20 years Coopers Clear
Glenlivet
Voyager Estate
stubbies 24’s warm
12 YO Scotch Whisky
SBS & Girt by Sea
3999
$ Inside - 15 pages of specials
carton
4999
$
700ml
1799
$
per bottle
A Tigers Tale Great Southern On the Move Bubbles in the Spring Specials Valid til 6th November 2011
Issue 7 Spring 2011
Liquor Barons 20th Birthday Sale
Chairman’s Message
20 years
Standing out in the Crowd
Welcome to the Spring 2011 edition of BYO. This seventh edition is all about the warmer weather, alfresco dining, picnics and outdoor activities– and what is better than some refreshing bubbles on a mild sunny spring day? Here you’ll find our great promotions across our Champagne and sparkling offerings, as well as new and popular still wine, beer and spirits brands. Make sure you check out our additional content, which includes an overview of the Champagne and sparkling market, as well as stories from the Great Southern and Margaret River regions. On a side note, we can also announce we have opened a number of new stores, making Liquor Barons one of the fastest growing liquor groups in the country. We might be growing in size but our exceptional customer service and wide range of liquor products will still be what we pride ourselves on. Whether you are going to splurge on French bubbles or purchase any other kind of liquor, we can ensure you will always find what you’re looking for at Liquor Barons, just ask our friendly and knowledgeable staff – they are always ready to help you. Lou Spagnolo
Members purchase a 6pk of Guinness Black Lager and go into the draw to win an Apple iPad. Guinness Black Lager
1499
$
6 pack
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B A R O N S A D VA N TA G E C L U B
Barons Advantage Club is a loyalty program that rewards our regular customers. It currently has in excess of 95,000 members. By joining our Club, you accrue dollars with every purchase. This credit balance can then be redeemed for any product in any of our stores. By signing up to the Club you will also have access to great member specials and exciting promotions. To join, simply complete a membership form when you next visit your local Liquor Barons store or sign up online at www.liquorbarons.com.au
Members purchase Cape Mentelle Trinders or Sauv Blanc Semillon & go into the draw to win a $4000 voucher to spend at
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regional destination
Great Southern on the move by Peter Forrestal
It’s the improvement in the quality of the wines that suggests that things have changed in the Great Southern over the past five years. Riesling has moved up a notch and the region’s best rank alongside Australia’s finest. Kerrigan & Berry, Gilberts, Three Drops, Castle Rock have been sensational: zingy, pure, fresh and irrestible. Larry Cherubino has dazzled with an everchanging range of single site and sub-regional riesling at a range of price points: impeccably balanced natural acidity is a feature. Howard Park have softened the acidity of its riesling, making the wines approachable when young while still offering the promise of a cellaring future. A classy Porongups riesling has been added to their portfolio. Xabregas have benefitted from Martin Cooper’s experience of German riesling and have made several thrilling wines enhanced by judicious use of residual sugar. His focus on the importance of site has helped lift the Xabregas profile. Frankland Estate shows the benefit of a decade wooing the finest sommeliers in the country as their rieslings are proudly featured on the wine lists of all the country’s finest restaurants. ‘Isolation Ridge’ is quite different in style, being less fruity and more minerally, than most Australian rieslings: it’s a classy, ageworthy white. Their ‘Smith Cullam’ so effectively balances its sweetness with crisp natural acidity it makes it a surprisingly good match with oysters. There was a time when I thought that cabernet sauvignon was overshadowed by shiraz in the Great Southern. And
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this, in spite of the fact that the Houghton ‘Jack Mann’ Cabernet is worthy of iconic status and, in years like 2001, 2004 and 2007, is the equal of any WA red. Times have changed and the best cabernet is superb. Like the ‘Jack Mann’, the CW Ferguson Cabernet Malbec is sourced from Justin’s Vineyard in Frankland River and deserves to be rated among the top dozen reds from the West. Down the road at Ferngrove, their ‘Majestic’ Cabernet, in years like 2005 and 2008, is among the finest examples of the variety in the West and among our most reasonably priced. Mt Barker’s Plantagent is back on form with its cabernet from 2007 on showing the benefit of Chief Winemaker, John Durham’s long experience at Cape Mentelle. Clemence Haselgrove has helped transform the wines of the region’s oldest vineyard, Forest Hill, and her cabernets from 2007 onwards are complex and powerful yet with finesse and elegance. Shiraz is impressive from Frankland River. Houghton’s ‘Wisdom’ from Justin’s Vineyard, Cherubino and Howard Park ‘Scotsdale’ are the best of the bunch. In Mt Barker, no one does it better than Plantagenet although Xabregas have thrown down the gauntlet since Martin Cooper’s arrival. Bunn, a tiny family winery that is biodynamic, has sealed their 2009 vintage under screwcap and shows considerable promise.
