“Trois maisons, Monsieur Stannard! trois Maisons!” (Three houses, Mr Stannard, three houses!) exclaimed Monsieur Dados dramatically as he welcomed me into his home. And all before I could barely say “Bonjour” or shake his hand. The Dados family were our westerly neighbours separated by a 50 year old block of vines, living in the old […]
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Press & Media Release: Paradise Rescued wins 2016 Stevie Award Paradise Rescued has been awarded a Silver Stevie International Business Award for its Small Budget Marketing Campaign launch of B1ockOne Bordeaux Cabernet Franc into the USA. Paradise Rescued Founder Director David Stannard proudly accepted the Stevie Award at a Gala dinner ceremony at the Cavalieri Waldorf […]
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“Having done my sums. I knew how much every square meter would cost. I had measured and marked it out several times, hoping that it really was a lot smaller than my assessments were telling me. Suddenly the potential of that financial burden started to outweigh the potential of something even better again. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” […]
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“The defining moment in the history of Paradise Rescued was about to arrive. I guess everybody’s life has one of these moments. A critical decision point arrives and we either take it in a way that leads to something significant or we discard it and never even notice that that was just a fork in […]
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I was honoured this week to have been invited to chair the The Eventful Group’s 2016 Mainstream conference in Melbourne. It was an exceptional conference in its field of industrial plant reliability leadership and engineering maintenance. And I was surprised at the change in the content and language since my last participation in the event. […]
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Paradise Rescued Founder Director David Stannard has just released his first book “Paradise Rescued – From Cabbage Patch to Cabernet Franc” *. We asked our weekly blog columnist to catch up with David and ask him all the questions that we (and our fans have). We caught up with David in Melbourne preparing for the […]
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It’s here, ready and now published! We are proud to announce the publication of “Paradise Rescued – From Cabbage Patch to Cabernet Franc” written by our Founder Director – and now Author – David Stannard. “In 1992 when English born and educated David Stannard purchased a small holiday villa in Bordeaux, he never dreamed that […]
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We are very close now to publishing my first book: Paradise Rescued – From Cabbage Patch to Cabernet Franc. So we thought that we would share a picture of the front cover together with the contents of the back cover:- “In 1992 when English born and educated David Stannard purchased a small holiday villa in […]
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There is no perfect time to review and refresh a vision, but when you have passed the expiry date on the current one, that’s a good hint to stop, have a good hard look and think about the future. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” […]
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Last week we brought you the update on Cloud9 Cabernet Franc. This week we will look at Merlot! The Hourcat Centre story is a modern Magical Merlot Miracle! It is less than two years ago that we were lucky enough to be able to purchase the Hourcat Centre block comprising a 1/10th hectare block of […]
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