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Motivational Music in the Morning ... #BarefootSurrender feat. #JasonO'Dea, #BenjaminFlippo, #KeithSmith, #NoraO'Dea & #AshleyMae, #ForgottMyName [Official Audio Track] (2015) #MMitM1

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Home studio recording of local rock band Uncle Gael & The Politicians. More songs coming soon.

Mixing/mastering

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Jazz rendition of My Favorite Things, featuring Taylor Towers on vocals.

Guitars, mixing and mastering. 

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The most relaxed vintage in the Central Ranges in 30 years

Windowrie Wines, who source grapes from 100 miles of their Cowra winery, are expecting one of the best vintages on record. 

With fruit coming into the winery from Orange through Cowra and on to Hilltops, Windowrie’s Jason O’Dea is in a perfect position to gauge the quality of the vintage from NSW’s Central Ranges.

“It is all coming together,” said Jason, “this is the my first vintage where all the ‘ducks are in a row’.  It certainly takes a lot of the stress out of vintage.”

Windowrie winemaker, Anthony D’Onise agrees, “the entire region is looking at an awesome vintage. 95 per cent of the whites are in from Hilltops and Cowra and are in pristine condition. We’re looking to start picking sauvignon blanc from Orange in the next week or so. With the warm weather the ripeness levels have been near perfect.

“Being one of the only wineries taking grapes from a number of NSW regions we don’t usually have the luxury of picking when we want. This year has been allowed us to do just that, and the all of the fruit from each region is fantastic.

“It has made for an enjoyable vintage. The dry weather means we are sleeping well and only looking at the weather forecast once a day. It just makes for a great vintage when your hand is not being forced by Mother-Nature.

“With the weather on our side for a change, we are able to let the fruit hang a little longer to ensure we have ripe tannin and pure varietal fruit expression.”

In Cowra, Shiraz once again looks to be the standout. The warm dry finish has allowed the vines to ripen slowly with flavours more intense than even the driest of vintages during the drought. “It’s a great follow up to the Shiraz that won the NSW Wine of the Year,” commented Jason.

Picpul Blanc will be the last white variety to harvest and it is maturing well on the vine. “It is amazing how it is holding it’s acid balance,” commented Anthony. “This is an exciting new variety, not only for the Central Ranges, but for Australia.”

It was a tough year for organics in the region (over 60 per cent of the brands from Cowra are now certified organic) with high spring rain leaving growers in the region open to fungus issues. “Most of the growers have managed the conditions well and countered any real issues,” said Jason.

Windowrie patriarch, David O’Dea, commented that he could not remember a more relaxed vintage at Windowrie.  “After 30 odd vintages its nice to have one which is a bit more relaxed. It’s a testament to the team we have here that everything is progressing so well this year.”

For further information, images or samples please contact:  

David Cumming at Define Wine:  0414 736 342 or david@ definewine.com.au

Jason O’Dea at Windowrie Estate:  0427 443 598 or Jason@ windowrie.com.au

WINDOWRIE is one of the Cowra region’s founding winemakers. Established by the O’Dea family in 1988, the business experienced considerable success, allowing them to build a winery in 1999, which was certified organic in 2008. The Windowrie range now comprises the ‘Family Reserve’ and ‘The Mill’ range. Jason O’Dea also makes the ‘Pig In The House’ organic brand, which has been awarded the NASSA Organic Wine of the Year Trophy.

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Windowrie’s The Mill range, best of NSW

Windowrie has continued its very successful 150th year celebrations with a tranche of awards from Australia’s most respected wine magazine, Winestate.

The winery has recently received the following awards, positioning it as one of NSW’s best winemakers.  The awards comprise:

‘Best New Release’               

2011 Windowrie The Mill Cabernet Merlot

This ranking is given to the best ‘New Release’ wines from Australian and New Zealand that were tasted by a range of winemakers and wine judges as part of the monthly Winestate Magazine tastings during 2011.  There were approximately 5,000 wines tasted.

‘Best of State (NSW)'             

2011 Windowrie The Mill Cabernet Merlot

2010 Pig in the House Shiraz (5 Stars)

The wines that are included in this band comprised only 5% of the total 10,000 wines tasted by Winestate during the year. 

“This is capping off a fantastic year for Windowrie,” said family member and owner Jason O’Dea.  “Since Anthony D’Onise came on board as our winemaker, and broadened our sourcing of grapes to include Orange and Hilltops, as well as our Cowra fruit, we have attracted some exciting awards and wine show results.”

“2011 is also the 150th anniversary of The Mill, where we have our cellar door tasting room, so it is giving the locals and visitors to the region an extra reason to drop in.”

“One of the most pleasing thing about these results is that they are across the whole range, not just for a single wine.”

These results include:

 NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show 2011

‘Trophy for Best Bordeaux Blend’ – 2010 Windowrie The Mill Cabernet Merlot    

Gold Medal – 2010 Windowrie The Mill Cabernet Merlot

Top Gold Medal – 2010 Windowrie The Mill Shiraz

 Cowra Wine Show 2011

Trophy for the Best Local Red Wine – 2010 Windowrie The Mill Shiraz

Gold Medal – 2010 Windowrie The Mill Sauvignon Blanc Semillon

 Cairns Wine Show 2011

Gold Medal – 2010 Windowrie The Mill Chardonnay

James Halliday’s 1001 Wines Under $20, 2012 Edition

90 Points – 2010 Windowrie The Mill Merlot

91 Points – 2010 Windowrie The Mill Cabernet Merlot 

Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2011

Gold Medal – 2010 Windowrie The Mill Cabernet Merlot 

Although the wine industry continues to experience an oversupply, NSW wines are growing in sales within NSW.  “NSW wine drinkers are choosing to consuming more NSW wines which is driving this growth.  This is particularly evident with the premium NSW wines, which are seeing good growth, reflecting that consumer are happy to pay for quality.”

All the Windowrie wines are available for tasting and sales at the Windowrie cellar door in Cowra, as well as online via www.windowrie.com.au.  Summer opening hours are Thursday to Sunday, 10am to 4pm 

For further information, images or samples please contact: 

Jason O’Dea at Windowrie Estate: 02 6344 3264 or [email protected] David Cumming at Define Wine:  0414 736 342 or [email protected]

WINDOWRIE ESTATE is one of the Cowra region’s founding winemakers. Established by the O’Dea family in 1988, the business experienced considerable success, allowing them to build a 6000 tonne winery in 1999. The Windowrie range now comprises the ‘Family Reserve’, ‘The Mill and ‘Deep River’ range. A feature of Windowrie is The Mill cellar door and function centre located in the heart of Cowra. The old, rundown 1859 flour mill was painstakingly restored by the family in the 1990s and is now a key attribute of the town.