Miners Ridge Wines

Great Western Vineyard

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Beer at a wine tasting room?

New releases, News update

But we are a winery……

Miners Ridge like to create a relaxed and casual experience for all our visitors. We are all about the wine and our vineyard!  That said, we acknowledge that some people don’t drink wine, or like to have a ‘palette cleanser’ after their tasting.  Some of you will know that I don’t mind a beer so when Sam from Middle Island Brewing Co. was visiting with family in the area, and he popped into our Wine Tasting Room, it got me thinking. . . .

Middle Island Brewing Co. are a family-owned small batch brewing company from Warrnambool, Victoria and we are excited to now stock all 4 of their delicious craft beers.

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Events

Great Western, New releases, News update

New Releases Wine Tasting – Miners Ridge

This is an opportunity to visit our Wine tasting room onsite and meet us, Katrina and Andrew and taste our new vintages and some old favorites. After a long hiatus we welcome back our Shiraz and Viognier to our portfolio and welcome a delicious Rose’! Other wines available for tasting on the day will be our award-winning Riesling, Chardonnay, Tempranillo, Shiraz/Viognier and Cabernet.

Enjoy a relaxed and casual wine tasting experience.
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New Releases

New releases, News update

It is great to have our Shiraz back after a long wait between drinks.  We have increased our production of this variety so we don’t find ourselves short in the future.  This wine is drinking well now as a young fresh Shiraz and will continue to improve over time and will also cellar well.  It is typical of previous vintages, the same pepper spice bombs our vineyard is known to produce.

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AT Shiraz on Tour 2022

News update

Each year Katrina and Andrew take off in search of warmer weather and new adventures. A bottle of A.T Shiraz is always packed and pops up in all kinds of unusual places.

Ayre Peninsula – South Australia

This year AT Shiraz experienced some amazing places in the Ayre Peninsula and a quick stop on the way West into Fowlers Bay where it spent a few nights at Coorabie Farm enjoying country hospitality and a whale watching tour with EP Cruises.

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Busy Busy Busy

News update

March and April has been crazy busy here at Miners Ridge. Vintage started in early March with our Tempranillo being picked first, followed by Chardonnay, Riesling, Shiraz, Cabernet and the last variety being Viognier! Predominantly machine picked with some hand picking in the mix as well. We enlisted the help of our Niece and Nephew to help with some hand picking introducing them to all the glamour of vineyard work!

Viticulturalists in training

This year we experienced low yields, there were a number of reasons for this including, hungry kangaroos, poor fruit set in Spring, and because of such big crops in the previous year. Quality is all there and the 2022 vintage is already shaping up to be a cracker.

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New Varieties, New Tasting Notes

News update

Read the technical wine notes about each variety, and a little note from Andrew and I including how we pronounce them!

Whites

2021 Riesling         $25  

reez-ling                          

(Trophy,  Best Riesling and white wine of show and best single vineyard wine – Western Victorian Wine Show. Trophy, Best Riesling Ballarat Wine Show)

Alcohol:               12%           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 fantastic growing season and 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 about 10 years.

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2021 Riesling         $25  

reez-ling                          

(Trophy,  Best Riesling and white wine of show and best single vineyard wine – Western Victorian Wine Show. Trophy, Best Riesling Ballarat Wine Show)

Alcohol:               12%           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 fantastic growing season and 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 about 10 years.

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