CAWARRA WINE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2133, 27 April 1914, Page 5

CAWARRA WINE

'A GREAT FUTURE BEFORE IT. By Telegraph—Press AseoolaHon—Coprrijht London, April 24. Tho Wine Trade Club tasted a number of Australian, Californian, South African wines, and decided that tho GWarra (Australian) was head and shoulders above the others. It was : predicted that there was a great futiire before this wine if the quality was maintained.

Cawarra.. is the .Lindenianri Vineyard and winery in the Hunter. It was* the pioneer vineyard of Australia, started "by tho late Dr. Lindem.ann, and carried on by Tiis f sons 'fcontinnbusly'.VlJr. Linde- ■ mann Wit's- 'ni/- enthusiast''on' l tho 'subject of good wiaes as a wholesome beverage, and studied the industry in Franco. ■Hβ went through "many vicissitudes .before lie finally won to success. On one occasion he.hnd loaded up his stock of wines representing the work of years, on wagons to take to the goldfields, - when there came a bush fire and stock and vineyard wore burned: The doctor, however, :undo a fresh start, still adhering to the principle upon which* lie had begun, viz.; to soil nothing but fine and matured wines, which, of course, involved more -long--waiting.' But-the result was the making of tho Cnwarra reputation, which lio3 been jealously maintained by eons, who havo not only tho pioneer "Hunter vineyard for their' dry wines, but grow their heavy wines south in Hl9 Riverina. at Corowa, and have in-.tho basement of the huse Queen Victoria market buildIngs, of Sydney, what are claimed to 'bo ■ one of tho greatest, city wine cellars in ilio world.