Angullong’s new musical endeavour

By John Rozentals.

Angullong Wines has announced a new Community Engagement Partnership with the Sydney Youth Orchestra.

For close to 50 years, SYO has been a vital component of the cultural life in Australia by training thousands of talented young musicians and inspiring them to pursue their musical dreams and take their place in orchestras throughout Australia and the world.

SYO has a strong track record of delivering a consistently outstanding educational and performance program across the primary, secondary and tertiary segments through to the pre-professional stage.

The annual program has grown to encompass 14 orchestras, with over 550 young musicians aged 6-24 years.

“It is this support of our musical youth that inspired us to partner with the SYO,” said Angullong’s Brand Manager Heidi Crossing.

Heidi, who has spent the majority or her working career as a primary school teacher specialising in music education, continued: “We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to combine our love of winemaking with our love of the arts.”

Chief Executive Officer of the SYO, Mia Patoulios, said: “Our strategic direction is to seek partners which are reflective of the broad footprint of the SYO programs.

“Through our Community Engagement and Outreach Programs we impact a number of key regional areas, including the Central West.

“These community engagement partnerships allow SYO to showcase the exceptional products produced within those regions, celebrate the talented musicians living and learning in the regions and strengthen our connection to those towns.

“We look forward to starting this rewarding partnership with Angullong, a company that shares SYO’s vision of nurturing talent, providing opportunity, and developing the best possible education to achieve excellence in young musicians.“

The partnership will see a range of initiatives over the coming years as Angullong take on the role of wine supplier.

“We are looking forward to working with the SYO, especially the prospect of showcasing our wines to their audiences and the opportunity to bring the Orchestra to Orange.

“There will also be a number of initiatives to build on this partnership, especially with our Bluestone Wine Club members,” said Heidi.

Angullong Wines has also released three new vintage wines from its Fossil Hill range, wines which continue to build the case for Orange as the home of emerging varieties.

WINE REVIEWS

Angullong 2018 Fossil Hill Barbera ($28): Barbera is an Italian variety that has been grown in Australia in small qualities since the 1960s. This red is a succulent, medium-bodied, savoury wine with abundant cherry, raspberry and herb flavours, complemented by textural and balanced tannins. The variety is eminently suited to our cooler region and should mature well in the bottle over the next five or six years. Enjoy it with a barbequed venison or lamb.

Angullong 2018 Fossil Hill Sangiovese ($28): Sangiovese is one of Italy’s most popular varieties. We have a number of types (clones) of sangiovese vines in the vineyard that are maturing well, having been planted close to 20 years ago. This red is a medium-bodied wine with lifted and vibrant aromas of violets, blueberries and dried herbs. The elegant flavours of blueberry, sour cherry and spice are complemented by savoury herbal complexity and soft balanced tannins. This is a wine to enjoy with traditional Italian fare, including ragu, pizza or antipasti.

WINE OF THE WEEK

Angullong 2018 Fossil Hill Tempranillo ($28): This red was fermented in open fermenters followed by maturation in new (20 per cent) and used oak puncheons for 12 months. While tempranillo is still often described as an emerging variety here it is the actually the tenth most crushed Australian red variety and is my pick of the new Angullong reds. Treat it as you would a cabernet sauvignon and you won’t go far wrong.

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