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John's Blend Pty Ltd - Nuriootpa SA 5355
Phone (+61) (0) 8 8562 1820
Fax (+61) (0) 8 8562 4050
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A constant pursuit of excellence in every aspect of production is the key to success of John and Margarete Glaetzer’s family business, which produces John’s Blend.
AUSTRALIA
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
| John's Blend Pty Ltd |
| 18 Neil Avenue Nuriootpa South Australia 5355 Australia |
| Phone - (+61) (0) 8 8562 1820 |
| Fax - (+61) (0) 8 8562 4050 |
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| Gipsie Jack Wine Company Ptd Ltd / The Winehouse |
| 1509 Langhorne Creek SA 5255 |
| Phone - 08 85 373 441 |
| Fax – (08) 85 373 284 |
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| Web – www.thewinehouse.com.au |
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Open 7 days 10-5pm FOR ALL JOHN'S BLEND CABERNET SAUVIGNON AND JOHN'S BLEND MARGARETE'S SHIRAZ WINES PLEASE CONTACT GIPSIE JACK WINE COMPANY ON 08 85373441 OR EMAIL This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
To find out how well John's Blend travels John Glaetzer decided to put his wine to the ultimate test. He sent one of his daughters on a mission:
"Take these bottles to all corners of the world and do not return until they have gone to the extremes."
So off his daughter went and the wine was taken (and survived) treks through mosquito-infested jungles and packed on top of buses across freezing salt plains. It travelled for days down rivers in a dugout canoe, was inspected by a bobby at Windsor Castle and approved by monkeys in the amazon rainforest.
Most bottles were sacrificed and enjoyed by people of all cultures along the way. The comment by Alpheus, the great creole man from Belize, says it all after he had tasted John's Blend:
"Long life to your father!"
"One bottle made it all the way back to Australia. By this time it had travelled more than 60,000 km across 3 continents and had crossed the equator 6 times. It was a real challenge to taste this bottle which had spent 10 years overseas, against one of the same vintage from my own cellar....
"What a Tasting!!!!"
The well travelled wine won the "Shaken not Stirred Award". Seriously, the John's Blend ex cellar was slightly crusted but still fresh and silky smooth. the travelled wine showed no crust but still had a silky smooth and soft palate, possible not quite as fresh on the nose, however a delightful red.
NONE OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE FABRICATED, ALL AUTHENTIC
John and Margarete Glaetzer’s family business produces John's Blend.
They had a vision of creating their own unique premium wine label - John’s Blend was the result. First vintaged in 1974, the Cabernet Sauvignon was created under this new label. John’s Blend was an instant success when it was released in 1977. The then youthful John had already worked with some of the greats of Australian wine, including John Vickery and starting work with Wolf Blass after graduating from the Oenology course in 1970.
John’s Blend developed side-by-side with John’s own prominent role in Wolf Blass Wines as the senior red winemaker.
COMPANY RESTRUCTURE...click here to view
The result was hardly surprising; for John’s part in the story of Wolf Blass Wines, resulted in winning an unrivalled four of the prestigious Jimmy Watson Trophies for Australia’s top red wine 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1999. Also winning eleven Montgomery Trophies for the finest red wines at the Royal Adelaide Wine Show, to name just a few of the awards.
It would be fair to say that in Australia’s fine wine making fraternity there are few others who share, with John Glaetzer, the extent and depth of contribution to super premium red wine.
With over thirty years experience in fine wine making, John continues to provide the unique experience of John’s Blend to connoisseurs from around the world.
In 1995 - Margarete’s Shiraz was added. A wine that is rich and intense - a perfect companion to the Cabernet Sauvignon.
Both strictly limited wines, the John’s Blend companions, are as friendly and as rewarding as its maker; and reflects, like John and Margarete themselves, the richness and enjoyment of Australian finest wine regions and their people.
There's life in the old dog yet.
John is also involved with "Gipsie Jack" - a new and exciting Wine Label developed by two Industry stalwarts - himself and Bill Potts.
"Gipsie Jack" is named after John's beloved Jack Russel. Jack is also Irish for John, this wine displays the nature of a true partnership between a man and his dog.
For more information please visit www.gipsiejack.com.au
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Margarete's Shiraz - Langhorne Creek
A full bodied, dry red displaying exceptional rich intense chocolate and mint characters.
First release 1995 Vintage
CLICK HERE FOR TASTING NOTES ON MARGARETE'S SHIRAZ RANGE >>
Cabernet Sauvignon - Langhorne Creek
A rich flavoursome wine displaying classical Langhorne Creek flavours of chocolate and mint.
First release 1974 Vintage
CLICK HERE FOR TASTING NOTES ON CABERNET SAUVIGNON RANGE >>
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The Beginning of a Legend....
A constant pursuit of excellence in every aspect of production is the key to the success of John and Margarete Glaetzer's family business, which produces John's Blend. Official Red Five Star Winery in the 2011 Wine Companion
John and Margarete have seen their vision come to fruition when the 1974 John's Blend was first released in 1977. This classic Australian red wine continues the award winning success story of John Glaetzer, over many years of wine making for some of Australia's top wine producers.
In 1995 a rich and intense Margarete's Shiraz was added to the label, a perfect companion to the Cabernet Sauvignon - both wines offer a unique experience to red wine connoisseurs all over the world.
Over 30 years experience of fine wine making has established John Glaetzer to hand craft these unique reds. Small batches of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz grapes from the alluvial soils of Langhorne Creek were crushed, fermented, pressed and blended into oak hogsheads for maturation. These small batches of grapes become John's Blend, a select, super premium label with limited production.