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Now available from Delatite Winery's NEW cellar door at 26 High Street Mansfield David and Catherine Ritchie established Booroolite Wines in 2005 having made our first wines in 2004. The Booroolite Valley is just south of Mansfield, in Victoria’s High Country and is best known for the Delatite River that runs through it and the soaring snow covered mountains that surround it. In autumn of 2004 we heard of parcels of beautiful fruit that were otherwise going to waste and we couldn’t resist. These were local vineyards that were individually too small to supply most wine companies, but the grapes were far too good to leave to rot on the vines. Fortunately King Valley Wines at Whitfield were able to help out and since 2006 the wines are made at Delatite Winery. We choose the finest parcels for our own wines and make wines that reflect the characteristics of both this area and the nature of the vineyards they are sourced from: small, sustainable, low input, hand and hard worked. The wines are as lovely as we knew they would be. But that is not the only good news. By keeping our infrastructure to a minimum (i.e. none) our prices are a nice surprise too. This way, we are able to sell so-called “boutique” wine for the price of a bottom of the ladder big company wine. Which is a happy contrast to most small wineries, who charge a lot for often amateurish wines. That’s only our opinion, of course… So, no take-me-seriously, black, white and gold labels, no carry-on about the uniqueness of our product and what foods they might match. The volumes are as small as our marketing and promotion budget, but we think we might be on to something here; quality not quantity and value for money, not value added. Hope you think so, too. Drink Up and enjoy our wines,
Catherine and David 
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