Miners Ridge Wines
Great Western
Today we were told our 2018 A.T Shiraz was awarded 3 trophies at the Western Victorian Wine Challenge. Trophies included:
– Best Shiraz
– Best wine of the show
– Kym Ludvigsen Best single vineyard wine of the show (super stoked to be able to win this in Kyms honour).
Visit our online store to read more about this wine and to purchase.
 60 days …. …… til Christmas. We have the perfect gift for your friends or family or for yourself. Join our ‘Friends of Miners Ridge’ Wine Club. Andrew’s Pack – 6 Bottles of Red $140 Katrina’s Pack – 6 Bottles of White $140 The Marriage Pack – 3 Bottles of Red and 3 Bottles of White $140 You can choose to have a delivery once a year or twice a year: Deliver before Easter only Deliver before Christmas only Deliver before Easter and Christmas As a member of this club you will receive: 6 bottles delivered once or twice a year (Easter and Christmas). Packs may include back vintages, special releases and bonus gifts. Free delivery in Victoria. (Prices for deliveries to other states provided on application). 10% discount on all purchases. Annual complimentary Miners Ridge platter for two when you visit the cellar door. No joining fees. Updates on events, new releases and sales. To join or for more information email minersridgewines@bigpond.com 0 days to go….. on offer now! Can’t decide what you feel like drinking this week? Decisions made easy, you are welcome!  Delivery still free in Victoria while Melbourne remains in lockdown. Available in our online store |
A Grampians Wine Tasting Masterclass At Home
THE GRAMPIANS, known for its warm days and cool nights, has been the perfect place for the wide variety of grapes grown in the area to thrive since planting began at St Peters Vineyard in 1863. But if there is one variety that the region is known for, it is its distinctive Shiraz.
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Join Sommelier James Boden from the National Wine Centre, Grampians winemakers and recognised faces from the award-winning wine region who will take you on a Seriously Shiraz-filled experience, tasting wine delivered to your door.
Shiraz lovers will marvel at the cool-climate treasures that can be sampled in a choice of three virtual masterclasses and the opportunity to head online to purchase their favourites of the evening.
Tickets close Sunday October 25, or until sold.
Join us for third Master Class in the series on Friday October 30, ‘Vintage 2017’ or why not book all 3? $50 a session. Book with the link below to the Seriously Shiraz website or contact Katrina if you have any difficulties. 0438 039727.
Book now
Like many businesses during the recent lockdowns, we were kept busy during this time and had the opportunity to revisit our business model and plans for the future.
Unfortunately with the current restrictions in place across Victoria and the likelihood that this wont alter much over the next 12 months we have decided not to open our Tasting Room to visitors unless they have booked a time. We still look forward to welcoming people onto our property and to taste our wines, but to adhere to the restrictions we are only allowed very few people at a time. This will protect both us and our visitors.
We continue to build our online store and also add to our list of retailers that now stock our wine. For Ararat locals in addition to being able to purchase our wines from the Premix King, you will also find them in the Regional Wine section of Ararat IGA. Our Shiraz can be enjoyed by the glass at SEDE cafe as well!
For visitors to Halls Gap and the Grampians you will find our wines at Grampians Wine Cellar, Halls Gap General store and available by the glass at Flame Brothers Restaurant.
Our whole range is available for purchase directly from us via our online store with delivery anywhere in Australia. Check back regularly for new releases and specials. If you are unsure what to buy, try our mixed six pack special!
Thanks all, and cheers to good health!
Both from the same vineyard and picked the same year, how can they be so different?
2020 Miners Ridge Riesling
Alcohol: 11.5%
Colour: Pale straw.
Bouquet: Subtle floral and lime notes.
Palate: Crisp, balanced and delicate palate of the typical Grampians citrus flavours with hints of honey, passionfruit and white peach are followed by a fine, persistent finish.
Vintage: A challenging growing season with low yields but a perfect ripening period this wine is showing all the characteristics of a true cool climate Riesling.
Cellaring: Ready to drink now as a fresh young wine and will also age for a few years.
Price: $25 a bottle
2020 Miners Ridge Merino Block Riesling
Alcohol: 13%
Colour: Pale straw.
Bouquet: Subtle floral and lime notes.
Palate: Soft fruity palate, with a long luscious finish.
Vintage: After a challenging growing season the fruit ripened to a high standard allowing us to keep this fruit on the vine for three weeks longer than normal. The fermentation was arrested early to allow a slight amount of residual sugar to remain.
Cellaring: Ready to drink now as a fresh young wine and will also age for a few years.
Price: $30 a bottle
Both now available at our online store.
Like many other business, Miners Ridge has had to adapt to the restrictions in place and closed both our cellar door and Bed and Breakfast to visitors and guests. While visitors have not been able to come and have the vineyard and wine experience we like to offer, they have been able to purchase our wine and produce directly from us with the creation of our online store.
We are a relatively unknown brand out there in the big wide world of cyberspace selling our products alongside well known established brands. We have been humbled that people have chosen to support us. From our return customers who have tried our wines before, and those of you who have taken a punt and purchased our wines without tasting them, thank you all.
During our time of shut down we have been busy increasing our Miners Ridge produce range and stock levels. Our vegetable garden and fruit trees did not know that it was time to slow down, and kept producing. We now have a large range of products that can be purchased individually or packaged up into a hamper. This has been one of the great things about isolation, having to time to begin my very own small passion project. I love nothing more than harvesting produce from our own property and taking it to the kitchen to make something that can be enjoyed the whole year round. I am excited to be able to offer this people to enjoy as well.
So, what will Miners Ridge look like on the other side of COVID? We are not sure yet, are you? What we do know is that the opening of our cellar door will have restrictions. We may not be able to host groups of people together for some time. We are only small and like to offer our guests a personalised experience so this will work well for us and hopefully our visitors as well. When we are given the ok we will be open by appointments to ensure we follow the guidelines around numbers of people in a venue at a time. We can assure people that our cellar door will be a safe place to visit and, we will be very excited to welcome guests back.
Our Bed and Breakfast remains closed to travellers until advised otherwise. We will be subscribing to Airbnb’s Enhanced Cleaning Initiative to ensure the safety of our future guests. Milo and Patty (Dog and Cat) are very much looking forward to guests returning again, as are we.
