35-472: Minchinbury may refer to: Minchinbury, New South Wales , a suburb of Sydney Minchinbury (wine) , a popular brand of sparkling wine in Australia, formerly known as Minchinbury Champagne. The brand is now owned by Treasury Wine Estates . It was originally grown and made where the suburb now stands. Electoral district of Minchinbury , a former electorate for
70-556: A cellar master by the name of Joseph Gillard. Mary retired in 1884, aged 68; at that time the winery owned about a third of all of South Australia's wine stores, and had presented at a colonial exhibition in London. Following Mary's retirement, her daughter Georgina, and son-in-law Thomas Hyland, assumed responsibility for the day-to-day running of the winery. Subsequently, the business was passed on to their two sons and two daughters. Mary died in 1896, Gladys Penfold Hyland became
105-579: A community hall that can be used for numerous occasions. In 2021, the largest religious group in Minchinbury is Western (Roman) Catholic 34.4%, No Religion 16.1%, Islam 12.8%, Anglican 8.3% and Not stated 4.5%. There are several churches in Minchinbury and one Mosque including: Minchinbury also the home of Pinegrove Memorial Park and Lung Po Shan Chinese Memorial Gardens, a large burial and cremation memorial spaces in Sydney's Greater West. According to
140-691: A number of vineyards in the South Australian wine regions that produce a wide range of grape varieties: First used in 1923, the Penfolds logo is one of Australia's most recognised trademarks. Eight Penfolds wines were named by the Langtons auction house in its 2012 list of the top 20 most-desired brands. In 2013 Penfolds was awarded "New World Winery of the Year" by American wine industry publication, Wine Enthusiast Magazine. In 2016, Penfolds
175-482: Is an Australian wine producer that was founded in Adelaide in 1844 by Christopher Rawson Penfold, an English physician who emigrated to Australia , and his wife Mary Penfold . It is one of Australia's oldest wineries , and is currently part of Treasury Wine Estates . The chief winemaker since 2002 has been Peter Gago . Christopher and Mary Penfold arrived in Australia from Angmering , West Sussex , UK, at
210-629: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Minchinbury, New South Wales Minchinbury is a small suburb in western Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Minchinbury is located 38 kilometres (24 mi) west of the Sydney central business district , in Blacktown local government area and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Minchinbury
245-532: Is hard and durable stone used for some years on a portion of the Great Western Road. A tramway could be inexpensively made from the quarries to Rooty Hill Station. Fine clay for brick making and good building sandstone can also be obtained. There are three wine cellars, two sixty feet by twenty, on sixty by thirty, capable of storing one hundred thousand gallons of wine and wells, tanks and lagoons with never failing water supply". Despite this publicity,
280-637: Is mainly a residential area, It also has several commercial area complexes. Minchinbury is a home to Aldi Australia Head Office, Woolworths Sydney regional distribution centre, StarTrack depot, Salvation Army Head Office, National Storage , numerous automotive workshops, logistics company, manufacturer, and construction-related stores. Minchinbury is regarded as an institutional investment-grade location, well supported by major corporates including Aldi, Woolworths and StarTrack. There are currently several commercial/retail centres in Minchinbury including: Minchinbury also has Minchinbury Neighbourhood Centre,
315-550: Is predominantly a residential area with a small commercial/retail area in the centre and industrial/commercial zones in the westernmost part. Minchinbury takes its name from the property named by Captain William Minchin who was granted 1,000 acres (4.0 km ) land in 1819 on his retirement by Governor Lachlan Macquarie . William Minchin was the Principal Superintendent of Police and Treasurer of
350-515: The 2021 census , Minchinbury had a population of 5,778. The largest ancestries in Minchinbury were Australian 22.0%, English 17.7%, Filipino 11.5%, Indian 4.8% and Maltese 4.6%. 58.7% of people were born in Australia. Other countries of birth included Philippines 7.7%, Fiji 2.9%, New Zealand 2.5%, India 2.2% and Pakistan 1.9%. 55.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken included Arabic 6.7%, Tagalog 5.3%, Hindi 2.8%, Urdu 2.5% and Turkish 2.1%. The Great Western Highway runs along
385-566: The Barossa Valley . In June 2012 Penfolds released a limited edition run of the "2004 Block 42" wine that was only sold in glass ampoules. The wine was labelled by the Huffington Post publication as "the most expensive wine directly sold from a winery in the world", as the winery sought US$ 168,000 for each of the ampoules. The glass ampoules were designed and hand-blown by Australian glass artist Nick Mount. Penfolds operates
