Grape spread is made by our patented process from fresh grapes and is sold as Golden Grape Spread. There are no chemicals or preservatives added. For the first time in the historic partnership between man vine/vitaceae a way has been found to utilize and preserve its rich fresh juice as a valuable self preserving nutrient for years and far beyond. Its juice has served for millenniums as a jovial drink and as medicine preserved by its alcohol and it has served as a fresh food and in the form of raisins. Great efforts have also been made to preserve the fresh grapes longer, but with only marginal success. Now it has been made into a lasting, self preserving, super food reserve. Safe for many years in the form of a pleasant rich Grape Spread. In analytical terms its ash is 17 to 20gms per kilogram compared to bees honey, 2.5 gms, that means it has 7 to 8 times more minerals. The same ratio applies to most of the vitamins and numerous other nutrient components. This claim is based on present certified analyses and on the current record of research in text books from the main viticultural institutes of U.S.A. and Europe. This new product is also hygienically superior. A quality which is assuming ever greater importance as we are approaching the enlightened 21st century. It is marketed as three distinctive products-carob, chocolate and plain creamed. Carob, from the carob tree is similar to cocoa powder and is a health food substitute for chocolate. Carob is very nutritious providing vitamin B, niacin, folic acid and minerals and it is low in fat and without the stimulants caffeine and theobromine. Grape Spread's nutrient elements are basically the same as those of honies. Carbohydrates, glucose and fructose however, are present in higher proportions marking up about 82% of the main constituents of the present. Only a minimal quantity of sucrose is present, therefore, it does not appear to be as sweet and not so runny as honey. Glucose is directly absorbed into the bloodstream as instant energy. It is rich in a variety of trace elements, minerals and vitamins, all vitally important to the human life system. We, therefore, feel that this new product has the potential to take a vital place in the evermore scrutinized and sophisticated food chain as a self preserving, chemical free food product that will meet the standard of the 21st century. Grape Spread has a shelf life of 10 years and more. Under cooler conditions it is solid, but at room temperature it returns to an easily spreadable condition. Over the last decade there has been a slow decisive erosion of one South Australia's vital industries. Viticulture and associated with that, a decline in the amount of tourists wanting to see one of South Australia's famous attraction - its vineyards. We at Chateau Yaldara were dismayed at seeing such important assets being pulled out, so we set about finding a new way to utilize the valuable food properties of the vine, a product that could effectively utilize a large proportion of the surplus grapes which in turn had the advantage of providing a buffer system for the grapes growers as well as helping to reduce the green house effect, with increased plantings. After some 5 years and over $1 million in research and development a product, "Golden Grape Spread", needing 5 tome of grapes t produce 1 tome of a rich highly nutritious food was produced. Golden Grape Spread has some 7 times the vitamins, minerals and trace elements of equivalent spreads, has no cholesterol, preservatives, artificial coloring or flavors, in fact it is 100% pure. Its sugars, fructose and glucose are absorbed immediately into the blood stream as energy as an instant energy source. There is no other added sugar, making it a highly compacted energy pack health food for the evermore scrutinizing demands on food for the 21st century. Its uses are many fold. In the first instant, as a highly nutritious spread on bread, toast, crumpets, or pancakes for the children or as a natural "non fattening" sugar alternative (natural sweetener) in tea or coffee, breakfast etc., as a adjunct in cooking to say nothing of its potential industrial application in the production of foods. Thus a world's first exciting new pure food product has been produced from the sun laden vineyards of South Australia, a new product that captures all the goodness of nature - solar energy at its best - an entirely new addition to the international food market and its introduction make available in a low cost, pure, highly nutritious natural sweetener and food to an ever increasing world population. The Golden Grape Spread can be produced from any kind or combination of vine grapes, but in particular, from those of the heavier bearing varieties, no longer necessarily favored for use in the wine industry. The natural fruit sugars in Golden Grape Spread can be absorbed directly into the blood stream as instant energy-ideal for the sport arena. These fruit sugars as well as other components such as moisture, a complex variety of minerals vitamins and trace elements are vitally important to the human life system. It has a shelf life of 5-10 years, and as it is a pure fruit product, is ideally placed for the export industry as no quaranteening restrictions can Australia and Europe. In essence Golden Grope Spread and its method of manufacture represents a new invention in the art of utilizing vine grapes which have been known to man from biblical days but up to now have only been used for making wine or eaten as fresh or dried fruit. Golden Grope Spread can be seen as the nutrient of the 21st century as well as providing more profitable utilization of the viticulture resources of the world. Equally as important and worthy of note, is that this product as well as associated Brandy production and other products are all produced using a from of manufacture that's pollution free, and other products are all produced using a form of manufacture that's pollution free, another added environmental bonus!