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The vignerons of the Mornington Peninsula cannot think of a better way of celebrating during the June long weekend than their Winter Wine Weekend, a calendar 'must' since its inception in 1988. The biggest number of wineries participating yet will launch the winter program (53 Peninsula wineries this year). The June long weekend becomes a three-day immersion in fine wines from a unique cool maritime wine region.
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Around Australia the last lingering traces of summer are finally receding. Many regions had a bumper vintage, despite drought, heat waves, floods and mini-cyclones - others have not fared so well. But whatever Mother Nature has thrown at us, the grapes are in, the wines are mostly made, and it's time to relax with a glass or two, some great food and a good newsletter to read.
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| Ashworths Hill
Location: Australia - Victoria - Macedon Ranges
Peg and Ken Reaburn offer light refreshments throughout the day, the property offering scenic views of the Macedon Ranges.
Rochford
Location: Australia - Victoria - Macedon Ranges
Since acquiring Rochford in early 1998, Helmut Konecsny and Yvonne Lodoco-Konecsny have made a substantial investment in the estate vineyards, but have been more than content to leave the style unchanged, with David Creed continuing as winemaker. The emphasis is on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and as the new plantings come into bearing, so will production increase.
Cobaw Ridge
Location: Australia - Victoria - Macedon Ranges
Nelly and Alan Cooper have established Cobaw Ridge's 6-hectare vineyard at an altitude of 610 metres in the hills above Kyneton complete with self-constructed pole-framed mudbrick house and winery. The plantings of cabernet sauvignon have been removed and partially replaced by lagrein, a variety which sent me scuttling to Jancis Robinson's seminal book on grape varieties, from which I learned it is a northeast Italian variety typically used to make delicate Rose, but at Cobaw Ridge it is made into an impressive full-bodied dry red.
Granite Hills
Location: Australia - Victoria - Macedon Ranges
Granite Hills is one of the enduring classics, pioneering the successful growing of riesling and shiraz in an uncompromisingly cool climate. It is based on 11 hectares of riesling, chardonnay, shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, merlot and pinot noir (the last used in its sparkling wine). After a quiet period in the 1990s, has been reinvigorated, its original two icons once again to the fore.
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