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Westend Estate |
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| Westend Estate’s philosophy is “keeping it personal.” Bill Calabria, Managing Director and Chief Winemaker of Westend Estate and his wife Lena, and their four children all play major roles in the winery that was established by Bill’s parents, Francesco and Elizabeth Calabria. Bill adopts a hands – on approach, liaising with growers and working closely with his winemaking team, supervising every aspect of the winemaking process to guarantee that Westend Estate’s reputation for exceptional quality is maintained.
Bill has been involved in the wine industry for over 40 years. Bill is also the proprietor of a popular local retail outlet giving him an understanding of retailing and distribution which is invaluable and gives the overall business a competitive edge. As the President of the Riverina Winemakers Association for four years, Bill Calabria has helped to transform the image of the Riverina region and he is often described as the Champion of the Riverina.
Westend is situated in the heart of the Riverina's wine producing area, Griffith. The Riverina is the largest wine producing region in NSW, making up more than 70% of the total wine production, and the second largest in Australia. Over 290,000 tonnes of wine grapes were produced in 2006.
Westend crushed 13,000 tonnes of grapes in 2008 producing over 9 million litres of wine making it a medium sized winery and a contender in the Australian and export wine industry. Westend Estate wines are available domestically and are exported to approximately 30 countries including the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, United States, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Russia, Malaysia and Singapore.
Westend Estate only undertakes a small crush allowing greater concentration on quality and exclusivity both in securing grapes and the winemaking process. Westend Estate produces high quality fruit driven wines that are made using traditional winemaking techniques. The wines are of varying styles and there is a range to suit the tastes of every customer. |
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