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James Halliday 4 star rating.
Enjoy award winning wines at a small cellar door, seldom opened to the public. In a friendly & relaxed atmosphere be welcomed by the owners, Barbara & Bob. Both new releases and older vintages will be available.
All weather venue. Delightful views.
Budburst Festival Details: | Wines available: | Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Macedon Sparkling wine, Pinot rosé | | Food: | BBQ available for cooking own food or purchase a meat pack at cellar door | | Special events | Vertical tasting Pinot Noir 2004 - 2007 | | Shelter: | Yes | | Parking available: | Mini buses and cars | More information... The Budburst Festival gives you the rare opportunity to visit this vineyard. With a love of outdoor life and a passion for drinking quality wine, Barbara & Bob thought the obvious answer was to produce grapes and become part of the supply chain. By the time they finally found a suitable site, prepared the ground, planted the rootlings, tended the delicate, young vines, their objectives were extended: they HAD to produce their own wine. They have developed a very small but highly successful vineyard producing multiple award winning wines.
Comprising only one hectare each of chardonnay and Pinot noir and with just 200 sauvignon blanc vines, they produce sparkling Macedon, chardonnay, Pinot noir and minute quantities of delicately flavoured and keenly priced Pinot rose & sauvignon blanc.
Barbara & Bob have both undertaken viticulture courses and they do all the work including hand pruning. They receive help from family and friends at harvest. To prevent damage to the grapes, the crop is hand harvested into small buckets and transported directly to the winery in these. Barbara’s brother, Trefor Morgan of Mount Charlie Winery, makes table wine for them & David Cowburn from Kilchurn Wines makes their sparkling.
In 2003 they entered the Macedon Ranges Wine Exhibition, their first wine show. Their 2001 Chardonnay won the trophy for the best chardonnay! They have won medals with each subsequent chardonnay entered in the Exhibition. Medals have also been awarded for their Pinot noir & sparkling Macedon.
At the cellar door, you’ll be welcomed by Barbara and/or Bob and provided with the opportunity of sampling their fine wines in a relaxed, informal environment. Savour different vintages of wine to see how gracefully they age. Perhaps purchase a BBQ meat pack to enjoy with your wine. While you are there admire the scenic views.
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