Barossa Valley winery Yalumba has marked its 175th anniversary, releasing a limited selection of great vintages aged for up to 20 years. Samuel Smith established Yalumba, Australia’s oldest family-owned winery, in 1849. Now celebrating its 175th anniversary, the company is in the hands of fifth-generation proprietor Robert Hill-Smith. Hill-Smith described Yalumba’s 175th anniversary as “a genuinely momentous milestone”. “This anniversary is not only a nod to years passed. It is a reflection of our resilience and a commitment to mastering our craft, generation after generation. It also acknowledges the many exceptional fine wine people that have come through the gates of Yalumba across three centuries, with shared love for our property, our wines, and our industry,” he said. “Most of all, it is celebration of an exciting future ahead for our family business and the world of Australian fine wine. While we celebrate our past 175 years, we keep our eyes firmly set on the next 175 as the generations before us have done.” The Australian wine producer chose to mark the occasion in China alongside ASC Fine Wines, its exclusive importer and distributor in the country. In the winery’s 175th year, Yalumba will debut a Museum Collection featuring a limited selection of the great vintages of its finest wines, aged up to 20 years. ASC will bring The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon and The Signature Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz to China. At the celebration dinner in Shanghai, The Signature Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 was served as the highlight of the
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