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Summer 2018

– Outstanding Classification for Reserve Shiraz

– Sardines and Vermentino– Christmas Packaging– Kid’s Art Workshop– Shakespeare in the Vines

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2016 JSM Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon-Cabernet FrancNamed in honour of James Stanley Malpas. Born in Willunga in 1873, he and his family lived in what is now our Cellar Door cottage. James carved his initials in the stone lintel above the front door in 1891 when he was 18 years old. James was one of only a few Australian servicemen to survive Gallipoli and was awarded the Military Cross for “conspicuous gallantry in action and for displaying great resourcefulness and dash in getting his company out of an almost impossible position in the trenches.”

This wine is made up of 81% Shiraz, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Cabernet Franc – the classic Australian red blend with some Cabernet Franc added to enhance structure and make it our own. A rich, full flavoured front and mid palate laden with blackberry, red cherry, plums and blackcurrant layered with hints of strawberry and vanilla cream, all interlaced with rich toasty oak and dark chocolate. The wine’s luscious fruit is framed by long textural Cabernet tannins integrated with balanced and elegant oak tannins. A great drinking wine of complexity and substance.

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2016 ShirazA fantastic food matching wine with fruit characters enhanced by sympathetic oak use. Juicy plums and black cherries lead into a strawberry and cream mid palate which is complemented by nutmeg and cinnamon. This rich palate, with bright fruit and some light toast, is finished by fine dusty and youthful tannins that provide a real tactile character.

2015 Jim’s Script Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot- Cabernet Franc-Petit VerdotThis wine is named after Professor James Watts, the founder of Fox Creek Wines. Jim was an eminent surgeon and a huge lover of wine, particularly Cabernet Sauvignon. In 1984, Jim and his wife Helen purchased the land on Malpas Road that is now Fox Creek Vineyards. Together with their four children, they planted a wide range of grape varieties and so the Fox Creek story began.

A classic Bordeaux blend, Jim’s Script is a blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 6% Petit Verdot. This blend is a fine example of the synergy that can be achieved when blending individual varietals. The complementary effects of the fruit laden Merlot with the elegant and silky Cabernet tannins balance the wine, the Cabernet Franc gives it aromatic lift and focussing structure and the Petit Verdot contributes spice and blueberry fruit.

This wine showcases raspberries, black cherries and blackberries, together with coffee, mocha, hints of toast, brown spice and roast nut flavours. Fine, silky tannins provide the palate with focus, style and great length. Jim’s Script is medium bodied and superb with food.

Why You Should Visit Us These Holidays

We invite you to visit our historic nineteenth century stone Cellar Door cottage, located between the villages of McLaren Vale and Willunga. The expansive grassed areas surrounded by our beautiful cottage gardens, gum trees, ancient olive trees and of course vineyards, allow visitors to find their own tranquil spot to relax and soak up the ambience. If you are feeling energetic then enquire about our bocce or croquet sets or bring your own footy or cricket bat.

Why not enjoy the marvellous weather with a glass of wine and one of our regional platters, including vegan plant-based Milk less™ platters (incidentally all Fox Creek wines are vegan friendly). We also have a range of cheeses and antipasto platters with a range of condiments you can add if you like.

We offer children a free treasure hunt so parents can relax for a few minutes without children under foot. Our Cellar Door is also part of the Fleurieu Art Trail and has bimonthly art exhibitions and an array of outdoor sculptures to explore scattered throughout the gardens. We are delighted that our cellar door is rated number 1 of 59 things to do in McLaren Vale on TripAdvisor, so come and visit us and find out why! Bookings are required for groups over 8. See our website www.foxcreekwines.com for further details. We are open from 10am – 5pm, 7 days a week (closed on Tuesday 25th & Wednesday 26th December plus Tuesday 1st January over the Christmas holidays). Please visit us for a tasting of our award-winning wines and if you are visiting on a Monday or Thursday and would like a behind the scenes winery tour free of charge then give Kristin or Claire a call on 8557 0000 to book in.

