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      Bullamakanka as launched by Seppelts in 1976 as a result of and protest to the Australian Senate Standing Committee on Trade and commerce into Winemaking and Grape growing.

      Bill Seppelt says " My cousin Karl Seppelt, who was CEO at the time became riled at the accusations of the industry being unable to use Australian names for wines when, infact our company was using Australian names almost exclusively and pointed out that naming wines after a little known outback town such as Bulamakanka would not do a lot for acceptance of the product. One Senator on the panel suggested that Bulamakanka Burgundy sounded just fine to him.

      The result is the label you see with a raging, well endowed bull on the label and the town referred too having its spelling slightly modified to Bullamakanka to exemplify his ire."

The Co-op decided to list ingredients used in making the wine, and that is against EU regulations.

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      I was told the winery owner was looking, without success, through a series of art books for an image to appear on their new wine. Giving up, she settled down to sleep to be later woken by the sound of a book falling to the floor. Switching on a light she found a book lying open at this picture.

      I visited Sharpe Hill winery in April 2004 and enjoyed all their wines, especially this, made from Vignoles grapes and its pair Red Seraph (again with an attractive label) made from a blend of St Croix grown on the farm and Merlot from Long Island.

      Ballet of Angels has a pear like nose, crisp with a slightly oily mid palate, light bodied with an off dry finish. It’s an ideal aperitif wine, most enjoyable and said to be Connecticut’s most popular wine.