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#1732798833743420-490: The ' white goods ' and other manufacturing interests became Southcorp, an Australian conglomerate. It was also in 1976 that Schubert stood down from the position of Penfolds Chief Winemaker, a role that was passed onto Don Ditter. In 1977, Penfolds began what was to be an almost twenty-year association with Sydney-based rugby league team, the St George Dragons as the club's primary sponsor. This association saw
455-545: The Adelaide region, with a production total of 450,000 litres (120,000 US gal) of wine. Between 1904 and 1912, more vineyards in McLaren Vale and New South Wales were purchased. During the 1940s and 1950s, the company changed its focus and commenced the production of table wines to accommodate changing tastes. This new direction led to experiments by Penfolds' chief winemaker, Max Schubert , who backed by
490-640: The Dragons play five 'home' games at the Adelaide Oval between 1991 and 1995, with the 1991 game attracting 28,884 fans. The Dragons, with Penfolds as their sponsor, would win the Sydney premiership in 1977 and 1979 , while appearing in the 1985 , 1992 and 1993 Grand Finals. Penfolds ended their association with St George at the end of 1995. Southcorp Wines became a part of the Foster's Group in 2005. In 2011, Fosters Group shareholders voted to demerge
525-544: The Penfolds' son-in-law, Thomas Francis Hyland , was unaware of Mary's fundamental role at the winery, and he urged his mother-in-law to sell the business as preparation for her retirement. Mary did not accept Hyland's advice, and eventually brokered a partnership agreement that resulted in Hyland remaining in Melbourne , while Mary continued her work at the winery in Adelaide. A journalist reported in 1874, four years after
560-588: The Police Fund in the colony. The Minchinbury property was largely undeveloped and primarily used to graze cattle by the Minchin family and various lessees. After the death of William in 1821, the property passed to his only daughter Maria Matilda. In 1838, Maria Matilda and her family were lost at sea, leaving no descendants of William Minchin alive today. Minchin's brother, George, who resided in Canada, inherited
595-586: The Western Sydney Campus and Arrow Heavy Vehicle Driving School . Minchinbury features clubs for Pioneers Netball Club , Soccer , Cricket , Athletics and Rugby league (Minchinbury Jets JRLC). Minchinbury is the type location of the Minchinbury Sandstone . 33°47′S 150°50′E / 33.783°S 150.833°E / -33.783; 150.833 Penfolds Mary Penfold Max Schubert Penfolds
630-428: The age of 59. According to one historical account, by the time of Christopher's death the business had "grown to over 60 acres with several different grape varieties including grenache, verdelho, mataro (mourvedre), frontignac and pedro ximenez", and the estate was "producing both sweet and dry red and white table wines with a growing market in the eastern Australian colonies of Victoria and New South Wales." At this time,
665-453: The chair of the board in 1948 after her husband died. Under her leadership the company's reputation for creating fine wines increased as she backed Max Schubert as he developed the Grange wine. She led the board until 1962 when the company went public. Gladys was a director until 1963. The Penfold family retained a controlling interest until 1976. In 1903, Penfolds was the largest winery in
700-462: The chair of the board visited Europe following the end of World War II to learn about sherry production; however, it was the time spent by Schubert in Bordeaux that eventually led to the production of Penfolds' and Australia's most famous wine, " Grange Hermitage ", later renamed "Grange". In the 1960s the company introduced a series of red wines: Bin 389, Bin 707, Bin 28 and Bin 128, that became
735-587: The death of Christopher Penfold, that Mary blended "the wines when they are two or three years old", a process that "is done under Mrs Penfold's personal supervision, not in conformity with any fixed and definite rule, but entirely according to her judgement and taste". The reporter stated that there was "about 20,000 gallons of wine of that age ready for the market", with a "total stock ... close upon 90,000 gallons". During her tenure, Mary engaged in experimentation, explored new methods of wine production, looked into ways of combating diseases like phylloxera , and engaged
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#1732798833743770-655: The grape vines were first planted on the Minchinbury Estate. During the 1860s, the McKay family established a vineyard on the site as well as cultivating silkworms. By 1879 the wines from Minchinbury received three awards at the Sydney Garden Palace Exhibition. In 1881, Dr McKay listed his extensive properties in the Minchinbury area for sale, due to financial difficulties. The advertisement by Charles Moore & Co Auctioneers described
805-592: The highlights of the Penfolds brand. In 1976, control of Penfolds was acquired by Tooth and Co. , a brewer based in New South Wales , which in 1982 became part of the Adelaide Steamship Company Group. In 1990, SA Brewing purchased Adelaide Steamship's wineries. Subsequently, SA Brewing was divided into three separate entities: the brewing assets retained the S.A. Brewing name, the wine assets were named Southcorp Wines , and
