives Ra Atkins, née Fox and Jane Gordon decided to realise a long-held dream to form a family-run company and make wine together. Despite Sam and David’s best attempts to incorporate their names in the brand, ‘Atkins Cumming’ lacked the ring of ‘Fox Gordon’ and hence the brand was born, much to the delight of the girls! Fox Gordon’s growers’ vineyards are located in the Barossa Valley and Adelaide Hills, with fruit purity being the order of the day. The prevailing Fox Gordon philosophy is one of low input and low yield to give maximum flavour and to preserve the inherent qualities of fruit and site.
Geoff Merrill
Geoff Merrill, the charismatic Aussie winemaker, established his Mount Hurtle winemaking business back in 1980. He now has a reputation for creating innovative and elegant wines and has achieved significant success in Australia and in international markets. Geoff has vineyards in two of South Australia’s premium wine producing regions; 70 acres in McLaren Vale and 60 acres in Coonawarra. The McLaren Vale region offers a wide selection of grape varieties including Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Shiraz and Sangiovese, all trained on a double wire trellising system which benefits from a closely controlled drip irrigation system. The Coonawarra, being a four hour drive south of McLaren Vale and further inland, is somewhat cooler and provides perfect growing conditions for the Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay recently planted by Merrill. Both regions have distinctive soil types which lead to the different styles of wine evident in Merrill’s collection. The wine is perfectly aged before being released to market. Geoff Merrill has been making wines since 1970, and since 1980 his wines have been hugely successful at national and international wine shows. Geoff Merrill himself was awarded the prestigious Jimmy Watson trophy in 2005.
Neqtar Winery
The North-West region of Victoria is known as "Sunraysia", renowned for its sunshine and the mighty Murray River. The many varieties of fruit harvested in the region are world class because of qualities like clear and generous flavours and a relative ease of growing. Onto this rich historical and commercial canvas comes Neqtar Wines, from 1998 a wholly owned division of SDS Beverages. A modern winery, with the technology and equipment to produce wines of a consistency and quality for both domestic and international markets. Neqtar Wines is known by some of the worlds leading wine buyers and by their own domestic industry as not only a producer of a consistently high quality, but of wines of personality and authenticity.
New Zealand Wine Company
New Zealand is a country of contrasts with dense, native forest, snow capped mountains and spectacular coastline. With wine growing regions spanning the latitudes of 36 to 45 degrees and covering the length of 1000 miles, grapes are grown in a vast range of climates and soil types. New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is rated throughout the world as the definitive benchmark style for this varietal. At Grove Mill, great wine doesn’t just come from the vines….it flows from a pristine environment, sustainable wine practices and the care and skill of a dedicated winemaker and his team. Grove Mill has established a reputation for wines that are full flavoured, complex, elegant and well-balanced. Our golden mascot, the Southern Bell Frog is symbolic of the care and concern we have for the environment when crafting these premium wines.
Punt Road
In the 1850s Punt Road was a quiet dirt road that met the Yarra River on the outskirts of Melbourne. The road was surrounded by some of the first vineyards in Victoria and was linked across the river by a punt, which would ferry people and goods to the other side. These days a bridge now stands where the punt once was, and the vineyards have been re-established throughout the picturesque Yarra Valley, Australia’s finest cool-climate growing region. The Punt Road range consists of Viognier, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Botrytis Semillon. The wines are made by outstanding young winemaker and wine show judge Kate Goodman. Kate joined Punt Road in 2000 after several years with Seppelts in Great Western. She has made wine in France, California and Spain and recently completed the Future Leaders Programme run by the Australian Winemakers Federation.
Sacred Hill
Founded in 1986 by brothers David (MD) and Mark Mason and Chief Winemaker Tony Bish, Sacred Hill Wines are a successful and fast growing family business. Built in 1995, the Sacred Hill winery is one of Hawke's Bay’s most efficient and advanced wine production facilities. The use of state-of-the-art technology to attain consistent quality and cost effectiveness is a key component of Sacred Hill's wine production strategy. Although based in Hawkes Bay, Sacred Hill sources its fruit from 75ha of estate vineyard in Marlborough and 70ha in Hawkes Bay. Today, Sacred Hill is an award winning winery with an annual production of over 250,000 cases.
Step Rd
Winemakers since 1985, we have a passionate desire to produce world class wines reflecting the essence of the regions and estate wines that clearly stand out for exceptional quality and incomparable value! At Step Rd we believe in selecting the best grapes for each parcel of wine. Our state of the art facility, traditional winemaking techniques, attention to detail and final blending help us deliver wines that you will remember. We focus our attention on three of South Australia’s premium wine growing regions: Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale and Langhorne Creek. We do this for simple reasons: all three regions provide high quality fruit, producing wines of immense character, elegance and concentration! Our winery and vineyards are all within an hours drive from Adelaide, the capital of South Australia.
Wineco Ltd
Wineco is a company dedicated to sourcing premium Marlborough wine supply for specific commercial opportunities and market customers. Utilising established connections with both large and small producers in the Marlborough region, Wineco is able to source specific regional Marlborough wine styles through individual parcel selections as well as the more generic and internationally acclaimed Marlborough style, particularly Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir varieties. The winemaking and viticultural team consists of experienced professionals who have been making Marlborough wines for the last twenty years. Wineco operates exclusively with PLB to source supply for UK market opportunities and the Fairfield brand is an example of the quality that is produced.
Zilzie
The Forbes family and the Zilzie team are dedicated to producing a wide range of premium, value wines for enjoyment by wine lovers around the world. The family has farmed Zilzie Estate since the early 1900s and present generations continue to run the property, which has been devoted to high quality vineyards for more than three decades. Zilzie's vineyards thrive in the rich, red loam and limestone strata of the Murray Darling and the resulting fruit quality is reflected in the elegant profile of their wines. Zilzie is committed to producing high quality, value wines with an emphasis on fresh fruit flavours, character and style.
