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labeling, storage and distribution.
All together the trial, which will begin in
2024, is expected to deliver up to 13,000
bottles of ocean cellared wine. So get
ready to pop that cork.
Article contributed by Amanda Buckle
abuckle@urnerbarry.com
Ocean Signature from marine life such as corals, coralline
red algae, oysters, tube worms" and more. According to the
company, when the bottle is dried the "encrusted remains of the
natural marine growth give the bottles a unique and appealing
look with an attractive marketing advantage."
This first venture into ocean cellaring for Rare Foods Australia
involved a strategic partnership with Glenarty Road and
Edwards wineries. And as of November 2023 the company
has 2,300 Ocean Signature bottles harvested and ready for
sale with a price tag of $220 per bottle. But now Rare Foods
Australia is ready to dive a little deeper. Enter Winereef.
Rare Foods Australia announced in October 2023 that they
entered into a Heads of Agreement with Winereef for a
commercial trial of the Winereef technology on the Flinders
Bay lease that will be split 50/50. As part of this partnership,
5,300 litres of wine (20 vats each holding 265 litres) sourced
from the Margaret River region will be used in the trial of the
Winereef ocean cellared method. Winereef will provide their
starter kit, which contains the material needed for the trial, and
the company will also offer their technical expertise in selecting
the starter wines, setting up the method and operating the
physical trial. Meanwhile, Rare Foods Australia will be in charge
of installing, maintaining, monitoring and retrieving the Winereef
ocean cellared products. Once the trial is up the wine will be
delivered to a wine processing facility for bottling, blending,
Scan the QR code to listen to
Rare Foods Australia CEO Rob
Jorden on the SeafoodNews
Podcast, where he talks about
the company's ocean ranching
of MSC-certified Greenlip
abalone and their recent
venture into ocean cellaring.
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