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MermaidMary shares her first impressions of Pirathon Silver

Mary-Therese Blair aka MermaidMary – Wine Adventures and Imbiber shares her impressions of Pirathon Silver. Read more on her website

I hadn’t heard of Pirathon before so I was thrilled when they reached out to know if I would look…
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2016 Pirathon Silver featured on Huon Hooke’s Cellar Talk

A big congratulations to our 2016 Pirathon Silver Shiraz that was featured in Huon Hooke’s Cellar Talk – you can view the complete review here at: https://www.therealreview.com/2019/02/02/rich-and-toasty-2/
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Pirathon Black Scores Well

Pirathon Black was reviewed by Mark Henderson with a rating of very good to excellent – “Attractive nose with rich dark fruits, fragrance, dustiness and earth. Dense colour, real richness to the dark berry fruit, with spices and oak seasoning;…
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Pirathon Silver and Gold feature in the Otago Daily Times

Pirathon Silver and Gold were reviewed in the Otago Daily Times – “While the ‘Gold’ was what you would expect for a wine at its price point. The surprise package for me was the ‘Pirathon Silver’ which showed really well.…
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New Pirathon wine gets a stellar review

Pirathon Black 2016

“Wow. Blockbuster, inky Australian Shiraz, typically bursting with flavor. Aromas of pot pourri, black pepper and licorice. Opens up on the palate with Black Doris plum, licorice, black currant, dark chocolate, ripe fragrant boysenberry and cassis. Long …

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On the hunt for a New Zealand distributor

Pirathon is looking to expand and is looking for a distributor to help share our wines all across all of New Zealand. Joelle, the Writer & Wine Programme Director at Regional Wines & Spirits has been helping us with our …

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Pirathon Silver 2016 awarded Gold by the CWSA

CWSA is the biggest and most prestigious wine & spirits competition in Hong Kong & China.

Carefully selected as CWSA Judges are the top 100 BUYERS – Importers, Distributors and Retailers, all
based in Hong Kong and China. This important …

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Pirathon Silver 2016 awarded Silver by the Real Review

“Ranked #22 out of 100” – Read more Pirathon Silver 2016 reviews here.…

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Pirathon Gold scores 94 points by New Zealand’s premier master sommelier

“Big, bold and fruity bouquet, dense, rich, peppery and spicy – a no holds barred package” – Read more of the impressive review and more here.…

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2017 Vintage on its way & a Gold Award

It’s been a busy couple of months here in the Barossa with a number of new wines being bottled. The 2017 vintage of Pirathon Gold, Black, Silver and Blue is set to be as popular as the 2016. Proof of …

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