Oxford Landing Estates Chardonnay , 6 x 750ml

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We knew there was a market for consumers looking to moderate their alcohol, or perhaps looking to consume fewer calories, and we wanted to fulfil that market with wines that show style and substance,” Andrew La Nauze, winemaker, Oxford Landing told Harpers. Unlike the wildly successful Sauvignon Blanc, the Sunlight range wines have been de-alcoholised using membrane technology – the Shiraz is 8% abv and the Chardonnay is 7% abv. The ideal variety for low-alcohol wines from a red point of view is probably Shiraz. It’s Australia’s biggest-selling red variety in the low alcohol market and the fruit characters really lend themselves to the production of this style of wine, rather than something that’s based around Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot that is typically more herbaceous,” said La Nauze. The two wines, a Shiraz and a Chardonnay were born out of the 2021 vintage, long before there was any understanding of the August 2023 duty hikes. Remove the pastry tins from the fridge and place a piece baking paper on each tart, then fill with baking weights or dried beans, place into the preheated oven and cook for 15 minutes, then remove the baking weights and baked for another 5 to 7 minutes or until the pastry is cooked and golden on the base.

Oxford Landing Wines, owned by Australian winery Hill-Smith Family Estates, has launched two low-alcohol wines to the UK market.

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The company also made the decision not to produce a zero-alcohol wine, its reason being that no-alcohol wines were not aligned with the vision or the market Oxford Landing was seeking to tap into.

To make the broad bean filling, place the beans into a mortar and pestle and bash until it looks like a course looking paste, then add the parmesan, lemon zest and 3 tbsp olive oil, mix together well and season to taste. Grease 5 x 8cm tart tins/moulds with the unsalted butter, set side. With a sharp knife cut 5 x 10cm discs from the puff pastry, then press the pastry into the greased tart tins, place in the fridge for 15 minutes to chill.Beer and spirits have long led the way in the low & no space, however, since the duty hikes, this particular market looks more lucrative than ever in the UK. This has coincided with a gradual inclination towards healthier drinking choices, particularly with younger consumers. We have absolutely noticed a greater interest in lower alcohol from the UK market – it is our biggest export market, so anything that happens within that market is going to heavily dictate our commercial strategy,” said La Nauze. And, with the Chardonnay, the richness and roundness of the variety carries itself a little bit better than others at this particular alcohol level,” he added. The precursor to creating the range was Oxford Landing’s 10.5% abv Sauvignon Blanc, which, since 2010 has sold over 50 million bottles in the UK. Although not by design, the Sauvignon Blanc, which is naturally 10.5% abv, is what you might call a ‘duty-friendly’ wine – i.e. below the 11.5% abv tax threshold.