Mount Avoca Vineyard
History
The original vineyard was planted in 1970 (4 acres of Shiraz and 4 acres of Trebbiano) with additional plantings of Shiraz in 1971 and Cabernet Sauvignon in 1972. Later plantings of Sauvignon Blanc in 1982, Chardonnay in 1984 have been supplemented by plantings and grafting to other varieties including Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Tempranillo, Lagrein, Semillon and Viognier bringing the total area under vine to 24 Ha (60 acres). The family homestead was built in 1971 from hand made bricks recovered from an old bank demolished in nearby Maryborough. The Homestead was available as a holiday rental for several years but is now home to the General Manager / winemaker. The first vintage was 1976, made outdoors in stainless steel milk vats and some wine made at Seppelts Great Western Vineyard in 1977, the winery was built in 1978 which was the beginning of Mount Avoca as a fully integrated commercial winery. Sold in 2001 to the Barrington group, it was bought back by Matthew Barry in 2003. Ongoing capital works increased crushing capacity and the construction of three lodges added the Eco-Luxe accommodation to the business in 2011.
Organic certification
The vineyard achieved organic certification in 2014 with Australian Certified Organic (ACO). The 2016 vintage includes the first wines to be fully certified.
References
- ^ James Halliday Wine Companion
- ^ Dunston, David (2001). Wines from the Hills, Australia's Pyrenees Region, p. 87. Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne ISBN 1875606890.
- ^ ACO official website Operator search
Further reading
- Dunston, David (2001). Wine from the Hills Australia's Pyrenees Region (first ed.). Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd. pp. 85–93. ISBN 1-875606-89-0.
External links
- Official website
- "Pyrenees, Victoria". Wine Regions. Wine Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2007.
- Pyrenees Tourism website
- Wineries of the Pyrenees website
- Australian Wine Regions Map of the Pyrenees region