| February |
2006 |
Beverage Analyst – February 2006. Lanzerac
Merlot 2003 is rated # 2 in the world by top Sommelier Jonathan
Ballau @ Hotel Jerome, Aspen. |
| February |
2006 |
Patterson’s Beverage Guide – February
2006 – GWI’s Bethany Vineyard from the Barossa is the
front cover “The Baron of the Barossa” & February
2006 feature. |
| |
2006 |
Feature article on Bethany our
Vineyard in the Barossa Valley and their awards in 2005 for the Best Shiraz in Australia & the
Best Red Vintage Wine in the World. |
| January |
2006 |
Patterson’s Beverage Guide – January
2006 – GWI
Portfolio chosen as “The Portfolio Pick of the Month”.
GWI chosen as the Best Wine Portfolio – “Pick of
the Month”. |
| December |
2005 |
Patterson’s Beverage
Guide, Dec 2005. Jeremy Wilkinson & Jonathan Davis (Let
Us Entertain You – 6 restaurants in Las Vegas & Chicago)
featured on front Cover of Patterson’s Beverage Guide (largest
trade magazine in California & Nevada – over 25,000 trade
subscriptions) featuring GWI’s SWD Spanish portfolio including
4 page article inside covering the “Hot” Café Babareeba
carrying SWD wines and the Las Vegas Hiltons commitment to GWI’s
Spanish Portfolio. |
| November |
2005 |
Las Vegas Hilton,
Nov 20th 2005 confirms that GWI’s Van
Loveren Papillon will be their “House” Sparkling
wine starting in December 2005. Also confirm taking a selection
of South African and Spanish wines for their new wine bar/retail
wine store being launched Dec 15th. |
| November |
2005 |
World Gourmet Summit
Las Vegas, November 2005. GWI wins Grand Trophies for Best wines
for Austria (Tscheppe “Single Vineyard” Sauvignon Blanc),
Australia (Bethany Cabernet /Merlot) & Spain (Alabanza Seleccion). GWI
premier new Australian portfolio’s of Frog Rock & Bethany,
receiving great market reaction and substantial pre-orders ($25,000
plus initial pre-orders for Bethany alone) from many clients adding
to the “distribution pipeline opportunity” that GWI
presents as “one stop shopping” |
| |
2005 |
SWD & GWI confirm
major marketing Agreement. SWD is part of a major Spanish Company
which also own 75 Four & Five Star Hotels (http://www.ac-hoteles.com)as well
as 8 major vineyards in Spain. SWD has entered into an exclusive
partnership relationship with GWI in the USA and have committed
the financial marketing resources to grow their wine sales to 6
million bottles per year within 5 years (approximately $60 million
per annum of Sales). |
| November |
2005 |
American Wine Society
Annual Conference (700 plus) in Las Vegas, November 4th & 5th,
2005. Jeremy Wilkinson presented the South African Wine Master
Class to rave reviews and substantial interest in the GWI portfolio
from the cross national audience. |
| November |
2005 |
Just Like Home – November
2005. Jeremy Wilkinson featured on “Just Like Home” – Texas
Cable Cooking Show Thanksgiving Special featuring 6 GWI wines – being
aired 18 times prior to Thanksgiving. Majestic (one of
the largest wine retailers in Dallas/Fort Worth pick up 16 wines
from the GWI portfolio. |
| November |
2005 |
Patterson’s Beverage
Guide, November 2005. Featured article “Black Gold” on
GWI’s new Spanish portfolio. Patterson’s emphasizes
how “Hot” Spanish wine are in the marketplace and
the exceptional quality of GWI’s SWD Spanish portfolio. |
| |
2005 |
Bethany Shiraz 2002
wines Gold at London Wine Challenge 2005 |
| October |
2005 |
Whole Foods, Las Vegas – 22nd
October 2005. Launch by Whole Foods of GWI as their South
African Portfolio in Nevada. Sales have been excellent with
GWI launching a pouring/educational marketing campaign every weekend
through the end of 2005. |
| October |
2005 |
Ohio, October 2005. GWI
launched our portfolio in Ohio for the first time through WWW our
distributor. Market reaction has been excellent with an additional
order in November. |
| |
2005 |
Single Malt Scotch – Leinburn,
Speyside, Scotland. GWI
enters into an exclusive worldwide contract for an exceptional
quality single malt scotch again adding to the “distribution
pipeline opportunity” that GWI presents as “one stop
shopping” for exceptional quality wines. To be launched
in February 2006. |
| September |
2005 |
United Airlines – September/October
2005. Carry Van Loveren Riesling as their chosen white wine
for Domestic First Class. |
| August |
2005 |
United Airlines – August 2005. Executed contract
with GWI to supply 4,000 cases in 2006 for International Business
Class – Van Loveren Chardonnay * Van Loveren Sauvignon Blanc. |
| August |
2005 |
New Vineyards from
Austria – August
2005. GWI confirms the appointment for exclusive representation
in the USA of 8 exceptional vineyards in Austria adding to the “distribution
pipeline opportunity” that GWI presents as “one stop
shopping” for exceptional quality wines. To be launched
in early 2006. |
| |
2005 |
Market Watch (Wine
Spectator Trade Publication) feature story on South Africa ’s emergence
as a wine power quoting Jeremy Wilkinson and the exceptional wines
from Lanzerac. |
| March |
2005 |
Houston Texas. The Houston
Rodeo Uncorked Wine event at the Astrodome was a great event
– with over 4,000 people. This Wine Show is fast becoming
one of the biggest and best in the USA. GWI entered 6 wines and
we had 2 wines in the top 30 (out of 1,200 wines entered in a “blind
tasting” competition):
Landskroon Vintage Port 1999
Double Gold Medal and Reserve Champion Award
Lanzerac Merlot 2000 – Gold Medal
|
| March |
2005 |
Australia. Bethany
Chardonnay 2002 Rated 91 points by renowned Australian Wine Critic
Philip White! This follows hot on the heels of the remarkable double
that Bethany achieved In 2004 where the 1998 Bethany GR6 Reserve Shiraz
won two of the world’s Most prestigious trophies:
London
- International Wine and Spirit Competition 2004
The prestigious Frescobaldi International Trophy for the Best Vintage
Red Wine.
Australia - The Visyboard Trophy for the Best Shiraz
At the 2004 Great Australian Shiraz Challenge |
| February |
2005 |
United Airlines, Chicago,
Illinois. United Airlines has once again selected another South
African wine from the Great Wines portfolio! Following the choice by
United in 2004 for Van Loveren Chardonnay 2003 and Van Loveren Riesling
to be served in International Business Class, United Airlines have
chosen the Van Loveren Riesling 2004 for Domestic First Class in 2005.
In 2003, United served Lanzerac Chardonnay in International First Class,
and served Van Loveren River Red and Sauvignon Blanc in International
Business class. |
