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...BOUCHARD FINLAYSON: Tucked away in the coastal Hemel-en-Aarde valley, this winery, tel: (27-28) 312 3515, is known for remarkable blends like its Hannibal label?a marriage of French and Italian fruit, in homage to the great general's march across the Alps. Winemaker Peter Finlayson has composed this wine with 43% Sangiovese, 23% Pinot Noir, 12% Nebbiolo, 11% Syrah, 6% Mourvedre and 5% Barbera grapes. The result is rich and complex, giving a concentrated, dark fruit nose, but a surprisingly gentle finish...
...Hamilton Russell, tel: (27-28) 312 3595, produces Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines that beautifully express the area's stony, clay-rich and shale-derived terroir. Citrus notes enhance the Chardonnay's mineralized dryness, while the Pinot Noir is robust and fruity, with hints of coffee. BOUCHARD FINLAYSON Tucked away in the coastal Hemel-en-Aarde valley, this winery, tel: (27-28) 312 3515, is known for remarkable blends like its Hannibal label - a marriage of French and Italian fruit, in homage to the great general's march across the Alps. Winemaker Peter Finlayson has composed this wine with...
...When internationally feted art star Gormley appeared on the horizon almost three years ago, it must have seemed a miracle. "He looks a bit like the messiah," reports Finlayson. "He's very tall and lean, and he wore sandals and flowing clothes. I actually think they thought he was J.C. himself." Arriving unannounced in the roadhouse one day, having already driven out to the lake, Gormley had "burned himself a beauty," recalls Earnshaw. "He's a very down-to-earth bloke - and a bit strange, like all artists are. He couldn't be him and not be a bit different...
...installed in a white booth in Menzies' town hall. Persuading 130 people to enter, strip naked and allow a red beam to scan their bodies for 15 sec. was an achievement in itself. "It was like trying to get a mob of sheep through a gate," says Kath Finlayson. "They'd all break and go everywhere." Here the cowboy qualities of Ronald Hogarth were called upon. As Finlayson tells it, "I said, 'Hogie, look you haven't had a bloody missus for 30, 40 years, come on. No one wants to look at what you've got anyway. How about...
...Menzies has asked itself that question countless times since gold ran out nearly a hundred years ago. While making the town's existential crisis stunningly clear, the sculptures also offer an answer. In a place where employment opportunities are, as Finlayson puts it, "zilch," Gormley's Inside Australia is a potential tourist goldmine. Shire plans are already underway for a $A175,000 development of the site, making the sculptures more secure, and improving visitor facilities. Meanwhile on a billboard in Perth, a Kalgoorlie promotion features one of the sculptures, with the words: do you want a close encounter? Perhaps even...