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The first peek at 2019 Silver Shiraz

Posted on November 5, 2020 by marktaylor

2019 Silver Shiraz is all laid out ready for emptying and blending next week. Exciting!

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March Ponsonby News wine column featuring Pirathon!

Posted on March 20, 2020 by marktaylor

Phil Parker of the Ponsonby News has this to say about Pirathon Blue Shiraz

My gateway wine in the late 70s was a Aussie Shiraz. Back in the day, they were huge wines at about 17% alcohol and fully of …

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Pirathon Blue scores 90 points by Cameron Douglas – premier master sommelier

Posted on March 11, 2020 by marktaylor

‘A lovely bouquet of Shiraz with an intense, spicy and fruity attack. Aromas and flavours of dark berries and plum, black licorice, toasty oak and cacao’ – Read more of the review here.…

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Welcome to PW Wines

Posted on March 6, 2020 by marktaylor

We want to give a warm welcome to our newest distributor PW Wines who is distributing Pirathon in New Zealand. PW Wines specializes in importing Shiraz and currently distribute wines from Victoria, Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, McLaren Vale and Limestone …

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Pirathon Silver scores 91 points by New Zealand’s premier master sommelier

Posted on March 6, 2020 by marktaylor

‘Very engaging bouquet loaded with familiar varietal signatures of Shiraz – dark spices of pepper cushioned against ripe dark red berries. ‘ – Read more of the impressive review and more here.…

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2017 Pirathon Silver rated 92/100 by the Australian Wine Review

Posted on March 2, 2020 by marktaylor

We’re delighted to announce that Pirathon Silver has won 92 points by the Australian Wine review. So what’s the low down on 2017 Pirathon Silver?

‘Density is what Pirathon does best, with this Barossan winery delivering reds that are the …

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2017 Pirathon Silver and Blue rated 5 stars at Sam Kim’s Wine Orbit

Posted on February 12, 2020 by marktaylor

We’re delighted to announce that Pirathon Silver has won dual 93+ points (5 stars) from Sam Kim at Wine Orbit. Pirathon Silver was awarded 94 points and Pirathon Blue 93 points.

Sam Kim’s thoughts on Pirathon Silver is…

‘Wonderfully fruited …

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How wine barrels are made

Posted on January 17, 2020 by marktaylor

Barrel maturation of wine is an integral part of premium red wine making. All the barrels for Pirathon are 300 litre Hogsheads. We purchase barrels from two main suppliers that make their barrels locally in the Barossa Valley. These businesses …

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