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Wolf Blass is a winery and winery based in South Australia .
history
Wolfgang Blass was born in Germany in 1934. After training as an oenologist at the Bavarian State Institute in Veitshöchheim and subsequent work as a cellar master in Germany, London and Bristol, he was offered the opportunity to work as an expert on sparkling wine in Australia or Venezuela . He then emigrated to Australia in 1961 , where he settled in Nuriootpa in the Barossa Valley . He hoped to "contribute" to Australian wine production. His first job in Australia was a position as head of sparkling wine production at the Kaiser Stuhl winery .
Bilyara
In 1966, Blass finally founded his own winery, Wolf Blass Wines, and thus the first independent winery in Australia. He chose the name Bilyara , the aboriginal name for the wedge-tailed eagle , which he chose as the company symbol. The eagle was a reference to the heraldic animal of his homeland Germany, which was always a source of inspiration and pride for him.
From 1969 to 1973 Wolfgang Blass was director and winemaker of the Tolley's winery . He succeeded in taking the first influences on local wine production by further developing the styles of red wines . He was recognized as one of the leading figures of a new generation of winemakers and developed individual wines of various styles under his own brand.
Wolf pale
In 1973 Wolfgang Blass went into business again and founded the Wolf Blass winery . He began a cooperation with the legendary winemaker John Glaetzer , which quickly led to success. In 1974, 1975 and 1976 he was able to win the Jimmy Watson trophy. In 1992 he was finally named "International Winemaker of the Year" by the International Wine and Spirit Competition.
The Wolf Blass winery was later acquired by the Australian beverage company Foster's Group . This founded its wine division in May 2011 in the Treasury Wine Estates Ltd. out. Wolf Blass is the largest wine producer in the Barossa Valley. Wolf Blass wines are largely exported to Great Britain.
Grape varieties
In 1975, Wolf Blass published the first vintage of Riesling , which became Australia's best-selling Riesling. By the end of 1990, Wolf Blass had won over 2575 national and international awards.
These were:
- 135 trophies
- 712 gold medals
- 812 silver medals
- 869 bronze medals
- 47 diplomas
Under the leadership of winemaker Chris Hatcher and the constant management of John Glaetzer, the number of awards has risen to over 3000, including four Jimmy Watson trophies for the Black Label .
See also
Web links
- Website of the company Wolf Blass (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolf Blass: The Man ( Memento from October 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Short biography of Wolfgang Blass (English)
- ↑ Wolf Blass: Winery ( Memento from October 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) The history of the winery (English)