Rosemount (wine)

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Rosemount is an Australian winery based in Hunter Valley and South Australia.[1] At the turn of the 21st century, Rosemount was the second best selling Australian wine brand in the US. [2]

It was established in 1969 by Bob Oatley and was Australia's largest family owned winery[2] until its March 2001 it was merger with Southcorp, [1] which in 2005 was bought by the Foster's Group.

Rosemount's first commercially release wine was a Chardonnay-Sémillon labeled as Pinot Riesling, reflecting the Hunter Valley tradition of then calling Sémillon "Hunter Riesling". [3]

In October of 2000, Rosemount announced a partner with Robert Mondavi Winery to create a joint venture marketing both Californian and Australian wines under a new label collaboration. [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b James Halliday (2004). Wine Companion. HarperCollins, 445-446. 
  2. ^ a b c D. Sogg & H. Steiman "Mondavi Forms Joint Venture With Rosemount" Wine Spectator" October 17, 2000
  3. ^ H. Steiman "20 Years of Rosemount" Wine Spectator" May 15, 1999

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