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What it means to be a busy little winemaker.

What it means to be a busy little wine maker…. 

My Dad once had an employee in the vineyard who worked a little slow.  Dad said he used the vineyard post to help see if the employee was moving.

As a child if I ever said I was bored I immediately got a job… I learnt very quickly to keep my mouth shut.

 

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Ode to Christmas

The things I remember about Christmas are…..

Putting a glass of port and a slice of Christmas cake out for Father Christmas. The glass of port was always emptied  but the Christmas cake was left behind. As time went on Dad said I had to leave the bottle in case Father Christmas wanted a second helping.

 

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What a great weekend!!

What a great weekend!

Unfortunately in life your circle of friends will ebb and flow. My good friend is leaving WA for SA and is also in the wine industry. So we had a great night at the famous local Mayleeyas Thai with Galafrey Muller and came home for a lovely bottle of red and cheese. A great send off!!
My friend is about to work in Wakerie in SA on the Murray River. So the usual questions pop up.
‘Where are you going? Who you working for? Whats your plan? Etc’
Followed by the great question that has sparked this story. ‘How much wine do you process?”
“40,000 tonne!”
“What!!! 40,000 tonne!! How much does a big winery over there produce?”
“250,000 tonne”
??????? silence……….

 

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My favourite sales trip was to Japan

As I sit here at our trade day I am reminded of so many previous trade days. I have been to many tastings, festivals and trade days as long as I can remember and as soon as I was 18, I was pushed out the front and began my journey of sales.
My most favourite time was a trip to Japan when I was 15. My parents took me to Kobe International Trade Day with the WA Trade Dept.

 

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Barrels of Fun, Festival and History

....and this would have to be one of the first press articles every written about Galafrey. It makes my Dad, Ian Tyrer, look 5 foot 2 but he was 5 foot 10. That's how big that barrel is. It had the smallest entry hole to it and Dad would climb in and clean...not sure if I would!! and it was the early days when Dad would wear full overalls *daggy*! he upgraded to KingGee Stubbies and a T-shirt and wore this fashion statement to work for the rest of his working days. These Days Galafrey work wear is a pair of jeans and T-shirt. And during vintage it doesn't take long for your work clothes to be soooo worn you can't even use them for rags!!

 

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