For lovers of local wines the name Philip Shaw is synonymous with quality and excellence.
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What's lesser known is that the winery has been a long-time supporter of artists from around the country.
From Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, artists have adorned the back of the winery's number series of wines, and this year's vintage features a collage of drawings by Blayney artist Peter Tilney.
CEO of Philip Shaw Wines Damien Shaw said that the artworks selected for each vintage expresses the story of that vintage.
"We've been supporting artists and using their artworks on our label since 2004 as it's a unique way of telling that story," he said.
"Winemaking, as such has a lot of science behind it, but it's also a creative process and the pictures underpin that story on the back of the label."
It's a purely commercial transaction too Mr Shaw said with the winery displaying many of the label's artworks at the cellar door in Orange.
How Mr Shaw happened across Peter's works came courtesy of an exhibition of local artists at the Orange Regional Gallery early this year.
"I received a call from Damien one day because his mother had seen what I had entered in the exhibition in Orange," Mr Tilney said.
From that fortuitous moment Mr Tilney was given the commission of creating a set of his finely detailed and time consuming works, in about three weeks.
"It really does take a while to do these drawings so I really did have to think about whether or not I had the time to do it," he said.
After visiting the winery and taking a series of photographs, Mr Tilney launched into the process of drawing.
"There are 15 individual drawings in the collage so it took quite a number of late nights to complete them," he said.
After drought, smoke, masses of rain and Covid-19, Mr Tilney believes that his drawing is a true reflection of what the winery is all about.
"They're in a time of rebirth, a turning around for the winery and after all the troubles that all wineries are experiencing, I think that these reflect where they're heading," he said.
"To top it all off, it's a pretty good drop of wine as well."