Many critics had not considered Western Australia cool enough for pinot noir. That was before Burgundian winemaker, Pascal Marchand, joined forces with Howard Park’s Jeff Burch. Single vineyard, ‘Gibraltar Rock’ (from the Porongurup) and ‘Mt Barrow’ from Mt Barker under the Marchand & Burch label have clear varietal charcter, ethereal fragrance and silky texture. Nearby Castle Rock consistently produces pinot that is denser, yet with good varietal characters and seductive texture. Denmark’s Lake House and Matilda’s have gold medal winning pinot to suggest that the best is yet to come. Behind the scenes, change is afoot. The new generation of Sandy and Rod Hallett is revitalising Alkoomi with bright young winemaker, Andrew Cherry; viticultural reforms have transformed the reds at Frankland Estate; Viticulturist, Lee Haselgrove, and his team have removed 35 hectares of poorly performing vineyard at Forest Hill paving the way for higher quality fruit in future vintages. For similar reasons, West Cape Howe have ripped up 30 hectares of their Mt Barkers vineyards. There’s a new spirit in Denmark with Willoughby Park, contract crusher Mt Shadforth, Castelli, Lake House, Matilda’s and Estate 807 all showing forwardthinking approach and enough head-turning wines to add substance to these words.
McWilliams Inheritance Wines
1599
2 for $
twin buy
Buy 2 bottles & Celebrated for its fruit driven, consumer friendly wines, McWilliam’s receive a 3rd bonus bottle Inheritance is Australia’s number one wine range in it’s price segment.
Valley of the Giants Range Wines
7
$ 99 per bottle
The Valley of the Giants wine is proudly Western Australian, celebrating the natural wonders of our state.
Yellow Tail Range Wines
8
$ 99 per bottle
Yellow Tail is the number one imported wine in the USA. It also enjoys a generous following in Australia.
Oakover White Label Wines
8
$ 99 per bottle
Oakover Wines use using grapes grown on the estate in the Swan Valley, complimented by fruit sourced from the premier wine growing areas of Western Australia
Kingston Estate Range Wines
1099
Alkoomi is renowned as a consistent producer of elegent, flavoursome wines of the highest standard Alkoomi White Label Wines
1199
$
per bottle
$
per bottle
Family-owned Kingston Estate Wines have built their enviable reputation for consistently making quality wines that are so generous in flavour and superbly drinkable.
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Jacob’s Creek Regional Reserve Wines
1299
$
per bottle
Premium quality wines with intense varietal expression, great flavour and classic structure from the acclaimed wine regions of SA.
St Hallett Gamekeeper’s Wines
1299
$
per bottle
St Hallett make quality accessible fruit-driven wines of the Barossa made for immediate enjoyment.
The name ‘Stump Jump’ pays homage to a significant South Australian invention – the Stump Jump plough. As well as clearing the land around McLaren Vale, it was adopted worldwide in the late 19th century because of its ability to ride over stumps and gnarled roots, saving valuable time and energy.
Crowded House NZ Sauv Blanc
1399
$
per bottle
Crowded House Sauvignon Blanc is a fun, fresh, lively and crisp wine. A true reflection of the Marlborough region.
Giesen NZ Sauv Blanc
28
2 for $
twin buy
d’Arenburg The Stump Jump Red
9
$ 99 per bottle
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Giesen Wines is one of New Zealand’s leading producers of Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand’s most successful wine growing regions, Marlborough.
Brookland Valley Verse 1 Chardonnay
1499
$
per bottle
Brookland Valley now has enviable fruit sources from premium vineyards in five of Margaret River’s six sub-regions, providing a brilliant palette of flavours from which to craft their wines.
Wills Domain Margaret River SSB
1499
$
per bottle
Wills Domain is renowned for creating world class wines through its passionate application to Estate winemaking
Pirathon By Kalleske
1999
$
per bottle
Pirathon celebrates and showcases the pinnacle north-western Barossa region with complex and distinguished wine.
Taylors Jaraman Shiraz
2399
$
per bottle
Tayors Jaraman wines are created from the fusion of two exceptional parcels of fruit from two iconic wine regions in Australia.
Night Harvest has a range of wines that will appeal to every wine drinker. Meticulous attention to detail in the vineyard and careful selection and handling in the winery results in a wine that truly reflects the best of the varietal traits that has made Margaret River so famous.
Night Harvest Core Range Wines
25
2 for$
Vinaceous Snake Charmer Shiraz
1899
$
per bottle
twin buy
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winemaker profile
Edward’s Wines & a Tigers Tale by Peter Forrestal
Brian Edwards passed away in 2003, but his memory and the dream he achieved, both on land and in the air, lives on through Edwards Wines and the Tiger Moth “Matilda” which sits in pride of place in her own hanger adjacent to the Edwards cellar door.
