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Wolf Blass

{{Short description|Winery in South Australia}}

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{{Infobox winery

| winery_name = Wolf Blass

| winery_logo = Wolf Blass logo.svg

| image = Wolf Blass Visitor Centre.jpg

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| image_caption = Wolf Blass Visitor Centre

| location_place = 97 Sturt Highway, Nuriootpa

| location_state = South Australia

| location_country = Australia

| wine_region = Barossa Valley

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| year_founded = 1966

| first_vintage = 1966

| key_people = Founder: Wolfgang Blass, A.M. Chief Winemaker: Chris Hatcher

| parent_company = Treasury Wine Estates

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| signature_wine = Wolf Blass Black Label Cabernet Shiraz, Wolf Blass Medlands Vineyard Platinum Label Shiraz

| varietal1 = Riesling

| varietal2 = Chardonnay

| varietal3 = Shiraz

| varietal4 = Cabernet Sauvignon

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| homepage= [https://www.wolfblass.com/ Wolfblass.com]

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| tasting= Open 10am to 4:30pm daily. Closed Christmas Day.

|coordinates = {{coord|-34.440|139.033|type:landmark_region:AU-SA|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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Wolf Blass is an Australian winery based in Nuriootpa, South Australia within the Barossa Valley wine region.{{cite book|author= James Halliday| title=Wine Companion|publisher=HarperCollins|year=2004|page=579}}

Overview

It was established in 1966 by Wolfgang Blass (born 2 September 1934),[https://www.barossamag.com/thepeople/wolf-blass-the-maverick-the-mogul-the-man/ Barossa mag] a German immigrant who arrived in Australia in 1961 with little money but with a diploma in winemaking. One of his first jobs was with Tolley, Scott and Tolley as a winemaker.Ejbich, Konrad, Styleathome.com (). [http://www.styleathome.com/food-and-entertaining/wine-and-spirits/wine-and-spirits-colour-coded-sipping/a/954 Wine & spirits: Colour-coded sipping] Wolf Blass Wines Ltd was purchased by Mildara in 1991, to form Mildara Blass, and was itself bought by Fosters Brewing six years later, which then acquired the Rothbury Group in 1998.winepros.com.au [http://www.winepros.com.au/jsp/cda/wine/wineryprofile.jsp?ID=1164 Winery profile: Wolf Blass]winepros.com.au [http://www.winepros.com.au/jsp/cda/countries/region_topic.jsp?ID=1424 Mildara Blass]

Contentions by Blass include that "parasitic and idiotic funding systems for overseas promotion mean that overproduced wine from Australian irrigated fruit will hit rock bottom, facing competition from South Africa", and "Barossa should focus on what it does best: full-bodied Shiraz". He has also stated that "No table wine over 15% [alcohol by volume] should ever get any medal, anywhere in the world, ever."Woods, Catherine, Decanter.com (15 December 2008). [http://www.decanter.com/wine-news/wolf-blass-australia-will-hit-rock-bottom-75375/ Wolf Blass: Australia will hit rock bottom]

Sponsorship and scholarships

Wolf Blass Sponsor AFL Women's.{{cite web |url=https://mumbrella.com.au/wolf-blass-sponsor-afl-womens-league-423735 |title = Wolf Blass to sponsor AFL Women's League - Mumbrella| date=February 2017 }}

See also

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.wolfblass.com Wolf Blass official site]
  • [http://www.cwsa.org/cwsa-wolf-blass-vogue-china-magazine/ Wolf Blass won the Barossa Valley Wine of the Year Trophy at CWSA Best Value 2016]

{{Langton's Classification of Australian Wine VI - Producers}}

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Category:Wineries in South Australia

Category:Foster's Group

Category:Barossa Valley

Category:Treasury Wine Estates

Category:Australian companies established in 1966

Category:Food and drink companies established in 1966

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