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Background

16 labels: Drambuie, Mateus, Henkell Trocken, Taittinger,

RedVale, X&Y, SunStone, Catching Theives, All

Hallows Eve, Lillydale Estate, Essenze, Mount Pleasant,

Barwang, Brands Laira, Evans & Tate, McWilliams Located in Riverina, Hunter Valley and Hilltops wine

regions of New South Wales, the Yarra Valley wine region

of Victoria, the Coonawarra wine region of South

Australia and the Margaret River wine region of WesternAustralia

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History

1877: Samual McWilliams plants first vines at Sunnysidein Corowa, SA

1880: Old Hill vineyard planted in Hunter Valley

1897: Wins first accolade in National Competition fordistrict wines

1893: Laira Vineyard established in Coonawarra

1907: JJ McWilliambuys Sunnyside from sisters

1913: McWilliam plants first vines in Riverina, establishingthe region

1917: McWilliams Harwood Estate Winery established

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History cont.

1921: Maurice OShea establishes Mount Pleasant

1946: Lovedale and Rosehill vineyards established

1969: First Barwang vines planted in Hilltops (to later

be purchased by McWilliams)

1978: Phil Ryan becomes Mt. Pleasant Chief

Winemaker

1986: Jim Brayne appointed McWilliams Wines ChiefWinemaker

1989: McWilliams Wines purchases the Barwang brand

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History Cont.

1990: Half share of Brands Laira purchased; inaugural

Maurice OShea Industry Award introduced

1994: Yarra Valleys Lillydale Estate and remaining

share of Brands Laira purchased

1996: Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon wins Best

Wine of Competition at Sydney International Top

100

2002: Celebration of 125th anniversary

2006: Catching Thieved launched

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History cont.

2007: Evans & Tate amd X&Y join McWilliams

company

2008: To date, McWilliams records 52 trophies and

1,003 medals won

2009: Most successful Exhibitor at the Sydney Royal

Wine Show for the 15th consecutive year; essenze and

Zamphire by Evans & Tate launched

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Samual McWilliam

Born on April 15, 1830 in Northern Ireland

Moved to Melbourne November 2, 1857

Married Martha Steele in 1863

Moved to Corowa in 1875, planted first vines in 1877

Became leading member of Corowa Wine and Fruit

Growers Association

Died in 1902

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Environment

It is McWilliams Wines commitment to promote

healthier consumption patterns of wine by all

consumers, to enhance the social responsibility ofthe wine sector and to take every measure possible

to ensure wine is always enjoyed in moderation.

Its this same commitment we apply to caring for

our environment and community.

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Viticulture

McWilliams Wines received a GREEN rating inGreenpeaces inaugural 2009 Australia Pacific Guide toAlcoholic Drinks:

1) Planting and cultivation of selected grasses between rows

in the vineyards2) Mulching and the planting of vegetation within and

around vineyard

3) Composts are used

4) Inter-row management of slash and drop

*Awarded the Harden Murrumburrah Landcare Award fordevelopment of environmentally sensitive viticulturalpractices.

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Water

1) Developing Tyrian, a grape varietal especially bred to

suit the warmer Australian climate and requiring 10

percent less water than other mainstream varietals.

McWilliams Wines planted a small test block of the

varietal in 1995 and today has more than 50 hectares in

full production.

2) Converted its vineyard supplementary water system to a

drip system3) All supplementary water, via drip, is monitored via

capacitance probes to ensure no excess water is passed

beyond the root zone to potentially enter the water table

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Packagaing

1) Transitioning to retail-ready packaging as well aseliminating dividers from many of its shippers toreduce waste

2) In 2009, the winery launched Australias first widelyavailable Sparkling wine featuring Zork, aninnovative new Sparkling wine closure which is 100percent recyclable

3) Converted a significant portion of its 187ml bottlesfrom glass to the lighter-weight, recyclable PETpackaging

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Recycling

1) Shippers used in the supply of packaging

components are passed on to another supplier for

reuse in second hand cartons

2) Shrink wrap plastic off bottle pallets is baled andrecycled

3) Broken glass is segregated into colors and managed

via recycling streams

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McWilliamsWine

Sold in over 20 countries

Australias number 6 table wine

McWilliams 10 ranges: McWilliams Flagships, Heritage

Collection, Family Collection, Balance, Hanwood Estate,Inheritence, Select Series, JJ McWilliam (International),

Sunstone (International), Fortified

Australias most award-winning winery

Established in 1917 by JJ McWilliam

Located at the Hanwood Estate Winery, NSW and Mount

Pleasant Estate in Hunter Valley

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Wines

Shiraz, Cab Sav, Merlot, Pinot Nior, Riesling

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Awards