Posted on March 05, 2021
EMPSON USA PRESS RELEASE
Alexandria, VA, March 4th, 2021 – Empson USA, pioneering fine wine importer, has officially announced a new growth strategy aimed at increasing its portfolio footprint both Internationally and domestically, as well as adding to its distribution & sales leadership. After first expanding to Chile with Falernia and New Zealand with the following wineries: Corofin, Pegasus Bay, Main Divide and Seven Terraces, Empson USA signed a key partnership with Familia Torres (Miguel Torres S.A.) from Spain to import its lead brands: Sangre de Toro, Viña Sol, Viña Esmeralda and 5G (Cinco Garnachas) in 2020. Today, Empson announces its first domestic partnership with Southern Oregon’s Paul O’Brien Winery.
The other two continued, reaching the saddle at the top of Eugenie Glacier on the Main Divide around midday when the area was fully exposed to the sun. Seeing snow sliding down the mountain a couple of hundred metres away, the pair decided to head back down to Sefton Bivvy, the coroner s report said. At around 1pm, halfway down Eugenie Glacier, the two men were struck by an avalanche and carried 250 metres. Mihaila was not buried. Deutschbein’s legs were exposed, but his upper body was buried. Mihaila said he used gloves and a shovel to dig Deutschbein out but found, after uncovering his face, he was deceased.
Avalanche that killed Australian police officer Nathan Deutschbein results in safety recommendations
1 Mar, 2021 03:38 AM
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Nathan Deutschbein leaves behind his wife Skye and their two daughters. Photo / Supplied
The death of an Australian police officer caught in a deadly South Island avalanche has resulted in a raft of safety recommendations for other New Zealand mountaineers.
Nathan Deutschbein, a New South Wales police officer and father of two girls, died on November 29, 2018, when he was caught in an avalanche and became buried while descending the Eugenie Glacier in the Aoraki – Mt Cook National Park with a climbing companion.
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Press Release – NIWA On a still and sunny December day when most Kiwis were looking longingly towards the beach, two NIWA researchers had their eyes firmly on the Southern Alps. Adrian Aarsen and James Townshend jumped on board a helicopter from Queenstown to complete …
On a still and sunny December day when most Kiwis were looking longingly towards the beach, two NIWA researchers had their eyes firmly on the Southern Alps.
Adrian Aarsen and James Townshend jumped on board a helicopter from Queenstown to complete a last-minute piece of work before the Christmas break – servicing NIWA’s Mt. Larkins snow and ice monitoring station.