McWilliam's Hanwood Estate(R) Launches Nationwide Search for America's Finest Porch; 129-Year-Old Australian Winemaking Family to Award Winner of ''America's Finest Porch'' Contest with All-Expense-Paid Trip to Australia.SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Given outdoor entertaining continues to surge in popularity and a porch is an ideal place to enjoy a glass of wine with friends and family, McWilliam's has announced a nationwide search for "America's Finest Porch." In fact, one lucky winner will be chosen to experience an opportunity of a lifetime -- an all-expense-paid trip to Australia and a chance to sip wine with the McWilliams, one of Australia's most respected winemaking families, on their old-world veranda overlooking their sprawling and picturesque vineyards. For the McWilliam winemaking family, six generations of family members have entertained and shared stories on their veranda located in Australia's Riverina, an area in New South Wales New South Wales, state (1991 pop. 5,164,549), 309,443 sq mi (801,457 sq km), SE Australia. It is bounded on the E by the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is the capital. The other principal urban centers are Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, Lismore, Wollongong, and Broken Hill. known for its warm climate and majestic beauty. Like the McWilliam family, many Americans today are finding themselves entertaining outdoors more than ever. In fact, a recently conducted 1,100-respondent survey of U.S. consumers(1) revealed 57 percent of Americans identified an outdoor porch or veranda as the perfect location to enjoy a glass of wine and share conversations or stories with friends and family (16 percent chose a dining room or kitchen, 14 percent chose a restaurant or bar, and 14 percent chose a family room). To enter the contest or for a complete set of rules, interested participants can visit www.mcwilliamswines.com. Entries can also be mailed to the following address: McWilliam's Search for America's Finest Porch Contest, c/o Centra Marketing & Communications, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , 1400 Old Country Rd. #420, Westbury, NY 11590. In addition to providing a photograph of their outdoor porch, patio or veranda, entrants must specify in 150 words or less why they think their porch is America's finest. Contest entries will be accepted between now and November 19, 2006. Entrants must be at least 21 years of age at time of entry. The winner will be announced by January 8, 2007. Founded in 1877, McWilliam's Wines is one of Australia's oldest and most highly respected family-owned wineries. The company has premium vineyards in Australia's most important growing regions A growing region is an area suited by climate and soil conditions to the cultivation of a certain type of crop. Most crops are cultivated not in one place only, but in several distinct regions in diverse parts of the world. , including Coonawarra in South Australia South Australia, state (1991 pop. 1,236,623), 380,070 sq mi (984,381 sq km), S central Australia. It is bounded on the S by the Indian Ocean. Kangaroo Island and many smaller islands off the south coast are included in the state. (SA), Hunter Valley Hunter Valley, region of New South Wales, SE Australia. The Hunter River and its tributaries occupy this valley S of the Mt. Royal Range. The land in the upper valley is used for livestock grazing, dairying and agriculture. and Hilltops in New South Wales (NSW NSW New South Wales Noun 1. NSW - the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare Naval Special Warfare ), Yarra Valley The Yarra Valley is the name given to the region surrounding the Yarra River in Melbourne, Australia. The river originates in the Yarra Ranges approximately 60 kilometres east of Melbourne and flows towards and into the city of Melbourne and out into Port Phillip Bay. in Victoria (Vic) and the Riverina (SA). (1)The 1,100-respondent (three-state) survey was conducted via telephone in February 2006, by Dr. Dennis Tootelian, Professor of Marketing, College of Business Administration, California State University, Sacramento California State University, Sacramento, more commonly referred to as Sacramento State or Sac State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California, USA. It is part of the California State University system. . Australian Table Wine,(C) 2006 McWilliam's of Australia, Healdsburg, CA. All rights reserved. |
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