News & Events - Frogmore Creek Wines

Vintage Report 2012

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -1000

Vintage Report 2012.

We are now towards the end of the 2012 vintage and it is possible to assess the quality of the wines.

This year the yield was quite low in the Coal River Valley, 30 to 50% lower than average and with the beautiful warm weather we had in March and April the grapes maturation was 3 weeks earlier than normal. We did not have any real disease pressure in the vineyard and the fruits were extremely clean and exempt of alterations.

The whites are fruity, well balanced with a good acid structure and nice aromatic components.With a low crop the reds are very concentrated with a great tannin structure, rich and full with some vibrant red colour.The volume of this vintage will be low but the potential in quality and ageing will be terrific.

Alain Rousseau Senior Winemaker

Dinner with Nick Glaetzer

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -1000

Frogmore Creek celebrates with Evermore Wine release

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -1000

FROGMORE CREEK HAS CELEBRATED ITS 10TH VINTAGE IN 2011 AND THE RELEASE OF THE EVERMORE RANGE

Not everything happens slowly in Tasmania; in Ten short years we've released a bunch of cracking wines, an easy task when you own some of the best cool-climate vines in Australia. Though to make merry our double digit milestone Frogmore Creek is launching a trio of wines that ...transced all others, which we've called Evermore.

Have you ever wondered what the end result would be from co-fermenting Pinot Noir with Pinot Gris, Chardonnay or even Gewürztraminer? Or have you perhaps speculated the flavours of Pinot made from bunches left for 2 weeks on their cut cordon out in the vineyard? Now imagine a wine blended from these Frankenstein parts, along with batches put through maceration carbonique, indigenous yeast ferment, extended cold soaking and others. If that little exercise does not float your boat to Frogmore then how about fantasising over a Riesling fermented on skins and then matured in oak? If these wines sound slightly outrageous then maybe you need a glass of Australia`s most southern Blanc de Noir to loosen up a bit first

The Evermore range is available at Cellar Door and via the website.

FrogmoreCreek Wines Announces Acquisition Of Meadowbank Estate

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -1000

One of Tasmania's premier wine companies, Meadowbank Estate has been acquired today by neighbouring wine company, Frogmore Creek Wines. Management of both companies see this move as a merger of two highly respected wine companies both based in the Coal River Valley creating southern Tasmania’s largest ultra-premium wine company.

Meadowbank Estate’s award winning restaurant, wedding & function centre will continue to be run under the expert management of the Meadowbank hospitality team and will also become the home of Frogmore Creek Wines. Frogmore Creek produce and sells the Frogmore Creek, 42 Degrees South and Storm Bay brands and now will also add the much awarded Meadowbank brand to it’s ultra-premium portfolio.

“This is a terrific acquisition for Frogmore as Meadowbank’s focus has been predominately on sales through its award winning restaurant, cellar door and functions business and are a perfect complement to Frogmore’s broader Tasmanian, national distribution & export sales. There is also virtually no redundant product overlap in the Meadowbank product and service offerings, which will in turn fit seamlessly into our existing business” according to Frogmore Creeks General Manager, James Skabo.

The move will give Meadowbank the in-house expertise of Frogmore Creek’s professional wine and viticultural teams lead by Senior Winemaker Alain Rousseau and Frogmore Creek Wines will gain the professional hospitality expertise within Meadowbank. Frogmore Creek will add Meadowbanks Cambridge vineyard to its existing vineyard portfolio which includes the original Frogmore Creek vineyard (Penna) and it’s Campania vineyard which was acquired in May 2009.

“We feel this is a perfect fit. We have been neighbours for years and it has been where we have always taken visiting friends and associates. It is where we gather for a business lunch. We are extremely excited about the opportunity this provides to showcase Coal River Valley food and wines in this unique setting. My vision or dream is that this expansion allows us to develop into one of Australia’s iconic food and wine businesses – we are thinking generationally here not short term. ” said Co-owner and Director of Frogmore Creek Wines, Tony Scherer today

For further information or images please contact Frogmore Creek Wines:

Phone: +61 3 6248 5844

Email: admin@frogmorecreek.com.au

Website: www.frogmorecreek.com.au

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -1000

The Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition sees a top class panel of Asia’s most esteemed judges from China, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan assemble to acknowledge the world’s best wines with 6,500 entries. Now in its second year following a hugely successful inaugural competition in 2009.

Our Frogmore Creek 2008 Iced Riesling won a trophy in the class of best sweet wine in show. With around 1450 entries in this class we are extremely proud of this result. The trophies awarded are a reflection of the unique sensibilities of the Asian palate and number just 31 in total throughout the entire show.

Frogmore Creek 2010 FGR Riesling was awarded a silver medal in the Chinese food and wine matching section being paired with Kung Pao Chicken.

We congratulate the team at Frogmore Creek and in particular Tony Scherer, co-owner and our senior wine maker Alain Rousseau who attended the event.

Frogmore Creek winner at the 2010 Tasmanian Export Awards

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -1000

Tony Scherer collecting the Ausindustry Emerging Exporter Award from Geoff Atkinson

Frogmore Creek has been presented with the 2010 Tasmanian Export Award in the category of Emerging Exporter sponsored by the Australian Goverment AusIndustry.

The Tasmanian Export Awards recognise excellence in exporting by Tasmanian enterprises and are acknowledged as one of Tasmania’s prestigious industry awards.

This award comes as an additional win over last years Tasmanian Export Awards where we were presented the Agribusiness Award sponsored by Tasports.

The awards ceremony was held at the Launceston Country Club on October 8th.

Frogmore Creek becomes the 500th voluntary perpetual covenant

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -1000

Tony Scherer (owner Frogmore Creek Wines), John Harkin and Minister O'Byrne

(photo by Simon de Salis, DPIPWE)

John Harkin opened the day with a short speech that gave background to the 500th registration and highlighted the fact that there is now more than 1% of Tasmania’s land area under perpetual, voluntary conservation covenant - that is 68,100 hectares of private land perpetually protected for conservation.

Tony entertained the assembled group with reflections on his youth growing up in the late 1940s and 50s on a farm just out of Los Angeles in the USA In an area of 1,500 hectares there were few farms. All with wide open spaces, involved in what he termed “truck farming”.

Minister O’Byrne spoke of how the PLCP is working with other organisations to ensure that the private reserve system grows in a strategic and coordinated way, and ensuring that the landowners involved have the wherewithal to carry out the best conservation management possible.

Tony has been involved in conservation initiatives on Frogmore for more than ten years. As the property with Tasmania’s only known wild population of Hardenbergia violaceae, he has worked closely with DPIPWE to protect the plants by caging them, they are now also in the reserve area.

The morning was concluded with morning tea and a walk out to the caged Hardenbergia.

Storm Bay

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -1000

Frogmore Creek have released a new addition to their wine portfolio, Storm Bay.
This new range of wines will give our valued customers the opportunity to try some alternative varietals to those offered by our other two brands at very affordable prices.

The Storm Bay wines are reflective of Tasmania's cool maritime climate.

All of these wines are fruit driven, immediately approachable and show a depth, finesse and elegance representative of our superb growing region.

If you would like to order some of our new Storm Bay wines click here.