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Early Harvest are crafted with the first pick of the season, from specialised vineyards, a new and refreshing style of wine that's naturally lower in calories and alcohol than normal dry whites. Planning of the vineyard and selection of clonal types are the key to fashioning this style of wine. Premium sites along the Murray Darling deliver Semillon and Sauvignon with ripeness and juiciness, the early picked grapes contribute impressive acid structure to support the fruit driven qualities, enhancing the crisp flavours in this satisfying, modest alcohol, low kilojoule wine

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Lindemans Early Harvest Crisp Dry White 2008

Verdelho Chardonnay Semillon Colombard Riesling / Low Kilojoules / NewSouthWales

A refreshing Cuvee in marvelous low calorie styling, completely new in terms of taste and relaxed contemporary enjoyment. Early Harvest has recently come to the attention of winelovers who dare to ask for juicy early drinking wines, which are as light on the kilojoules and alcohol, as they are seriously big on flavour. A sensationally fruit-driven table white, balanced with classically dry, refreshingly natural acidity. Early Harvest is the one to have chilled and crisp, to the accompaniement of good faire and fine company

Early Harvest wine is the combination of fresh thinking, and winemaking skill that has resulted in new style of wine with an unexpected benefit.

Crafted using the first picked grapes of the season to create a new refreshing style of wine naturally lower in calories than other brands.

The naturally occurring benefit of low calorie in no way compromises the taste or traditional varietal characteristics of the wines.

Crafting of all wines is a process involving fruit selection, crushing, fermenting and maturing before bottling. First picked grapes yield less sugar whilst retaining full fruit characteristics to produce a wine that is lighter in colour and also naturally lower in calories.

The fruit used for Early Harvest is picked earlier than fruit picked for traditional white wine varieties such as Chardonnay and Semillon blends.

In spring and summer, the shoots grow longer and the grape flowers begin to form grape berries, a process called 'berry set', which then increases in size.

In late summer or early auumn, the ripening process starts. It is now that sugar, flavour, colour, and many compounds develop within the berry cells. Berry size and bunch weight increases dramatically. The stage where the grapes start to ripen is called 'veraison'. In autumn the vintage commences.

The ripening process may take 4-7 weeks. When the grapes are of a suitable composition to make a particular style of wine, the harvest date is declared and the bunches of grapes are picked.

Early Harvest's winemakers bring a wealth of experience, and are a major asset of the wine label.

Mark Robertson ex. of Matua, Clare and vintages in France, has made Winestate's "Winemaker of the Year" and has taken out Air New Zealand's "Chardonnay of the Year" Trophy.

Kirsty Glaetzer, ex. Yellowglen, Krondorf and Wolf Blass, began her career as a biotechnologist before consolidating her skills as a principle winemaker at Foster's, overseeing the vintages of a large number of wines and labels.

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