St Hubert’s Vineyard, Coldstream, Victoria
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St Hubert’s vineyard in Coldstream, Victoria, was founded by Hubert de Castella in 1862. It is named after St Hubert, the ‘Apostle of Ardennes’ and patron saint of hunters. Born c.656, Hubert was the eldest son of Bertrand, Duke of Aquitaine. He was a prominent member at the Court of Neustria in his youth and later (after fleeing to the Eastern Frankish territories) at Pepin of Heristal’s Court in Austrasia. He is believed to have increasingly prioritised hunting over religious observance, which culminated sometime soon after his marriage (682) in a vision of a stag carrying a shining cross between his antlers. The stag told him to transform his ways or he would go to hell. Henceforth, he distributed his wealth amongst the poor, renounced his dukedom, was ordained as a priest, founded a number of monasteries and engaged in missionary work until his death in c.727. In homage to this legend, the St Hubert’s Vineyard emblem features a stag and a cross.
St. Hubert's
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Saracen Estates Winery, Margaret River
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<p>This photograph is of a life-size bronze sculpture of a Saracen warrior at the entrance to the cellar of Saracen Estates Winery on Caves Road in the Margaret River region of Western Australia. The warrior is mounted and carries a curved sword, known as a scimitar, and a round shield. Saracens were first mentioned by Roman authors and in the medieval period the term was often used to describe all Arabs, or even all Muslims. They were particularly associated with those fighting the European Crusaders during the medieval Crusades to the Holy Land.</p>
The website of the winery can be found at <a href="http://www.saracenestates.com.au/Home.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.saracenestates.com.au/Home.aspx</a>.
McEwan, Joanne
24 July 20111
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The Chateau Tahbilk Vineyard Company's Exhibit at the 1888 Exhibition
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Engraving in The Illustrated Australian News of the Chateau Tahbilk Vineyard's exhibit at the 1888 Great Hall Exhibition. The exhibit was made to look like with a medieval-style tower, complete with crenellation.
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The Illustrated Australian News
15 November 1888
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