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Wolf Blass has been producing some of Australia's very best wines for over 30 years, receiving over 3,000 awards at international wine shows since 1966.

Kangaroos, Koala Bears, Ayers Rock, the Great Barrier Reef, and Great White Sharks; these are just a few things that come to mind when you think about Australia. Well, it's about time you add one more to the list, world class wine.

Wolf Blass Cabernet Sauvignon wine-tasting class

Winemaking officially began in Australia in 1788 when English settlers planted the first vines near Sydney. Over the next hundred years, the industry rode the roller coaster of fortune, sending vast quantities of 'port' to England one decade and enduring deep depression the next. It wasn't until the late 1960s that the wine industry really began to grow; it is now enjoying its most prosperous years ever.

There are close to 400,000 acres of vines in Australia. During the 2000 vintage, these vines squeezed out 1.1 million tons of wine grapes, more than double the vineyard area and annual crush of a decade ago. The two most popular grapes are Chardonnay and Shiraz; Semillon and Cabernet Sauvignon come next, and workhorse varieties such as Grenache and Riesling are enjoying a resurgence of interest.

dramatically polarised

Australia is home to more than 1,200 wineries, almost 10 times the number that existed in the early 1970s. The industry is dramatically polarised: 20 companies produce more than 90 per cent of the nation's wine, leaving a thousand or so small, family-run wineries in the premium districts fighting for a share of what's left of the market.

One name comes to mind when I think of world-class Australian Wine, Wolf Blass. Mr. Wolf Blass moved to Australia with a little more than £100 in his pocket and a dream of helping the Australian wine industry. After a few years of working with other wineries, he opened his winery in 1973 and hasn't looked back.

Wolf Blass has been producing some of Australia's very best wines for over 30 years, receiving over 3,000 awards at international wine shows since 1966. In 1992 Wolf Blass was awarded the Trophy for International Winemaker of the Year at the International Wine and Spirit Competition. In 2001, Wolf Blass was accorded the title of Best Australian Producer at the same competition.

Wolf Blass is a crown jewel in Caribbean Producers Australian wine portfolio.

Produced from fruit grown in vineyards across southeast Australia, Wolf Blass winemakers produce wines of outstanding quality, character and consistency every year. The white wines of Wolf Blass are full of fresh fruit flavours - the rieslings are Australia's most awarded wines produced from this variety, and the chardonnays are exemplary of the very best Australia has to offer.

generous flavours

The red wines of Wolf Blass are renowned for their generous flavours. Wolf Blass' flagship, Black Label is considered an Australian red wine icon and has received over 40 trophies at Australian and International wine shows since its inaugural vintage in 1973.

You don't have to spend 25 hours in coach to enjoy what Australia has to offer. Throw some shrimp on the barbie, crack open a bottle of Wolf Blass and transport yourself to the lands down under, mate!

For Wolf Blass and other CPJ specialty wines call our customer service at 979-8134-6