{"id":5369,"date":"2024-03-24T06:35:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T12:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/level27-admin"},"modified":"2024-03-24T06:35:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-24T12:35:09","slug":"a-moment-of-share-from-travis-fuller-general-manager-of-killikanoon-wines-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ilovewines.vn\/vi\/a-moment-of-share-from-travis-fuller-general-manager-of-killikanoon-wines-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A moment of share from Travis Fuller – General Manager of Killikanoon wines"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did Anyone Mention Challenging Times?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

We threw ourselves into 2020 with the gusto of a perfectly charred lamb chop.\u00a0 This was going to be the\u00a0year, we told ourselves. Expanded markets, new wines, new friends made, with old ones warmed to the heart by our endless dinners and tastings. Here we would reinvent ourselves. Carefully and cleverly weaving stories of daring experimentation and nail-biting determination to craft the very best vinous delights that we could. Our bags were packed, our passport dusted off, and wines flung to the far reaches of the globe. We were on our way. Or so we thought.<\/p>\n

The wine industry, at least domestically, has fared the\u00a0 2020 storms in a reasonable fashion. Like white goods and electricals, it seems that consumers embraced\u00a0us, making the most of the \u201cessential service\u201d status we were afforded. Internationally things became more complicated, as much of the on-trade closed down, and other markets shut completely. It is our inventiveness and resilience that have assured our survival in this challenging landscape.<\/p>\n

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Okay, so 2020 didn\u2019t play out the way that we had envisaged. That doesn\u2019t mean that it was a disaster.\u00a0 Just different. Here at Kilikanoon, we
\nlearned to adjust,\u00a0 engage, and appreciate our friends and customers from afar (ah, the Zoom backgrounds discovered along the way) while carefully building and protecting our enviable reputation for making high-quality wine. Markets evolved, some expanding, others contracting, yet the constant for us remained to build the brand for the longer term, working with partners that believed in the same. This has paid dividends.<\/p>\n

2021 is promising much in rewarding our clarity and determination. The 2021 harvest will, by the time this is published, be lovingly tucked away in various vessels. The quality is high; the yields are \u201caverage\u201d,\u00a0 and, depending on the varietal, there should be just enough to squeeze out an allocation to all those that desire one. Oh, except for Riesling, which by chance,\u00a0 as consumer desire for it strengthens, has decided to\u00a0reduce its fruitfulness this year. Oh, when will you learn, oh noble one.<\/p>\n

The message from Kilikanoon to all reading this is a\u00a0 simple one. Remember the challenges you have faced,\u00a0 embrace the change that it brings, and steel yourself\u00a0for the great adventure ahead. We now stride into 2021 a little more sure-footed, confident in the knowledge that our wines tell the most enduring story, and we are merely roadies along for a wild ride.<\/p>\n

TOP<\/strong> GI\u1ea2I TH\u01af\u1edeNG<\/strong><\/p>\n