Orlando Wines

Coordinates: 34°34′48″S 138°55′42″E / 34.580076°S 138.928253°E / -34.580076; 138.928253
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Jacob's Creek
Jacob's Creek, St Hugo
Other attractionsJacob's Creek Visitor's Centre
DistributionInternational
Websitewww.jacobscreek.com

Orlando Wines is an

South Australia's Barossa Valley
wine-growing region.

History

In 1847

oak barrel. The winery now produces some of Australia's most successful export wines,[citation needed
] with some 80% of sales being made in 50+ export markets and having the leading brand in the UK, New Zealand and Asia.

Orlando Wines was named Australian Exporter of the Year in 1993 and won the

Maurice O'Shea Award in 1994. A modern visitor's centre and wine tasting cellar, known as the Jacob's Creek Visitor's Centre, was opened in 2002, at which time a time capsule
was buried to be opened in 2027.

Jacob's Creek

A bottle of Jacob's Creek Chardonnay Pinot Noir

Jacob's Creek is an Australian

Shiraz
Cabernet Malbec became the first wine to be released under the Jacob's Creek label.

Sponsorships

The brand has sponsored many events, including the

Jacob's Creek Open Championship
.

Jacob's Creek has also been a sponsor of the Australian Open tennis tournament since 2006.[citation needed] Since 2012, it has run television campaigns during the tournament featuring leading international tennis players sharing intimate anecdotes about their lives. The first of these campaigns, which ran from 2012 to 2014 was entitled 'Open Up' and featured Andre Agassi.[2] The most recent campaign, entitled 'Made By Moments' commenced in 2015 and features Novak Djokovic.[3]

A brand of wine produced by Jacob's Creek is "Cool Harvest", made by picking the grapes at the coolest period of the night to maximise the retention of tropical aromas and natural acidity. The cool harvest technique is used to produce a sparkling sauvignon blanc, as well as rosé, pinot grigio and a still sauvignon blanc.

See also

References

  1. ^ "About St Hugo". Wine-Searcher. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Jacobs Creek". Archived from the original on 15 December 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Novak Djokovic - Made By Moments Films with Jacob's Creek". www.jacobscreek.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016.

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