840-423: The land did not sell until 1895 when Dr McKay was able to sell all of it to James Angus. The vineyards continued to be cultivated and produced high-quality wines. The new owner, James Angus, continued to expand the wine production, and he also established a quarry, a piggery, dairy and olive trees on the land. James Angus began to expand the winery and continued to until the sale of the property in 1913. Angus sold
875-588: The largest wine producer in the British Empire . Minchinbury was Penfolds' first venture into sparkling wines and it became famous for its champagne . Penfolds stopped operations at the winery in 1978. Many Streets name in Minchinbury derives from wine type, wineries, or wine regions such as Sherry , Pinot , and Barossa . Along the southern side of the Great Western Highway there are several notable landmarks: Although Minchinbury
910-470: The northern border, while the M4 Motorway runs along the southern border. The Westlink M7 motorway runs along the eastern border. There is a regular bus service ( Busways 729) to and from Mount Druitt and Blacktown . Minchinbury Public School serves Kindergarten students through to Year 6. In the M Centre, Minchibury there are two Registered Training Organisations, National Training Masters with
945-531: The parliament of New South Wales Minchinbury Sandstone , a type of sedimentary rock Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Minchinbury . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minchinbury&oldid=665008900 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
980-439: The property as follows; “...600 acres in various sizes could be sold in sections if desirable. Minchinbury embraces 60 acres of enclosed land, and planted with about 50,000 vines in full bearing...A trap dike of blue metal runs through the Minchinbury from west to east which will be invaluable to parties contracting for blue metal for Sydney Streets. There is also a hill of trap tuff, the deposit from an extinct volcano. This
1015-455: The property. In 1859, George Minchin, appointed John Nodes Dickinson , an NSW Supreme Court official as trustee. In February the Minchin estate, totalling 1220 acres was sold to Dr Charles McKay, a practitioner from Kilrea in Ireland , for £2,100. McKay was already a landowner of 20,110 acres during the 1860s and one of the largest landowners in the area and it was under his ownership that
1050-562: The respective ages of 33 and 24, in June 1844. Following their arrival, they were supported by family members in the attainment of the 500 acres (200 ha) Magill (originally "Mackgill") Estate at the foot of the Mount Lofty Ranges . As part of the cultivation of the land surrounding the cottage that the couple built (named "The Grange"), French grape vine cuttings that had been brought from England were planted. Christopher
1085-536: The vineyards and cellar complex to Penfolds Wines but retained a major portion of the estate for his family, He was killed when he was hit by a train at Rooty Hill station in 1916. Minchinbury was the second vineyard bought by Penfolds in New South Wales, the first being Dalwood, near Branxton in the Hunter Valley . With properties in New South Wales and South Australia they were claimed to be
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1120-557: The wine operations from the brewing operations, and form two separate companies; Foster's wine business became Treasury Wine Estates (TWE). Headquartered in Melbourne, it was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and began operating as a standalone company on 9 May 2011. Since then, Penfolds operates two wineries: Magill Estate, at the base of Adelaide's eastern foothills, and Nuriootpa in
1155-412: Was a believer in the medicinal benefits of wine , and both he and Mary planned to concoct a wine tonic for the treatment of anaemia ; Christopher had set up his practice on the eastern outskirts of Adelaide , South Australia . Initially, the Penfolds produced fortified wines in the style of sherry and port for Christopher's patients. As demand for the wines increased, the winery was expanded and
1190-622: Was named the Most Admired Wine Brand by Drinks International. Penfolds Grange was classified as a First Growth in Liv-ev's 2017 recreation of the Bordeaux 1855 classification . The only Australian winery to receive a perfect score from both Wine Spectator and Wine Advocate for the same vintage (Grange 2008). Grange 1955 was named one of the Top 12 Wines of the 20th Century by Wine Spectator . In 2012, Penfolds listed as
1225-434: Was officially established in 1844. In addition to sherry and port, the Penfolds discovered that clarets and rieslings were both easy to produce and popular. As the demand for Christopher's medical services increased, Mary was required to devote more time to the operation of the winery, and her tasks included the cultivation of the vines and grape blending. Mary assumed the running of the winery after her husband died in 1870 at
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