SP 1.4 - nature of the economic enterprise

Question 1

Grape Production + Wine Making

Answer 1

Tamburlaine has TWO vineyards that are used for grapes + wine production

• Hunter Valley vineyard size = 14 Hectares
• Orange vineyard size = 150 hectares
• Different levels above sea level determine colder / warm climate, affecting yield
• Wine types, 80 different types of wine
• They produce 150k cases of wine per year

Question 2

Organic Principles + Production

Answer 2

• Tamburlaine is a fully certified organic winery since 2006

To achieve organic principles Tamburlaine uses:

• Copper Sulphate sprays
• High trellis vines
• Companion planting
• Organic Fertilizer-MARC-
• Recycled water

Question 3

Business Structure

Answer 3

Landos PTY LTD
→Parent company

 ● Tamburlaine Manufacturing
   → Grows the grapes
   → Controls all the processes regarding organic grape production and research and
development
 ● Tamburlaine Wines
   → Production of wine
   → Sales of wine
   → Exporting of wine
   → Marketing
 ● Pokolbin Property Trust
   → Owns land and buildings in Hunter Valley
   → Owns land and buildings in Orange