2024Winter Village Cellars Wine Catalogue②⑦①④③⑥⑤■ Source regions① Tamar Valley② Pipers River & Northeast③ Coal River Valley④ East Coast⑤ Huon Valley⑥ Derwent Valley⑦ Devonport & Northwest■ Tasmanian wine timeline■ IWC2024 Sparkling Winemaker of the Year■ Australia's leading premium sparkling wine producer■ Ed Carr, Head Winemaker－9－Starting December 2024CODE13078We are now handling House of Arras, a Tasmanian maker of sparkling wines, who we’ve heard about for a long time but never had the opportunity to drink.Arras is French for ‘rich tapestry’. The House of Arras refers to ‘sourcing premium grapes from all over Tasmania to create a sparkling wine like a colourful tapestry.’ While ownership has changed several times and is now under the Handpicked Wines umbrella, Ed Carr, the head winemaker has been with the company since it was founded in 1995.Located 240km south of the Australian mainland, Tasmania has a cool climate. However, the long sunshine hours in summer, together with strong ultraviolet rays and the cold winds from the Southern Ocean create ideal conditions for growing fruit slowly and steadily, and producing sparkling wine. House of Arras is unrivalled among Tasmanian sparkling wine producers in its commitment to the quality of the grapes, its research and control of every detail in the winemaking process, and the length of time their wines are aged on lees.House of Arras was founded in 1995 with a focus on sparkling wines. Head winemaker Ed Carr, who had already led the sparkling winemaker team at other companies, had a background in chemistry and microbiology, and became deeply involved in winemaking after he joined major producer BRL Hardy with a mission to make the best sparkling wine. For the first few years, he sourced grapes from other cool climate regions in Australia, such as the Yarra Valley, but since 1998 has used Tasmanian grapes exclusively. In keeping with the traditional Champagne method, sufficient time is given to lees contact to create complexity.While many winemakers believe Tasmania is too cold to grow grapes suitable for premium wines, Ed Carr, who has been making wine in Australia for 42 years, long believed that Tasmania could and should produce exceptional sparkling wines that rival the best in the world, thanks to the cool Southern Ocean winds and bright sunshine that produce fruit with lively acidity, Ed believes that just like Champagne, the key to sparkling wine is to perfect the art of blending the base wine, to wait patiently for the wine to mature at its own pace, and to learn through experience when the wine is at its best. At House of ArrasA by Arras Premium Cuvee NVVarietals: Pinot Noir 48.2%,Chardonnay 34.1%, Meunier 17.5%Alc. 12.6% Dosage 4.2g/LRRP ￥4,800A lively brut with fine bubbles. After tirage, secondary fermentation in the bottle, and 30 months of aging in the bottle. Gold Medal, The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Challenge 2023.CODE13079House of Arras A by Arras Premium Cuvee Rosé NVVarietals: Pinot Noir 55%, Chardonnay 32%, Meunier 13%Alc. 12.6% Dosage 5.6g/LHouse of Arras, all vintage sparkling wines are aged on the lees for at least seven years. Reputed to be Australia's most awarded winemaker, Ed received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Champagne & Sparkling Wine Championships in 2018, the first winemaker outside of Champagne to receive this prestigious award. This year he won the Sparkling Winemaker of the Year award at the International Wine Challenge (IWC) 2024. He is the first Australian and only the second person working outside of Champagne to win this award in the 40-year history of the IWC.17881823 1856 195619581960s～80s1995First grapes planted in Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania).First large vineyards established. In 1834 grape cuttings brought from Victoria and South Australia.The state is renamed Tasmania. In the mid-1800s, Tasmania's wine and grape community was almost wiped out by the gold rush to Victoria.New grapes planted.Moorilla Estate established in Hobart. The wine industry grows significantly.House of Arras established in the Piper's River region.RRP ￥6,300Fresh red berries harmonize with the pure acidity. 15% of the base wine is barrel fermented. Secondary fermentation in the bottle, and 30 months of bottle aging. Gold Medal, The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Challenge 2023CODE13080（From House of Arras website）House of ArrasBrut Elite (1801) NVVarietals: Pinot Noir 61.9%,Chardonnay 29.2%, Meunier 8.9%Alc. 12.8% Dosage 3.6g/LRRP ￥8,200Dynamic and elegant. A blend of wine from multiple years, mainly 2018 (stated on the bottle). Secondary fermentation in the bottle, and 48 months of bottle aging. Gold Medal, The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Challenge 2023 (vs. 1701NV)House of ArrasLauncestonHobartFor wine information, please see www.village-cellars.co.jp.（Tasmania, Australia）※ Expected to arrive in mid-December TasmaniaTop sparkling "House of Arras" joins our portfolio
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