March 15 2011 issue

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WINERY SPOTLIGHT Leeuwin Estate, Margaret River, Australia David Vogels, CWP

Australia’s most decorated Chardonnay comes from a onetime cattle ranch on the Indian Ocean coast. The late Robert Mondavi influenced countless vintners during his long life in the wine industry, but his impact may be nowhere more pronounced than in a remote corner of Australia. That’s where he inspired a surfer-turned-financier named Denis Horgan to establish Leeuwin Estate—which quickly became the most important wine producer in southwestern Australia and the top attraction in the entire ...

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