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Visiting the cellar door of this small winery in Margaret River gives you an added perspective on the family story. Situated just off Caves Road to the south of Wilyabrup, it is a purpose-built modern facility with plenty of natural light for wine tasting and for looking over the picturesque landscape with its row after row of vines undulating into the distance. It’s unpretentious yet classy and the focus, inside, as well as outside is on the wines. There’s just one exception, the mural depicting the Matilda legend, the path that Brian Edwards and his 1943 Tiger Moth biplane took on the Kangaroo Route from England to Australia on its epic 1990 journey. Outside, there’s just one distraction, Matilda sits proudly in its hanger so that anyone who wants to can marvel at how plane and passenger survived the discomfort and the adventures of that journey. This is all the more poignant as Brian Edwards, who with his wife Jenny established the family business in 1991, succumbed to leukaemia in 2003. In the early years, while the vineyard was getting established the fruit was sold off to other wineries and the family label gradually introduced. At the same time, Brian Edwards’s sons Michael (winemaker) and Christo (viticulturist) were off gaining experience at Devil’s Lair and Voyager Estate respectively and moonlighting on the family property in its early days. It’s been just about the perfect scenario for a small (12,000 case, 25 hectare) family winery. From the start, the Edwards Semillon Sauvignon Blanc blends have been the outstanding wines produced from the property and these have regularly won trophies and gold medals at the local shows. They have bright ripe tropical aromatics, intense and pure gooseberry, white peach and nectarine flavours, a vibrant tangy quality and crunchy natural acidity. As you’d expect, the Edwards Sauvignon Blanc is always very good showing more green pea, green bean flavours with zesty acidity. It took some time for the Edwards Chardonnay to match the extraordinarily high standards set by the variety in the Margaret River region but in recent years it’s been impressive and very much in the modern style: fresh, clean and vibrant with good viscosity, savoury minerally flavours, and a long ultra-dry, shaley finish that lingers.
The family were at their most playful creating a second label, Tiger’s Tale, (how many puns can you cram into one name): straight-forward, flavoursome wines at a fair price. Both the Edwards Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon have shown greater finesse, clearer fruit flavours and better balance over the past decade as the vineyard has matured. Edwards is an exemplary family winery producing outstanding whites and rapidly improving reds from their Margaret River estate at fair prices. They also have a great story to tell.
Cruiser Bubbles 275ml Bottles
1299
$
4 pack
New and convenient New Zealand Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc 275ml bottles in various flavours and 4 packed for the party.
Freixenet Gordon Negro Sparkling
25
2 for $
twin buy
Cordon Negro Brut is Freixenet’s (pronounced “fresh Annette”) most popular sparkling, is the number 1 selling sparkling wine in the world.
Riccadonna Asti Sparkling
25
2 for $
twin buy
Riccadonna Asti is a light, sparkling Moscato with a natural sweetness and a hint of honey. Produced entirely from Moscato Bianco grapes grown in the Asti region of Northern Italy
Yarra Burn Brut Cuvee
1399
$
per bottle
Yarra Burn Sparkling Premium Cuvée is blended from selected parcels of classic sparkling varieties sourced from premium Victorian vineyards
Villa Jolanda Prosecco
1499
$
per bottle
This distinguished expression from Villa Jolanda displays typical finesse. Clean, with lively aromatic apple and pear aromas the palate is light and well balanced.
Martini Sparkling Wines
1199
$
per bottle
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Bubbles in the spring
sparkling focus
A performer Flirtatious Risqué A real crowd pleaser Vinaceous Burlesque Blanc de Blanc
2499
$
per bottle
The spring racing carnival is in full swing, the days are getting warmer and summer is just around the corner, so what better than a glass of bubbles to help you celebrate with family and friends? The quality of Australian and New Zealand sparkling wines have improved greatly; there are now so many great bottles to choose from. So whether you decide you want to enjoy ‘Champagne’ or ‘sparkling wine’ you can be confident the drink you choose will get the party started like every glass of bubbly should. Australia’s most well known sparkling winemaker, Ed Carr, has recently been announced as the Gourmet Traveller Magazine Australian Winemaker of the Year, recognising the amazing work he has done with brands such as Yarra Burn. Carr believes Australia will eventually produce sparkling wines equal to the world’s best and says ageing is one of the keys to producing world-class fizz. “There are many elements to producing a top-quality sparkling wine but age has been the missing link in Australia,” he says. Brands such as Yellowglen and Deutz are also on special this month, and offer great value. Winston Churchill famously said, “It is not just France we fight for, it is Champagne”, and he knew a thing or two about the drink. If you’re looking to impress, the world’s favourite Champagne, Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial, is on special this month at Liquor Barons,
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along with Piper Heidsieck and Mumm Cordon Rouge – all quality Champagnes. Traditionally made from the blend of three grapes, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, you will find some sparkling wines made from Chardonnay only (called a Blanc de Blanc) or just from the red grapes – Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier (called a Blanc de Noir). More recently grapes such as Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio are being used to produce specific styles. It’s worth exploring to find the style that best suits you. Traditionally made sparkling wine undergoes two stages of fermentation, first in casks and then after the wine has been bottled with a topping of sugar and yeast. Lovers of the style should doff their collective hats to Mr. Dom Perignon for discovering the effect of that second fermentation back in the late 17th century when adding a little extra sugar to his wines he was selling to the English – and then traveling on bumpy French roads. While many exploded some survived and started the style enjoyed by millions around the globe – Champagne.
