During my career as a fine wine auctioneer, I observed frequently that collectability is linked to reputation and track record. Langton’s Classification of Australian Wine – released for the first time in 1989 – was also based on this truth. Robert Mondavi understood the levers of influence well before most new world wine producers. His Opus One venture with Mouton Rothschild is an extraordinary legacy of that mindset. Leeuwin Estate Concert Series During the 1980s there were also aspirations to create an event that would attract more visitors to Leeuwin Estate and the Margaret River. With a 220-acre-bearing vineyard and plans to plant more vines, a market needed to be found. The idea of the Leeuwin Estate Concert Series was another madcap idea that most vignerons of the time would have shirked. But Denis and Tricia Horgan were different, possessing grand visions and the mettle to back themselves. The first attempts failed, but a chance approach by Perth Festival’s
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Volume 1 – Leeuwin Estate
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