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At Upper Reach we make the very best wine from our
estate-grown fruit, so each wine is a reflection of the vintage
and vineyard.
Our vineyard philosophy is one of hands-on management, through crop thining and low yields, to ensure
that the grapes are of the highest quality and a true reflection
of their terroir.
In the winery we seek to preserve the character of the fruit, and
create wines that are fresh, vibrant and full-flavoured. We've designed
and built our wine production facility to enable us to make the
very best of our estate grown fruit.
"In many ways Upper Reach is the ultimate example of the new
wave" James Halliday -The Weekend Australian
This effort has certainly paid off. Over the last few years, Upper
Reach has become one of the leading Swan Valley producers, with
an extensive list of wine show awards.
At Upper Reach we believe that wine is one of life's essentials,
along with good food, family & friends.
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Where
else can I buy my favourite Upper Reach wines? |
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| Chateau Guildford - 124 Swan Street, Guildford |
9377
3311 |
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| Harborne & Cambridge Cellars -Cambridge Street, Wembley |
9388 3033 |
| Greenmount Liquor - 47 Old York Rd, Greenmount |
9294
1451 |
| Herdsman Liquor Barons - 1 Flynn Street (Herdsman
Fresh), Floreat |
9387
4222 |
| Paddington Cellars - 141 Scarborough Beach Road, Mt
Hawthorne |
9242
3077 |
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Peninsula Tavern - 223 Railway Parade, Maylands |
9271
1147 |
| Rakitch’s - Great Northern Highway, Baskerville |
9296
4377 |
| The Re Store -231 Oxford Street, Leederville |
9444 9644 |
| Tuart Hill Liquor -235 North Beach Road, Tuart Hill |
9440 4989 |
| Manning Fine Wines -19 Welwyn Avenue, Manning |
9450 4833 |
| La Vigna - 302 Walcott Street, Mount Lawley
6056 |
9271
1179 |
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| The best restaurants and cafes serve Upper Reach....... |
Blue Water Grill -Applecross |
9315 7700 |
Swan Valley Oasis -Henley Brook |
9296 5577 |
| Fraser's - King's Park |
9481 7100 |
University Club of WA -Crawley |
6488 4288 |
| Indiana's -Cottesloe |
9385 5005 |
Paddington Ale House -Mt Hawthorne |
9242 3077 |
| Padbury's Restaurant -Guildford |
9378 4484 |
Dear Friends -Caversham |
9279 2815 |
| Rose & Crown - Guildford |
9279 8444 |
Panache -Millendon |
9296 4244 |
| Stewart's @ Brookleigh -Upper Swan |
9296 6966 |
Table 78 -West Perth |
9481 6566 |
| Cafe D'Vine -Midland |
9250 3638 |
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2008 Vintage
We've just pressed the last of the 2008 fruit today (24 March) so Derek & Peter are celebrating!
The first pick was the chardonnay for the Sparkling on 23rd January, so it feels like its been a long vintage this year.
It was warm, hence the Sparkling fruit being picked about 2 weeks early, the Chardonnay and especially the Verdelho are looking great and we hope to have them bottled mid May.
The Shiraz has great depth of colour and rich fruit, so we ought to be able to make a worthy successor to our previous Trophy Winning efforts. The Cabernet Sauvignon is a little lighter than in previous years.
2007 Vintage
Drought conditions and high temperatures have reduced the grape yields, however the fruit ripened about three weeks early, catching us, not quite on the hop but it was a surprise! Overall the wines look as though they'll be more powerful, full-bodied and longer-living than normal.
The whites are softer but vibrant and bursting with strong varietal aromas and flavours.
The reds will stand out in 2007, they are very deep in colour, with bold flavours and great depth.
The only issue will be having enough of everything, as yields were down by 40%, but what there is, is very good indeed!
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