Latest Bling for the Bottle

2016 Old Vine Shiraz– Finalist in Winestate’s Wine of the Year Awards 2018

2016 Limited Release Grenache– Gold, AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge 2018– Silver, Sydney Royal Wine Show 2018

2015 Three Blocks Cabernet Sauvignon– Gold, Asia Wine Trophy 2018– Gold, Sakura Japan Women’s Wine Awards 2018– Gold, Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2018

2016 Short Row Shiraz – Gold, Sakura Japan Women’s Wine Awards 2018– Top Shiraz Category Winner ($35 – $40) 5 Stars,

In Top 10 Shiraz Wines overall, Winestate’s World’s Greatest Syrah/Shiraz Challenge XIII 2018

– Finalist in Winestate’s Wine of the Year Awards 2018

2016 Postmaster Grenache-Shiraz-Mourvedre– Gold, China Wine & Spirits Awards 2018– Gold, Asia Wine Trophy 2018– Silver, Melbourne International Wine Competition 2018

2015 Jim’s Script Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot-Cabernet Franc-Petit Verdot– Gold, CWSA Best Value 2018– Gold, Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition 2018– Gold, Mundus Vini Grand International Wine Award

(Summer) 2018– Double Gold, China Wine & Spirits Awards 2017– Silver, Concours International des Cabernets 2017

– Silver, Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition 2017

– Silver, AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge 2017

2016 JSM Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon-Cabernet Franc– Gold, AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge 2018– Silver, Portugal Wine Trophy 2018

2015 JSM Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon-Cabernet Franc– Gold, Asia Wine Trophy 2018– Gold, Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition 2018– Silver, Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2018

2016 Fox Creek Shiraz– Gold, Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition 2018

2016 Fox Creek Cabernet Sauvignon – Gold, Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition 2018

2016 Red Baron Shiraz– Gold, Asia Wine Trophy 2018

Everyone here at Fox Creek wish you all a safe and happy festive season! Bottoms up!

Christmas Gift Packaging Available

With the giving season nearly upon us we would like to let you know about the great gift packaging we have available for you.

What could be better than the gift of wine for Christmas? Nothing, especially if the person is a wine lover! Impress with your gifts this Christmas and take the hard work out of choosing presents by giving some delicious Fox Creek wine in our quality gift boxes.

Perfect for corporate gifts too. Let us know if you would like some packaging sent.

Langton’s ‘Outstanding’ Result for Fox Creek Reserve Shiraz

Four years in the making and Langton’s Classification VII has finally been released! We are thrilled to announce that Fox Creek Reserve Shiraz has been moved up from ‘Excellent’ into the ‘Outstanding’ category to be included amongst the top 68 most collectable wines in the country! Langton’s Classification of Australian wine is the paramount ‘form guide’ to Australia’s finest wines and to be included at this level is an incredible achievement for our winemakers and the whole Fox Creek team. Come and try our Reserve Shiraz in cellar door, or purchase through our website www.foxcreekwines.com

The Fox Creek Circle Mixed Dozens for Summer 2018 are listed here.

Red Dozen

Mixed Dozen

Summer 2018 Mixed Dozens

If you require any changes to your mix or would like to add to your order please contact us by Monday 19th November as dispatch will start on Tuesday 20th November.

Those who have ordered single variety dozens for Summer will receive them at the same time. If your credit card has changed or expired please contact us so you don’t miss out.

Mail Order $390.00Fox Creek Circle $329.50 (delivered)

Mail Order $288.00Fox Creek Circle $244.00 (delivered)

Mail Order $342.00Fox Creek Circle $289.00 (delivered)

2016 Shiraz2016 Merlot2016 Cabernet Sauvignon2016 Postmaster Grenache-Shiraz-Mourvedre2015 Jim’s Script Cab Sav-Merlot-Cab Franc-Petit Verdot2016 JSM Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon-Cabernet Franc Vixen Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon-Cabernet Franc NV2016 Short Row Shiraz 2016 Limited Release Grenache2015 Three Blocks Cabernet Sauvignon2016 Old Vine Shiraz

2016 Chardonnay 2017 Chardonnay 2018 Sauvignon Blanc 2018 Vermentino 2017 VerdelhoArctic Fox Grand Cuvée NV

2017 Chardonnay2018 Sauvignon Blanc 2018 Vermentino2017 VerdelhoArctic Fox Grand Cuvée NVVixen Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon-Cabernet Franc NV2016 Postmaster Grenache-Shiraz-Mourvedre 2016 JSM Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon-Cabernet Franc2015 Jim’s Script Cab Sav-Merlot-Cab Franc-Petit Verdot2016 Short Row Shiraz2015 Three Blocks Cabernet Sauvignon

White Dozen

Out of the Bush: A Photographic Exhibition of Fleurieu Flora and Fauna Lindy Downing

Fox Creek Cellar Door

Thursday 6 December – Thursday 31 January

For almost thirty years Lindy has used art and photography to explore the relationship between native flora and fauna.

“Despite ethical imperatives to cease clearing and development along waterways, coastlines and in sensitive areas, destruction continues and, as a result, we are losing pristine lands and creature species, some that have no doubt not even been scientifically named let alone appreciated.

