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GENESIS CHARDONNAY THE WORLD'SD FIRST WINE OF 2000 The internationally-renowned viticulturist Dr Richard Smart conceived the Genesis Wine Project selecting a vineyard location near Bourke in the Australian outback (750km north west of Sydney) as the most suitable site for the production of the first wine of 2000. Planning for the production of this wine began as early as 1997 when the site was first selected and subsequently planted. A crop of naturally ripened Chardonnay grapes was picked by the light of miners' helmets on January 1st 2000 immediately following the stroke of midnight. The grapes and fermenting must were then transferred to the Andrew Harris Winery at Mudgee for crushing and were then fermented in small vats and French oak barrels. The wine represents the tangible expression of the end of one millennium and the beginning of the next. Frank Newman, winemaker at Andrew Harris Winery has taken every care to produce a fresh and zesty wine - typically Chardonnay and Australian in style. The First Light Australis Wine Company, responsible for the venture, realises that the first 5 numbered magnums will generate a premium and they have therefore decided to donate the proceeds from their sale to charity. Further details about this unique project can be found at the Genesis Chardonnay website: www.firstlightwine.com.au THE CHARITY: Sale proceeds to be donated to the Busselton Medical Research Foundation. The Busselton Medical Research Foundation Inc. was initiated by the late Dr Kevin Cullen, a medical practitioner in the township of Busselton in Western Australia and a pioneer in the development of the Margaret River wine industry. The foundation has contributed substantially towards international medical knowledge about cardiovascular mortality and intervention. To date, more than 160 research papers have originated from this study Genesis Chardonnay--Vintage 2000 Bourke, Australia. Estate-bottled: Andrew Harris Winery, Mudgee Presented individually in specially designed 'time capsules' with numbered certificates of authenticity 1 magnum per lot