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| Location | Originally Reynella, South Australia, Australia, but now widespread holdings. Old Reynella is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. |
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| Founded | 1853 |
| Key people | Peter Dawson, Group Chief Winemaker |
| Parent company | Constellation Brands |
| Varietals | Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay |
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Hardy Wine Company is an Australian winemaking company owned by Constellation Brands, the world's largest wine making firm. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Constellation Brands Inc, headquartered in Fairport New York, is a large international producer and marketer of beverage alcohol brands with a large portfolio of Varietal describes Wines made primarily from a single named Grape variety. Shiraz ( شیراز Shīrāz) is the fifth most populated city in Iran and the capital of Fars Province. Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the world's most widely recognized red Wine grape varieties. Chardonnay is a green-skinned Grape variety used to make white Wine. Constellation Brands Inc, headquartered in Fairport New York, is a large international producer and marketer of beverage alcohol brands with a large portfolio of It was founded by Thomas Hardy in 1850s South Australia. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country Their "Stamp of Australia" series of inexpensive varietals (sold in bottle or as box wine) are very popular in international markets, but they also make a considerable amount of fine wine. A box wine (or cask wine, bladder pack Cheap cask wine is also known as "goon" in Australia and also New Zealand ("goon" is diminutive slang
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History
At 20 years of age, Thomas Hardy arrived in South Australia after sailing from the English county of Devon in 1850. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country Thomas then spent the next three years working at Reynella Farm, mining for gold in the Victorian goldfields and driving cattle. Old Reynella is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. With the money he had earned Thomas purchased a property on the banks of the River Torrens which he named "Bankside" [1]. The River Torrens is the most significant river of the Adelaide Plains and was one of the reasons for the siting of the city of Adelaide, capital of South
Vines were soon planted on the Bankside property and as soon as they were able to bear fruit winemaking commenced. Hardy's wine became so successful for Thomas, selling wines both locally and in England, that he was able to purchase the Tintara Vineyard Company in 1876.
Over the years Thomas steadily expanded the company by purchasing a bottling plant at Mile End, champagne cellars on Currie Street in Adelaide, an old disused flour mill in McLaren Vale and established extensive vineyards in the Padthaway area in 1968. Mile End (post code 5031 ( is a inner-city suburb in the City of West Torrens, Adelaide, with a census area population of 3918 people Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a McLaren Vale is a Wine region approximately 35 km south of Adelaide in South Australia. Padthaway ( population 218 is a town on the Riddoch Highway in the south-east of South Australia, halfway from Keith to Naracoorte. In 1976, Thomas Hardy & Sons made its first corporate acquisition by purchasing the London-based Emu Wine Company which included Houghton, Western Australia's largest winery, and Morphett Vale. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. History The land of which Houghton was part (Swan Location II was originally assigned by Governor James Stirling to Revett Henry Bland in 1829. Morphett Vale is a southern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Onkaparinga. In 1982 Thomas Hardy & Sons purchased Chateau Reynella which ironically was where Thomas Hardy first began his employment some 130 years before.
The company was further expanded in 1992 when Thomas Hardy & Sons merged with Berri Renmano Limited to form at the time Australia's second largest wine group, BRL Hardy Limited. In 2003, the brands of BRL Hardy and those of Constellation Brands were merged to create the world's largest international wine business [2]. As a result of this merger BRL Hardy Limited was renamed the Hardy Wine Company. In 2006 Constellation Brands acquired Vincor International adding the West Australian brands of Amberley and Goundrey to the Hardy portfolio.
References
- ^ Hardy, T. K. (2001). The Australian Wine Pictorial Atlas. Brighton, South Australia: Vintage Image Productions. ISBN 1-876303-01-8.
- ^ Hardy Wine Company History www. hardywines. com. au
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