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Since our last newsletter there has been a hive of activity at Happs, the 2006 harvest completed and numerous wine promotions overseas undertaken or planned. In this Issue
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Despite industry predictions of doom and gloom due to the late start of the harvest because of the lack of summer weather , we at Happs are very happy indeed with the quality of our crop this year. Wine maker Mark Warren has a glint in his eye and a big smile on his face as he now gets to work his magic with the many varieties of grapes from both our vineyards at Dunsborough and Karridale. He is telling everyone he expects some wonderful drinking beauties to evolve in the next year or so. Mark can be seen on the left above with a previous vintage in his hand as he celebrates at the pickers party to end the 2006 harvest at Dunsborough. To all the pickers at both vineyards , a job by hand well done. Roslyn Happ
Owner Director and
Leonie Ladhams Cellar Door Manager have recently returned from a promotional
wine trip to The wines chosen were our 2004 Sauvignon Blanc and our 2001 Merlot ,Which were both favorably received at all the functions we attended . Our first event was a formal tasting at the Australian Embassy, followed by a party in the evening for 150 guests who tasted all the wines with great enthusiasm. Other events included liquor
store tastings and a formal dinner at the Imperial Plaza Hotel in Tokyo. At the
conclusion of each wine presentation, the five Australians who attended and
represented their wines were asked to join in and sing “Waltzing Matilda “for
the Japanese audience.
The trip proved to be a great success and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves immensely so I hope we can look forward to a long and prosperous relationship with our agents Vinos Yamazaki and their wonderful staff. Roslyn to the left with a happy Japanese liquor shop owner displaying his Happs wines, while Leonie above during a tasting session at another outlet. The reaction to our wines in Japan is very positive and we look forward to expanding our business in that country through this promotional trip.
Owners Erl and Ros Happ will be attending two important wines shows in the months of May and June. The first being the London International Wine & Spirits Fair. Happs will be exhibiting numerous wines including yet to be released 2005 vintages of our Happs PF Red and Chardonnay.We are participating as part of the Austrade and Western Australian Government stand at the show. They will also be
representing Happs at the Taste of Western Australia wine show in San Francisco
being run by the
Wine Industry
Association of WA on June
11-12.
Here we will exhibiting amongst others yet to be released 2003 Happs Shiraz,
2005 PF Red, 2003 Three Hills Shiraz and the 2005 Three Hills Chardonnay.
Locally we will be
exhibiting at the annual
Western
Australian Wine & Food Festival Our Managing Director Erl Happ will be a keynote speaker at the "Natural Preservatives in Food and Cosmetics Conference" in Amsterdam Netherlands in June. Erl will be telling the story of Happs and how we developed our preservative free red and white wine. Of course he will be taking some samples with him, so delegates can share the experience. For those not aware of what preservative free wine is all about, then you might be interested in our Press Release on the subject explaining it all.
Ros Happ has been very busy organising the Bali Shoulder Bag, embroidered with either the Three Hills or Happs logo and all made entirely in Bali by one of the many small villages affected by the decline in tourism on this beautiful island. The work generated has assisted many families and we love the beautiful selection of colours to choose from. Call or email us for all details on our merchandise range. Cabernet
Sauvignon 2004 normally $18 per bottle,
drinking beautifully now, this is Winemaker Mark Warren has this to say about this wine "It has red fruit, dark chocolate and a slight briary note. The palate is medium bodied and soft and is dominated by sweet red fruit characters. There is only a hint of background oak and finishes with slightly drying tannin. A great quaffing red wine for winter.". (6 bottles - $9 ea 12 bottles - $8 ea 24+ bottles - $6 ea)
2004 Botrytis Viognier in a 500ml bottle. This is a very limited supply release. If you like a sweet sticky wine with your desert or you just like that special after dinner tipple then this is for you. Only $20 per bottle. Other normal specials include; Purchase Any Case or Mixed (12 bottles) other than above. Get 2 complimentary bottles (1 x 2002 Tintanello, 1 x 2003 Marrimee) Purchase any 6 bottles other than above Get 1 complimentary bottle Either (1 x 2002 Tintanello or 1 x 2003 Marrimee) 2 Pack Special $25.50 !!! Save 15% (1 x 2002 Tintanello + 1 x 2003 Marrimee) 3 pack Special $38.25 !!! Save 15% (1 x 2002 Tintanello + 1 x 2003 Marrimee + 1 x 2005 Fuchsia) If you would like to purchase wines , please download, fill in and send us the Cellar Specials Order Form For Wine Orders or Additional Information | |
