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Orange F.O.O.D. Week 2010The Orange F.O.O.D. Week is on again! Festivities, dinners, lunches and exhibitions (to name a few) will be held from 9th to the 18th April. Join us at Patina Join us at Patina for wine tasting and an exhibition of paintings by artists Cherry Johnston, Georgia Mansur, Ian Marr, and Angela Naef. The exhibition can be viewed both weekends of F.O.O.D. Week Regional Harvest Picnic Enjoy the gardens and views with a delicious regional picnic by foodie Chantel Naef accompanied by a glass of wine during the first weekend (April 10th and 11th) from 11am to 5pm. Cost $25 (RSVP) 02 6362 8336. Click here for full details on the F.O.O.D. Week program. The cellar door is open weekends from 11am to 5pm and other times by appointment on 02 6362 8336 or 0429 457 575.
Patina's Vintage 2010Vintage is upon us and we are busy in the winery with the 2010 fruit. I've pressed some delicious Sauvignon Blanc off skins and the winery smells divine! We have been lucky this year, many of the local growers lost some of their grapes due to the rain in early March but all of our whites and Pinot Noir are in barrel or tank looking good. We are now having lovely sunny days with cooler nights which should create some fantastic cool climate flavors in the reds still on the vine. My passion for Riesling continues and I am now the proud Pop of three styles, the original dry style, the new Scandalous Riesling with residual sugar and the Sticky Tea delicious dessert/aperitif style. Cheers, Gerald 
Winemakers DozenRemember to check out our PATINA CLUB MEMBERSHIP. As a member, you will receive Gerald's 'Winemaker's preselected dozen' in June and December each year at a 25% discount off the Cellar Door price, special invitations to events, as well as access to wines that we have held back in the cellar, being released when they have optimal bottle age. If you wish to make up your own special mixed, you can do that too. Click here to become a new Patina Club Member.
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In this issue
Patina Chardonnay 2005
The 2005 Patina Chardonnay is drinking very well and is about to move to a higher price catagory - so order soon if you would like to secure some at the current price of $250 per case. There are limited stocks at this price, so be sure to let us know soon if you would like some. If you only want a few bottles, we can include them in a mixed case. Patina Pinot Gris 2008
Taste the Difference: "Left on lees (grape deposits after fermentation) for extra body and soul, this is all white nectarine, bread and honey and a very smart minerally mouth feel, full on to handle coq au vin. 4.5 Stars" Tony Love, Daily Telegraph, March 2010 Patina Sticky Tea Riesling 2009
"The high international standing of Australian winemakers is due in no small measure to their willingness to try new things...I love this wine, which could be described as a guilt-free sticky...more..." John Lewis, Newcastle Herald, January 2010 Patina Cabernet Sauvignon 2004
"Bottle age has softened the fruit, but if anything, enhanced the length of the palate, with cedary oak comnplementing the rounded black fruits; fine tannins to close. Rating 90 points" James Halliday, Wine Companion Face up!Join the growing Patina community on Facebook. Click here to join up in order to find out the latest, up to date news and reviews from Patina. You can comment on the Patina wines, ask us about winemaking, or simply have a chat with us and other Patina fans. Pass it onUnsubscribe
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