May 25th, 2020Wine Notes with Sailors Falls

SAILORS Falls Estate, Villas and Vines, was established 20 years ago by Robert and Margaret McDonald. The family business features a vineyard, cellar door and accommodation for 10 people.

Rob said the vineyard was planted with cool climate varieties including pinot gris, pinot noir, gamay, chardonnay and gewuerztraminer.

“In developing the estate we have always had a community focus. We use local winemakers and local vineyard workers. We are blessed by the significant contributions of our ‘vineyard volunteers’ who have assisted us to pick for the past 15 years.

“Our wines are featured in several local restaurants including Sault and Tuki. The full range is also available at Cellarbrations Daylesford and we thank them for their loyalty and commitment to local produce.

“To stay financially viable in a very competitive marketplace during difficult time we have had to be ‘nimble’. Recent arrangements with Clayton from Daylesford Wine Tours has given us a boost in cellar door sales and exposure. Another innovation has been the use of creative blending and the production of champagne style wines such as sparkling rose and sparkling pinot grigio.

“In an Epicure article in The Age, Norman Latta once described vineyard life as a ‘lonely quest’. Our journey has been made a bit easier with local partnership support from our vineyard mates, The Local, some local restaurants and the fabulous team at Cellarbrations in Daylesford.

“Think local, drink local.”

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