Lindsay McCall established Paringa Estate at Red Hill on the Mornington Peninsula in 1985. Beginning on a shoestring budget, Lindsay first planted Shiraz & Cabernet because ‘…red wine could be made in the garage and you didn’t need refrigeration…’ Lindsay believes the best wine comes from ‘…the best possible fruit you can grow…’, and hence...
MITOLO’S vision to create individual, and handcrafted wines built on passion and uncompromising commitment to quality, matches perfectly with Winestock’s primary goal to offer the highest quality, family-produced and regionally specific wines to restaurants and fine wine retail. www.mitolowines.com.au
Please go to the Latest Catalogue link above to view updated list Now that summer has finaly arrived, have you tried the following new releases… Pizzini Prosecco 2011 : Fresh & lively with a twist of lime Man’O War Sauvignon Blanc 2011 : Bronwyn’s favourite! Mainbreak Chardonnay 2011 : Has flipped sides to the Unwooded style...
Bordeaux, France Bought by the Ballande group in 1989, the Château Vieux Manoir is a superb Manor from the 11th century, whih was a former hunting house of the duke of Epernon. It was completely restored by the Ballande group concerned with keeping its original characteristics of authenticity. The vineyard is located in the commune...
Tuscany, Italy. Located in the Chianti heartland, Bonacchi have been growing, making and marketing quality Tuscan wines for three generations. Bonacchi uses estate-grown fruit from across the region: The Chianti “Gentilesco” is the result of careful fruit selection, creating a young, fresh style. Yet it is the Chianti Riserva that Bonacchi pride themselves on, adhering...
Gundagai, New South Wales. For more than 30 years, Australian-born-and-raised Jim Wolfensohn has operated in the stratosphere of global finance, culminating in his Presidency of the World Bank from 1995–2005. With his historic Yabtree West grazing property near Gundagai, however, he is staying a bit more down to earth. The gently rolling hills around Gundagai...
Marlborough, New zealand. Grapes are sourced from two Biodynamic conversion blocks in the Rapuara and Riverlands areas of Marlborough, and from North Bank of the Awatere River. These three areas provide distinctive characters for the blend. The warm Rapaura sites typically provide some tropical passionfruit characters while the cooler Riverlands and Lower Dashwood provide a...
Goulburn Valley, Victoria. Tisdall ‘Henry’s Crossing’ range is a tribute to Henry Hopwood, founder of Echuca in 1854 and his establishment of a punt (ferry) across the great Murray River at the point of where the town of Echuca now lies. Grapes have been sourced from Tisdall‟s Rosbercon Vineyard, a single vineyard site that has...
Margaret River, Western Australia. MAINBREAK is a vibrant new label celebrating the association between the Margaret River Wine Region and its favourite sport. Whether body surfing, surfboarding, kite or wind surfing, is there anyone in the whole country who hasn‟t enjoyed the surf? Margaret River is the only wine region in Australia with 100km of...
Alsace, France. Situated within the ‘heart’ of Alsace in the charming village of Beblenheim, the cooperative of Cave de Beblenheim was established in 1952 by a group of local growers who shared a vision to produce wine more effectively by combining their viticultural and winemaking know-how. Since their first gold medal in 1954, constant development...
Alsace, France. The Blanck family has been established in Alsace since the late 16th century and in the wine business in Kientzheim since the early 19th century. Over the past two centuries, the region‟s wine activity has been through a number of changes, largely political. The family has built a modern wine company, remaining faithful...
Sancerre, France. Founded in Sancerre almost five hundred years ago by Pierre-Etienne Mellot, the Mellot dynasty has continued over the centuries to be involved in winemaking. In 1984 Alexandre Mellot took over the estate from his father Joseph, with a vision to extend the vineyards, modernise the winery and develop export sales. Today, Joseph Mellot...
