❓ Mrs Hodson-Thomas asks the Premier about the significance of Evans and Tate's wine award for Western Australia. The Premier highlights the win as a major achievement for the WA wine industry, showcasing the South West as a world-class wine region.
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I understand that local wine producer, Evans and Tate Limited, enjoyed stunning success at the recent International Wine Challenge 2000 in London. Can the Premier advise the House what this means to Western Australia? Mr COURT
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This is an outstanding story. The success stories of Western Australian industry that people often hear involve the mining, energy and shipbuilding industries. One of our leading wine producers was judged at one of the most prestigious competitions as producing the best red wine in the world. The 1999 Margaret River Shiraz beat 4 875 other wines to win this award. Further, the Evans and Tate Margaret River Shiraz has already won 14 gold medals, 36 silver medals and 54 bronze medals. Evans and Tate’s 1997 Shiraz won the award for the best shiraz at the prestigious 1999 International Wine Challenge in Japan. At the competition held in London, 550 judges from around the world tasted 9 000 wines from 35 countries including France, Italy and the United States. It is absolutely outstanding that a Western Australian wine was able to win the award. The good news is that the 1999 Shiraz is expected to be made available to Western Australians from December at the affordable price of $26.50. That is good luck; with that sort of recommendation and gold medal, I am sure it will be in short supply. This award once again confirms the south west as one of the great wine producing regions of the world. We can be incredibly proud of what our local people have done.
Mr COURT replied: This is an outstanding story. The success stories of Western Australian industry that people often hear involve the mining, energy and shipbuilding industries. One of our leading wine producers was judged at one of the most prestigious competitions as producing the best red wine in the world. The 1999 Margaret River Shiraz beat 4 875 other wines to win this award. Further, the Evans and Tate Margaret River Shiraz has already won 14 gold medals, 36 silver medals and 54 bronze medals. Evans and Tate’s 1997 Shiraz won the award for the best shiraz at the prestigious 1999 International Wine Challenge in Japan. At the competition held in London, 550 judges from around the world tasted 9 000 wines from 35 countries including France, Italy and the United States. It is absolutely outstanding that a Western Australian wine was able to win the award. The good news is that the 1999 Shiraz is expected to be made available to Western Australians from December at the affordable price of $26.50. That is good luck; with that sort of recommendation and gold medal, I am sure it will be in short supply. This award once again confirms the south west as one of the great wine producing regions of the world. We can be incredibly proud of what our local people have done.
This is an outstanding story. The success stories of Western Australian industry that people often hear involve the mining, energy and shipbuilding industries. One of our leading wine producers was judged at one of the most prestigious competitions as producing the best red wine in the world. The 1999 Margaret River Shiraz beat 4 875 other wines to win this award. Further, the Evans and Tate Margaret River Shiraz has already won 14 gold medals, 36 silver medals and 54 bronze medals. Evans and Tate’s 1997 Shiraz won the award for the best shiraz at the prestigious 1999 International Wine Challenge in Japan. At the competition held in London, 550 judges from around the world tasted 9 000 wines from 35 countries including France, Italy and the United States. It is absolutely outstanding that a Western Australian wine was able to win the award. The good news is that the 1999 Shiraz is expected to be made available to Western Australians from December at the affordable price of $26.50. That is good luck; with that sort of recommendation and gold medal, I am sure it will be in short supply. This award once again confirms the south west as one of the great wine producing regions of the world. We can be incredibly proud of what our local people have done.
The good news is that the 1999 Shiraz is expected to be made available to Western Australians from December at the affordable price of $26.50. That is good luck; with that sort of recommendation and gold medal, I am sure it will be in short supply. This award once again confirms the south west as one of the great wine producing regions of the world. We can be incredibly proud of what our local people have done.
Mr COURT replied: This is an outstanding story. The success stories of Western Australian industry that people often hear involve the mining, energy and shipbuilding industries. One of our leading wine producers was judged at one of the most prestigious competitions as producing the best red wine in the world. The 1999 Margaret River Shiraz beat 4 875 other wines to win this award. Further, the Evans and Tate Margaret River Shiraz has already won 14 gold medals, 36 silver medals and 54 bronze medals. Evans and Tate’s 1997 Shiraz won the award for the best shiraz at the prestigious 1999 International Wine Challenge in Japan. At the competition held in London, 550 judges from around the world tasted 9 000 wines from 35 countries including France, Italy and the United States. It is absolutely outstanding that a Western Australian wine was able to win the award. The good news is that the 1999 Shiraz is expected to be made available to Western Australians from December at the affordable price of $26.50. That is good luck; with that sort of recommendation and gold medal, I am sure it will be in short supply. This award once again confirms the south west as one of the great wine producing regions of the world. We can be incredibly proud of what our local people have done.
This is an outstanding story. The success stories of Western Australian industry that people often hear involve the mining, energy and shipbuilding industries. One of our leading wine producers was judged at one of the most prestigious competitions as producing the best red wine in the world. The 1999 Margaret River Shiraz beat 4 875 other wines to win this award. Further, the Evans and Tate Margaret River Shiraz has already won 14 gold medals, 36 silver medals and 54 bronze medals. Evans and Tate’s 1997 Shiraz won the award for the best shiraz at the prestigious 1999 International Wine Challenge in Japan. At the competition held in London, 550 judges from around the world tasted 9 000 wines from 35 countries including France, Italy and the United States. It is absolutely outstanding that a Western Australian wine was able to win the award. The good news is that the 1999 Shiraz is expected to be made available to Western Australians from December at the affordable price of $26.50. That is good luck; with that sort of recommendation and gold medal, I am sure it will be in short supply. This award once again confirms the south west as one of the great wine producing regions of the world. We can be incredibly proud of what our local people have done.
The good news is that the 1999 Shiraz is expected to be made available to Western Australians from December at the affordable price of $26.50. That is good luck; with that sort of recommendation and gold medal, I am sure it will be in short supply. This award once again confirms the south west as one of the great wine producing regions of the world. We can be incredibly proud of what our local people have done.
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