Dutschke - Barossa Valley

We hope you are all well!

The end of the year comes around too quickly. Where did 2009 go? We’re already 10 years in to this century! It seems that the year 2000 was only the other day. We trust that 2009 has been good for you all and the lead up to Christmas is an enjoyable time and as relaxing as possible. Thank you all once again for your support through the year and of course your interest in what we do. It’s great that we have such a loyal following. We really appreciate it!

Father Christmas has arrived in Adelaide and the Festive Season is only around the corner. We here at Dutschke have survived another year and as always we’re in a mad rush to get things done before we take a break over Christmas. I imagine it’s the same for us all. Nathan and I have been busy blending and preparing the 2008 reds for bottling. The wines are terrific! They’re full, flavoursome and rich. Labels have been printed and boxes ordered allowing us to squeeze a bottling run in before we knock off for Christmas. It’s nice to have wine in bottle before the break, as Vintage will be the focus first day back after the holidays. It’ll only be a few weeks away.

An update on the family
Sami now 5 1/2 years old has completed her first year (Reception) at St Jakobi School and absolutely loves it. When she first started school we asked her what she looked forward to most – it was learning to read so she could read bedtime stories to Jackson. She does now and it’s something that we all enjoy. It’s amazing the level she is reading at. She even likes to read the jokes in the funny paper. Jackson is 3 1/2 years old and full of beans. He’s a boy and has plenty of energy. Jackson loves to dress up and visit us at morning tea time in costume. He could be a clown, a cat, or something completely different like a princess with a fireman hat! He also really loves playing with his cars, animals and climbing on everything. And he makes up pretty funny jokes. He’s enjoying his one on one with Brenda, keeping her on her toes and is looking forward to going to Kindy in mid 2010. As both kids love to visit Dad in the shed we had better start thinking about their Vintage roles for 2010.

Sales report for the year
Fortunately sales for us have been steady with Domestic sales and Denmark leading the way. Dutschke Wines have found a new importer in the US, but we don’t expect any miracles. It will take some time for us to re-establish ourselves over that way, but it is nice to know we again have a presence in the US market. Sales to private clients have been wonderful and are the most rewarding for a small business like ours. We love to meet and chat with the kind folk who enjoy our precious drop. Our mail order following or “The Shed” as we now call it is becoming a very significant part of our business. Our Shed gathering held here in May was a great example of this. It was such a great night for us that we’ve decided to host another in 2010. Read more on this later in this Newsletter, but those interested in joining in the fun, Saturday the 22nd of May is the day. It’ll pay to book early!

New wines in the pipeline
In May/June 2010 we will be releasing our first ever Greenock Shiraz. 250 cases produced from Brettt Roenfeldt’s vineyard from the 2008 vintage. We have the Single Barrel Six Pack to look forward to and Oscar Semmler makes a comeback after missing 2007. We have also plans on the drawing board for another new red wine. It’s something a little different and a style not so far produced at Dutschke (watch this space) so there has never been a better time to join us in the Shed! Tell some mates!

It’s been another big year again at Dutschke! Here’s some of what we did to fill in our time…

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