Beringer Blass Wine Estates Limited has filed an appeal in the Federal Court against the decision handed down by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) to exclude Robertson's Well from the Coonawarra region.
Beringer Blass believes that while the AAT faced a substantial task in considering all the evidence before it, in the case of the Robertson's Well vineyard critical evidence was overlooked in relation to the use of a label and descriptor which directly links the wine and the Robertson's Well vineyard with the Coonawarra region, and the objective connections Robertson's Well has, and has had, with the Coonawarra region for many years.
Robertson's Well has an established reputation as both a Coonawarra wine and a Coonawarra vineyard and the company believes that it meets all the criteria set down by the AAT for inclusion in the Coonawarra Region.
The date of the appeal hearing will be set in due course.
Further information:
Megan Brown
Mob: 0409 948 049
Email: megan.brown@fostersgroup.com
