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On 14/9/04 2:30 PM, in article , "Mat"
<Ask@me> wrote:
> Yep, and a lot of the fun.
Absolutely
>
> Do you mean they buy out strugglers (but good quality) and sell them
> off? Or buy out strugglers (but bad quality) and sell them off?
>
> Or change the label to something else and sell them off?
>
The Heemskerk buyout is probably a good example. AFAIK, the label had been
acquired by Pipers Brook Vineyard (at that stage PBV was still controlled by
Andrew Pirie) and after holding onto it for a while (but not producing any
wine under the label) it was then sold to Cellarmaster. To be fair to
Cellarmaster, current Heemskerk wine still uses cool climate Tasmanian
fruit, altho' it's now made interstate.
One of the reasons the Heemskerk label retained a slight cachet is because
in the mid-seventies (IIRC) their cabernet was the first Tassie wine to make
an impact at mainland wine shows. Winemaker Graham Wiltshire, a partner in
Heemskerk, was also responsible for the original Jansz sparkler (with some
help from the Champagne house Louis Roederer). Jansz is now owned by
Yalumba.
> I might share the cost and risk with a friend or two. Or just go down to
> Dan's and spend the equivalent cas$h on some others. Be fun either way.
>
This is a good point. A small, informal buying group of three or so like
minded wine drinkers can really help you access a variety of wines.
> Thanks for the info BTW Mr. Ninja, or is it just Whingeing? :-)
Depends on what I'm drinking ;-)
wn
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