On a small piece of land on the outskirts of Goolwa, where I live, I have watched the decline of frog species, seen old families of lizards wiped out and witnessed snake populations decline. I have watched as natural corridors to the river have been decimated in the name of development and have seen first-hand the connectedness of nature breaking up. It is this great disconnection which is most painful because it really does signal the end of a harmonious landscape, the end of a natural order, the end of a time which will never come again. The song of the land which has resonated throughout time has become discordant. Shame on mankind!

I have chosen a selection of images from my portfolio, The Natural History of The Southern Fleurieu. Most of the photographs were taken in vestigal virgin scrubland.”

Kid’s Art Workshop with Rebecca PrinceSunday 16 December

Session 1: 11am – 12pm

Session 2: 1pm – 2pm

Come and relax at our cellar door with a wine while your chil-dren are guided through the world of pop-up card and book making with artist Rebecca Prince. They will learn different pop-up mechanisms and then apply them to make their own cards and books with whatever theme they prefer, adding drawings, washi tape and other embellishments to make them extra special.

Cost: $20 per child (max. 10 kids per session, ages 6+)Price: Includes all art material and a kid’s snack pack. Bookings essential. Contact: georgy@foxcreekwines.com

or ring 8557 0000

Refer a Friend

If you recommend our Circle club to a friend and they become a member, each of you will receive $50 off your next order of a dozen or more wines. There is no limit to this special reward, so feel free to join up as many friends as you like!

QuaintrelleAngela Lisman

Fox Creek Cellar Door

Friday 1 February – Monday 1 April

Opening: Saturday 2 February, 5 – 7pm

Quaintrelle: A woman who emphasizes a life of passion expressed through personal style, leisurely pastimes, charm, and a cultivation of life’s pleasures.

Angela is a self-taught photographer and artist, who has used art to inspire her journey through life after many years in domestic violence.

Angela will have works in a variety of mediums, paintings in both watercolor and acrylic as well as some of her brilliant photography. Her new works depict women and feminism through floral images; each flower is individual, beautiful, it grows at its own rate and blooms when it is ready, all flowers are equal.

Butterflied Australian Sardines with Herb & Olive Stuffing

Recipe supplied by Sydney Seafood School. Serves 4 Entreés. Ingredients– 12 Australian sardines, butterflied– 1 cup plain flour– 1 cup extra virgin olive oil– 1 lemon, cut into 4 wedges– Herb & Olive Stuffing– 4 slices white bread– 2 green onions, finely sliced– 1 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley– 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano– 8 green olives, pitted & coarsely chopped– 1 lemon, zest finely grated– Salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to taste– 1 egg, lightly beaten

Method Herb & Olive Stuffing1. Coarsely tear bread into a food processor and pulse

until finely chopped.2. Add green onions, parsley, oregano, olives, salt and

pepper and pulse until well combined.3. Add just enough egg to bring the mixture together.

Prepare & Cook the Fish1. Place fish, skin side down, on a chopping board.2. Spoon stuffing on top of one half and gently press the

mixture to make it stick to the flesh.3. Fold other half over to make a ‘sandwich’. Press gently

to ensure filling sticks.4. Heat a frying pan over medium heat, add olive oil.5. Dust fish lightly with flour, add to pan and cook for

2 minutes each side.6. Serve with lemon wedges on the side.

Note: Fish can be stuffed, covered and refrigerated several hours before cooking. Alternative species: Anchovy, garfish, sandy sprat, school whiting.

Wine Match: Fox Creek VermentinoRefreshing aromas of citrus blossom, lime juice and grapefruit with hints of pear and lemon curd. This wine exhibits grapefruit, lychee, white nectarine and kaffir lime characters, and develops to show a luscious mango and apricot mid-palate before finishing with bright crisp acidity and great length. Vermentino’s citrus notes compliment the sardine flavours while the acidity cuts through oil to refresh the palate.

Shakespeare’s Comedy of ErrorsBy The Raw Shakespeare Project

Fox Creek Cellar Door

Saturday 9 February, 6pm

Ancient Greece, long lost twins, mistaken identity, absolute calamity!

Settle back and enjoy one of Shakespeare’s most fun and light-hearted plays set in the vines under the stars. Put on by the Raw Shakespeare Project, Adelaide’s Shakespearean ensemble that brings the bard’s work to life with passion and cheeky humour, showcasing the best emerging actors in South Australia. Registration of Interest Please email georgy@foxcreekwines.com

Fox Creek Wines Pty Ltd

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PO Box 321 McLaren Vale

South Australia 5171

Telephone: (08) 8557 0000

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