Photo Cred: Leah Ferguson
I have decided that wineries are one of my favourite places in the world. They are so green & the promise of happiness in joy out of those little grapes! Over 2 days we sampled some wines from Victoria's Rutherglen region. It is so close to Yarrawonga, only a 30-40 minute drive, who knew?! On the drive home to Melbourne we also stopped by Brown Brothers in Milewa. More on that below.
1st Stop Chambers Rosewood Winery
As you can tell by the sign at our first stop at Chambers Cellar door, Rutherglen wineries are mainly family owned, with friendly people who would never dream of charging for their tastings...I am looking at you Mornington Peninsula. Charmbers is run by a lovely old man, with every different type of wine! Picked up some bargains here.
Campbells Winery
Beautiful winery, lovely cellar door and a with a very informative lady walking us through the wines, this place was a stand out. Quality wines my favourites being the Tempranillo which I had never heard of before, an Italian grape and Bobbie Burns Shiraz with lots of flavour & body. A family owned business, yet another reason to buy wine from here!
Anderson Winery
I was told that if I like sparkling wine then Anderson was the place to visit. It didn't disappoint, another family owned & run business we walked in to see them taking the yeast out of the sparking bottles, méthode traditionelle! A beautiful dry sparkling, perfect for any occasion.
Morris Wines
Morris Winery vines where probably the most beautiful that I saw. This picture doesn't do it justice! Known for their introduction of Durif into Australia & their fortified wines, Morris wines are quite popular. Durif, another grape I learnt, is a very full bodied wine, a step up from Shiraz. This is not for everybody, but definitely worth a try.
Brown Brothers
Last but by no means least is Brown Brothers in Milewa. What an experience this was, I urge everybody to get here if they get the chance. As they have 5 different wineries in different regions of Victoria Brown Brothers do a lot of different wines and at the cellar door you can taste unreleased wines that they are trialling. I know I have mentioned it a lot, but I think it is importatant, they are another family owned & run business. I think this is great as it means the wine you are buying and drinking is directly going back into Australia. My wine of the trip was tried here a 2003 Durif, like a meal in a glass as my sister said!
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