is about australian wine company . for american wall street firm see brown brothers harriman & co. this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message brown brothers milawa vineyard type private industry wine founded 1889 headquarters milawa victoria australia products tarrango orange muscat & flora cienna dolcetto & syrah spatlese lexia shiraz etc website http www.brownbrothers.com.au cellar door . vineyard gardens entrance signage brown brothers milawa vineyard is a family owned wine company based in milawa victoria australia . brown brothers was founded in 1889 by john francis brown and continues to be owned and operated by his descendants on the original property . brown brothers makes wine from a wide range of grape varieties and into a range of styles . contents 1 history 1.1 grape varieties 1.2 wine styles 2 vineyards 3 references 4 external links history edit in 2009 brown brothers was asked to join australian wine alliance australia s first families of wine a multimillion dollar venture to help resurrect the fortunes of the 6 billion industry highlighting the quality and diversity of australian wine . 1 2 the 12 member alliance includes brown brothers campbells taylors debortoli mcwilliam s tahbilk tyrell s yalumba d arenberg howard park jim barry and henschke . the main criteria is that the family owned companies need to have a landmark wine in their portfolios listed under langton s classification and or 75 % agreement by group that a wine is considered iconic must have the ability to do at least a 20 year vertical tasting have a history going back a minimum of two generations ownership of vineyards more than 50 years old and or ownership of distinguished sites which exemplify the best of terroir commitment to export and environmental best practice appropriate cellar door experience and be paid up members of the winemakers federation of australia . 1 3 4 grape varieties edit brown brothers has made wine from the following grape varieties over the years . white arneis chenin blanc chardonnay chasselas colombard crouchen flora gew rztraminer sauvignon blanc gordo marsanne moscato muscat of alexandria lexia orange muscat pinot grigio rhine riesling roussanne sultana sylvaner trebbiano verdelho viognier vermentino white frontignac red aglianico barbera cabernet franc cabernet sauvignon cienna dolcetto durif graciano lagrein malbec marzemino merlot meunier mondeuse nebbiolo petit verdot pinot noir ruby cabernet sangiovese schioppettino shiraz tarrango tempranillo zinfandel wine styles edit fortified the fortified wine has been in a range of styles including tawny port ruby port vintage port flor fino sherry sweet sherry muscat & tokay . table wine the table wines have ranged from dry to sweet usually straight varietals but occasionally blends such as shiraz cabernet shiraz mondeuse cabernet smc dessert wine the dessert wines have included a blend of the orange muscat & flora varieties and a botrytis riesling labeled noble riesling . sparkling wine the sparkling wines are mostly in the m thode champenoise with grapes from the whitlands vineyard but there has also been other styles such as a sparkling shiraz . brown brothers are also a leader in king valley prosecco and also blends of lexia and cienna for its ros and also with natural flavourings . it is known as zibbibo a synonym for muscat of alexandria vineyards edit brown brothers has vineyards in victoria australia and tasmania australia with a variety of climates and soil types . milawa established 1885 36 27.2 s 146 25.6 e 36.4533 s 146.4267 e 36.4533 ; 146.4267 varieties merlot riesling cabernet sauvignon dolcetto graciano mondeuse shiraz & white frontignac . mystic park established 1968 35 36 s 143 45 e 35.600 s 143.750 e 35.600 ; 143.750 varieties cienna dolcetto tarrango orange muscat flora crouchen shiraz colombard & chardonnay banksdale established 1994 36 39.6 s 146 18.68 e 36.6600 s 146.31133 e 36.6600 ; 146.31133 varieties chardonnay cabernet sauvignon shiraz pinot grigio viognier & tempranillo heathcote established 1999 36 28.3 s 144 47.07 e 36.4717 s 144.78450 e 36.4717 ; 144.78450 varieties shiraz merlot durif malbec sangiovese tempranillo petit verdot dolcetto & pinot grigio devil s corner established 2005 varieties pinot noir chardonnay sauvignon blanc pinot gris riesling gewurztraminer & savagnin kayena established 1994 varieties riesling sauvignon blanc pinot gris gewurztraminer chardonnay gew rztraminer cabernet alvarinho viognier & pinot noir references edit a b simon evans the australian financial review tuesday 18 august 2009 page 61 chris snow decanter magazine 17 august 2009 top australian wineries team up to push super premium wines the heart & soul of australian wine to launch in sydney on monday 31 august . winetitles australia s wine industry portal . retrieved 2009 08 18 . first families forge pact to promote wine . jamie freed business day . retrieved 2009 08 18 . external links edit brown brothers website australia s first families of wine retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title brown brothers milawa vineyard & oldid 685858595 categories wineries in victoria australia privately held companies of australiacompanies established in 18891889 establishments in australiahume region hidden categories use dmy dates from august 2011use australian english from august 2011all wikipedia articles written in australian englisharticles needing additional references from august 2009all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 october 2015 at 12 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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