Small is
Drink in the Views & Laze Away
If you want to try the wines of T'Gallant, there is
Beautiful!
no better place than at the picturesque Winery Cellar Door.
Situated in an old apple cool store, the Cellar Door provides
a rustic, ambient area for visitors to try some of Australia's
The Local
benchmark wines.
Collection, Red
T'Gallant's winemaking style is expressive with each wine
Hill, certainly has
assessed regularly on its journey to the bottle. The utmost
wines and food with
care is taken to reflect the character of the fruit: reductive
characters.
characters are blown off with air; and wines are gently
grew the grapes or made the wine,
Six small local Peninsula
fined with natural products. Blends of vineyards occur after
in for a friendly chat. Our tastings
vineyards have joined forces
fermentation; however the knowledge of a vineyard's destiny
are not a cellar door experience,
with Gai and Les, the food and
has occurred many years before.
they're more like a friendly natter
hospitality characters who run this
with a bunch of incredibly interesting
T'Gallant is also home to La Baracca Trattoria and Spuntino
picturesque restaurant.
and approachable people who love
Bar - restaurants that celebrate Italian influenced cuisine,
The Local Collections underpinning
what they do."
peppered with some French classics. The menu highlights
philosophy is "small is beautiful and
the best of the region's seasonal
wine is for sharing". "It's a place you
The Local Collection also have walls
produce, often accompanied by an ever
won't feel under dressed if you are
that are adorned with local Peninsula
expanding stable of musicians. Under
combining lunch with a visit to the
art that capture the Peninsulas
the shaded canopy of the fig trees, and
beach." Gai Clough said.
landscapes, characters and wines.
with a glass of T'Gallant in hand, drink
Here you can taste the six local
in the views of the vineyards and laze
So come in to the Local Collection,
vineyards wines, while enjoying
away.
have a glass, feed and all over a
good local fare, farmhouse style on
good chat with Gai, Les and the
New to T'Gallant - Friday Night Drinks
the sunny deck.
Join them for a twilight tasting at cellar
characters that make this place so
The labels that are represented at
door and enjoy the best wood-fired
friendly and inviting.
the Local Collection are: Ocean
pizza on the Peninsula with T'Gallant
Eight, Dunns Creek Estate,
preferred live entertainment.
Open for tastings, wine sales,
Buckley's Run, Perry Lane, Point
and meals every Wednesday to
T'Gallant Winemakers
Leo Road and Whinstone Estate.
Sunday, 11 am to 5 pm. Dinner
Ocean Eight wine maker ,Mike
from 6.30pm Friday & Saturday.
1385 Mornington Flinders Rd,
Aylward said, "On any given
Main Ridge (Mel Ref 190 E12)
weekend you'll find here one or
Function inquiries welcome &
Cellar door open is 10am to 5pm
more of the people who actually
group dinner bookings available.
7 days. Twilight Tastings - Friday
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it's a place where you can put a face to the labels,
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1175 Mornington Flinders Rd, Red Hill
Melway ref: 190 D7
Phone (03) 5989 3538
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Peninsula Visitor . . . Summer 2007-08
