[FONT=wf_segoe-ui_normal][FONT="]Hi Jamie,[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=wf_segoe-ui_normal][FONT="]Tess from Blue Pyrenees Estate here. Thanks for visiting our cellar door over the weekend. I apologise for my ambiguity in our discussion regarding the Richardson wines—I feel that this may have accounted for some miscommunication on my part. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=wf_segoe-ui_normal][FONT="]Yes, we have made two slightly different versions of the Richardson wines (cork, tapered bottle, slightly different label vs. screw cap, regular bottle), which are of different vintages. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=wf_segoe-ui_normal][FONT="]Yes, we do produce one of these with the intention of making this product more accessible to the restaurant industry. Given that the retail price of the Richardson wines is widely known, the purpose of this exercise is to offer a competitive wholesale price to enable restaurants to create a wine list that offers great value for money. However, this product is not of a lesser quality, simply different vintages to the wines that you were able to try at cellar door (which, as you will be aware, are slightly older and has amassed a greater collection of accolades). [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=wf_segoe-ui_normal][FONT="]While the ‘OP’ Richardson is labelled and packaged differently to the product that we have at cellar door, this is in no way a ‘bin end’ or anything to that effect. As mentioned by another on this forum I would certainly encourage you to open a botle and give it a try—I think you will be impressed with the wine given your feedback on the rest of the range at cellar door. In short, the products that you have purchased from Vinomofo will certainly reward cellaring for 10 plus years, and they are most definitely of the quality that you can expect from our Richardson wines. It would be a shame to return them. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=wf_segoe-ui_normal][FONT="]As discussed on the weekend, Vinomofo provides a great opportunity to reach new customers and to give them an opportunity to try our wines where they otherwise may not. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=wf_segoe-ui_normal][FONT="]If you’d like to chat about this further or have any questions please feel free to give me a call at the winery on (03) 5465 1111.[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=wf_segoe-ui_normal][FONT="]Enjoy!
Tess.[/FONT][/FONT]