< Wine Grow Districts IndexAustralian Capital Territory - ACTCanberra - Wine RegionLerida EstateLerida Estate is a relatively recent addition to the Canberra region's wine sector, but has achieved quite a lot in a short period of time. The owners of this new entity are Jim Lumbers and Anne Caine. Jim and Anne established Lerida Estate in 1997, starting with a degraded pasture carefully selected for its viticultural and tourism potential. Both Jim and Anne have successful professional careers and currently operate their own strategy consulting and commercial legal businesses. They are committed to building Lerida into a substantial wine business targeting the ''luxury goods'' segment of the market with exceptional wines. Lerida has already won numerous medals and awards, including the ACT Chief Ministers' Export Award, and most recently a Commendation in the 2007 Canberra and Region Tourism Awards. The wines are carried in many of Australia's top restaurants, for example, Rockpool, Anise, Firefly and many others. They sell in the super premium and icon price ranges at up to $50 a bottle. The quality of the wine being produced by this very young business is testament to the potential for viticulture of the soil and climate (terroir) of the eastern slopes of the Lake George Range. Jim is a business strategy consultant to some of Australia, New Zealand and Asia's largest companies. He has worked for CSIRO and the Boston Consulting Group and now heads Lumbers Consulting. This business was originally created to allow Jim to work part-time on developing the wine business. However, it has been so successful that it now leaves him with little time for the winery business. Recent clients include Windlab Systems, Mirvac, Boral and a number of energy utilities in Australia and the nearby region. Anne, who was a partner in Corrs Chambers Westgarth, left the firm in 2005 in order to take over the management of Lerida Estate. She has now opened a highly successful Café. Her legal expertise is still highly valued and she is currently Executive Director, Legal Services, in the Defence Material Organisation. Anne is also President for the Canberra District Wine Industry Association, and an Executive Committee Member of the NSW Wine Industry Association. Contact Number: 02 6295 6640Jim Lumbers and Anne Caine wine@leridaestate.com PO Box 4185, Manuka ACT You are currently viewing our basic website. This text version has been developed to assist with indexing by search engines. Please visit the full website here
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