- O:TU’s Irish Distributor Tops National Awards (OCT 09)
- O:TU at Slumdog Millionaire event (OCT 09)
- 5 stars O:TU - renowned Australian wine merchant (JUN 09)
- O:TU Declared Sustainable Vineyard (JAN 09)
- O:TU @ Gordon Ramsay's 'Taste of Christmas,' London (DEC 08)
- Aussie's Huon Hooke rates O:TU 93 pts (NOV 08)
- O:TU in Ireland for summer (JUN 08)

- O:TU’s Irish Distributor Tops National Awards
Mackenway Distributors, which distributes O:TU nationally in Ireland, was the top performing Irish distributor at the recent annual National Off-license Association (NOffLA) awards in Dublin.

One of only two distributors in Ireland to win three trophies at the renowned event, Mackenway also picked up the ‘Overall Wine of the Year 2009’ award, arguably positioning it as the best distributor of award winning wines in Ireland’s off-premise trade.

Having distributed O:TU Sauvignon Blanc since 2007, Mackenway will also sell O:TU’s sister wine wher:o Sauvignon Blanc as a special Christmas promotion this year.

O:TU is also sold through leading national fine wine retailer O’Brien’s in Ireland, which was named as one of Ireland’s top 20 brands by the Irish Independent in November 2008.

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O:TU at Slumdog Millionaire event
O:TU is alongside 42Below sponsoring 'Slum it at Sarong' - a writers and readers festival in Bali on the 10th October 2009. The glam event is being held at Bali's finest restaurant 'Sarong' with a list of famous authors, writers and poets attending - including author of Q&A and Slumdog Millionaire Vikas Swarup. Sarong is Bali's newest uber cool restaurant and O:TU is beautifully matched with its gorgeous Asian cuisine. Visit Sarong's website www.sarongbali.com to get a glimpse of this stunning new establishment.

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5 stars for O:TU from renowned Victorian wine merchant
O:TU is HOT right now with Nicks Wine Merchants in Victoria, Australia. To check out the review and arrange a delivery from Nicks direct, click on this link.

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O:TU Declared Sustainable Vineyard
O:TU and Otuwhero Estate Wines Ltd are excited to announce the Sustainable Wine New Zealand (SWNZ) audit recently confirmed it’s vineyard practices and record keeping met the SWNZ standards and show that O:TU is clearly committed to the programme.

As the company continues its vineyard development in the Otuwhero area of Marlborough’s Awatere Valley, only very high standards of sustainable practices will be adopted. The 2009 vintage is drawing near, with fruit ripening well and due for harvest in early April.

For more information please see the New Zealand Sustainable Winegrowers website http://www.nzwine.com/swnz, or contact the O:TU office +64 3 379 6808.

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O:TU live @ Gordon Ramsay's 'Taste of Christmas' in London (DEC 08)
O:TU is making a splash at London's Excel centre this weekend - check out stand D7A for a free sample and to purchase some of the very first O:TU available in the UK.

Track down our roaming photographer and check back later to our HOME page to download your very own free 'Taste of Christmas' photo!

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Aussie's Huon Hooke rates O:TU 93 pts (NOV 08)
In the Sydney Morning Herald's 'Good Living' on Tuesday, November 25, Huon Hooke wrote, of O:TU Sauvignon Blanc 2007:

“93 points - this is a serious Kiwi sauvignon blanc. Concentrated and punchy, with a hint of the barrel among its white-pepper and cut radish aromas. It is soft, lingering and round in the mouth - and is a lot richer and deeper than most of its competitors.”

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O:TU in Ireland for summer (JUN 08)
O:TU Sauvignon Blanc is now available in Ireland through Mackenway Distributors and the country’s largest family owned drinks retailer O’Brien’s.

A Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc with a twist, O:TU only produces premium Sauvignon Blanc, and only from their Estate in the ‘Otuwhero,’ a cool climate coastal area in the South East Awatere Valley where the growing season is longer and cooler – producing distinct expressions of this variety.

In a Pouilly Fume/ Sancerre meets Marlborough sort of way, O:TU has crisp minerality coupled with all the green fruit flavour intensity you’d expect from the best of New Zealand’s Awatere Valley. In the temperate months of summer, it’s just perfect for chilling.

Mackenway Distributors are exclusively supplying the international gold medal winning wine to select Irish wholesale customers while O’Briens retail customers can purchase O:TU through any of the 27 O’Briens stores or www.obrienswine.ie.

O:TU (2007) received a Top 100 Gold Medal at the Sydney International Wine Competition and a Gold Medal at the New Zealand Royal Easter Show. The brand has worked its way around the globe in just two vintages, and is now being savoured in select spots from as far afield as Bali and Chicago... and now Dublin.

The 2008 vintage will be released in the Irish market in early September.

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