Duetz NV Sparkling
1799
$
per bottle
The vigour and grace of New Zealand grapes. The elegance of award-winning Deutz Marlborough Cuvée - with true je ne sais quoi.
Oyster Bay NV Sparkling
1899
$
per bottle
Oyster Bay Sparkling Cuvée Brut is made from 100% Chardonnay grapes which give the wine elegance, finesse and minerality.
Piper Heidsieck Cuvee Brut
3999
$
per bottle
Multi award wining champagne from the house of Piper Heidsieck since 1785.
Mumm Cordon Rouge NV
47
$
99
per bottle
The wine lovers of today continue to worship G.H.MUMM Cordon Rouge and have made the cuvée France’s premier and one of the world’s favourite champagnes.
Yellowglen, is Forty & Fabulous Yellowglen Vintage Sparkling Wines
25
2 for $
per bottle Moet & Chandon NV Imperial Brut
4999
$
per bottle
Brut Imperial is the archetypal Moet & Chandon marque. An harmonious blend of all three grape varietals and reserve wines.
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beer
Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink. - Lady Astor to Winston Churchill Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it. -His reply
Beer Cascade Premium Light stubbies 24’s
2999
$
warm
Hahn Premium Light stubbies 24’s
3299
$
warm
Hahn Super Dry 3.5 cans or stubbies 24’s
3799
$
warm
Phoenix Beer stubbies 24’s
3799
$
warm
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XXXX Summer Bright stubbies 24’s
3999
$
warm
Miller Genuine Draft stubbies 24’s
3999
$
warm
Peroni Leggera stubbies 24’s
3999
$
warm
Beck’s stubbies 24’s
4299
$
warm
Budweiser stubbies 24’s
4499
$
warm
Pipsqueak Cider stubbies 24’s
5499
$
$16.99 6 pack
Bulmers 500ml bottles
3999
$
doz original or pear
Fat Yak Pale Ale
1499
$
6 pack
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spirits
Absinthe
originated in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. It achieved great popularity as an alcoholic drink in late 19th and early 20th century France, particularly among Parisian artists and writers. Owing in part to its association with bohemian culture, consumption of absinthe was opposed by social conservatives and prohibitionists. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Amedeo Modigliani, Vincent van Gogh, Oscar Wilde, Aleister Crowley and Alfred Jarry were all known drinkers of absinthe. It is commonly referred to in historical literature as “la fée verte” (the “green fairy” in French).
Produced & bottled in the Czech Republic where they have been making absinth continually since the 1800s.
Bulleit Black & Cola 375ml Cans
Jim Beam White & Cola 375ml Cans Cube
6999
$
24 cans
Glenfiddich 12YO Scotch Whisky
1899
4999
$
$
4 pack
warm
Green Fairy Absinthe
6299
$
Purchase 2 x 4 packs to receive your bonus Wild Turkey cap
700ml
While stocks last!
Wild Turkey & Cola 5% Premix
1699
$
4 pack
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Glen Grant Major’s Res Scotch
Wild Turkey 86.8 Bourbon
American Honey Liqueur
Smirnoff Black Label Vodka
700ml
700ml
700ml
700ml
75
any 2 for $ $38.99 single bottle
Sailor Jerry’s tattoos were far from rubberstamp replications of simple objects. Each painstaking work told a tale and had a deeper significance. Inspired by the aesthetic and direction of Japanese artists to tell “the overall story,” many of his tattoos blended themes, settings and characters. For a rum of true charactor choose...
Sailor Jerry Rum
3799
$
700ml
42 Below Vodka
Tanqueray Gin
Cointreau Liqueur
Bundaberg Reserve Rum
700ml
700ml
700ml
700ml
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Liquor Barons proudly supporting small Margaret River wineries
$
60 per pack
Sensational Wines Fantastic Value ONE OF EACH OF THE ILLUSTRATED WINES IN EACH 6 PACK
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Specials 24th October to 6th November 2011. While stocks last. Pictures for illustration purposes only. Prices may vary in country areas due to freight. BYO Magazine is published by Liquor Barons Co-Op Ltd. Suite 16, 350 Cambridge St, Wembley WA 6014. P: 08 9287 2222