Lamont Joins Selador Wines Portfolio - June 09 Lamont Wines is thrilled to join the elite group of wineries in the Selador Wines portfolio.  Selador Wines is a wine distribution company, owned by Sarah Andrew and Kathryn Sparks, based in Melbourne and covering sales in New South Wales and Victoria. We are delighted they will distribute our range of premium wines exclusively in these areas. We recently attended a Selador Wine Trade Week in Melbourne, and discovered that our wines can already be found in top end restaurants, cafes, bars and fine wine outlets. With two days out on the road with Sarah and Jackson, the feedback from new and prospective customers was very positive and we look forward to building a strong and prosperous relationship with Selador Wines.  For more information on Selador Wines click on this link  http://seladorwines.com/portfolio/lamont_wines   Harvest and Autumn 2008 Wow!! - what a fantastic time of year on the vineyard.   Frosty mornings, bright blue skies, crisp clear sunny days and starry starry nights. From the beginning of Harvest through to when the last of the autumn leaves drift away is a very special time in Bendigo and is when the romance of growing grapes and making wine can truely be felt. The vines are now accumulating and storing energy for the next growing season and when they become dormant, the next major task will be pruning.  However, before we embark on what we consider to be one of the most important and most enjoyable jobs in the vineyard, it is nice to take some time, in front of a warm open fire, indulge in great conversation and have a glass of well made wine. Harvest was early for Lamont this year with the picking all finished on 4 April.  Climatically it has been a fantastic growing season, resulting in excellent quality and quantity of fruit.  It was once again a fantastic event having all of our loyal motorhome pickers back again as well as two wonderful Welsh girls who entertained us with singing their passionate Welsh National Anthem.  Thank you Nia and Kaz. Sixteen Medals for Lamont After having been in the market place for five years now, we decided it was time to put our wines to the test and enter them in some competitions.  We are delighted that our Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Riesling have won 16 medals between them, at top wine competitions, the most recent being a major coup for our 2008 Pinot Gris -  Champion Pinot Gris Trophy at the International Aromatic Wine Comp and Gold Medal at the Air New Zealand Wine Awards  not to mention a Gold Medal at the Canberra International Riesling Challenge for our 2007 Classic Riesling and an Elite Gold Medal at the prestigious Air New Zealand Wine Awards for our 2005 Pinot Noir. We have always felt that our initial indepth research in regard to site location, soil analysis and climatic conditions, together with implementing specific vineyard practices, would contribute to, and produce, outstanding fruit quality.  With continuing our culture in the vineyard of uncompromising and enduring pursuit of best practices, and as the vines mature towards their first decade, our commitment to quality is now being realised.