News & Events

Saturday, March 3, 2012
Join us for a taste of Le Waratah Hills
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We love all things French and in keeping with the Burgundian style of our vineyard Waratah Hills is hosting a day-long French market/café event at the vineyard on Saturday, March 3, 2012. The event is part of the internationally acclaimed Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Join us for a French inspired farmers’ market picnic including wine, baguettes, fruit, cheese, sausage and pate. A top Gippsland jazz band led by Waratah Hills winemaker and part-time saxophinist Macus Satchell will play throughout the day.
Bookings are essential on 03 56832441 or email vineyard@waratahhills.com.au.
Cost: $45 glass of wine and gourmet picnic basket. 11am - 4pm

Prom Road walking out the door
New Waratah Hills label Prom Road is proving popular at Cellar Door. Our Prom Road Chardonnay recently received a brilliant review from Sydney wine writer Mike Bennie on the Winefront website: www.winefront.com.au

Bright, vital aromas that run somewhere between white orchard fruits and citrus with a hint of oatmeal and grassy complexity. Lovely, frisky entry that doubles up in the palate – lemony tang, more stone fruits and a lilt of grapefruit and green apple acidity to close. Massively drinkable yet piques interest for fine detail and lacy complexity. Doesn’t try too hard; just rewards youthful drinking. I’m up for it. Rated: 92 points.

Congratulations Marcus
Waratah Hills winemaker Marcus Satchell is heading to Sydney (February 6-9) as an Associate Judge for the Sydney Royal Wine Show. Marcus joins an impressive judging panel led by Iain Riggs of Brokenwood Wines. Late last year Marcus was one of 12 young Australian winemakers and sommeliers selected to participate in one of the great weeks of Australian wine, the Len Evans Tutorial in the Hunter Valley.

Sunday 4th September
Join us on Father's Day.
All Dad's at the cellar door for lunch will receive a complimentary glass of Waratah Hills Pinot.

Saturday 13th August, 2011
Waratah Hills The Mid Winter Spit
The days are cold and the walls are closing in. Lift your spirits and head to Waratah Hills Vineyard cellar door for a Spit lunch on Saturday 13th August.
Lunch including a glass of wine (2009 Pinot Noir) $30
Live music and a wood fire
Places are limited so please book.
All welcome

6 July - 17th July, 2011
Celebrate Bastille Day at Waratah Hills Vineyard
Waratah Hills Vineyard was planted 15 years ago in the French, Burgundy style of low trellising and close planting. That small fact aside, we love all things French, so join us in celebrating Bastille Day
Enjoy our fine wine
French Onion Soup
Baguettes and Brie
Pain au Chocolat
La Fête Nationale
Saturday 16th July - Sunday 17th July 2011 at the Cellar Door

Waratah Hills winemakers’ dinner at Moos
Waratah Hills winemaker Marcus Satchell will outline new wine trends, explain the distinctive local Pinot Noir terroir and examine the re-emergence of the wines of Gippsland at an exclusive winemakers’ dinner to be held at Moos at Meeniyan on Friday, June 17, 2011 at 7pm.

Moos’ owner Marty Thomas said the dinner was the first winemakers’ event to be hosted at the restaurant and is a development from the successful initiative launched last year featuring a ‘local winery of the month’. Waratah Hills wines will be featured at Moos throughout June.

Marcus Satchell is one of Gippsland’s most awarded young guns of the wine industry. He has judged at some of Australia’s top wine shows as well as stints with leading Yarra Valley and California vineyards.Since moving back to Gippsland he has worked with some of the region’s top producers Bass Phillip, Bellvale and Purple Hen. He has directed three vintages at Waratah Hills.

Moos is located on the corner of Whitelaw Street and the South Gippsland Highway in Meeniyan. Bookings are essential on 03 5664 0010 or email eat@moosatmeeniyan.com.au. The three course dinner designed to compliment the Waratah Hills wines will cost $70 (inclusive of wine).

Waratah Hills is one of the southernmost vineyards on the Australian mainland and is located on the road to Wilsons Promontory. The vineyard was planted 15-years ago and provides ideal growing conditions for the classic cool climate varieties of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

March 31, 2011
South Gippsland Industry Night at Waratah Hill Sample our latest wine releases and enjoy some of the ‘small plates’ that have become so popular with visitors to the cellar door. Learn about the Waratah Hills wines from our acclaimed South Gippsland winemaker, Marcus Satchell. For further information about this event please contact vineyard@waratahhills.com.au

January 1st 2011
Recover on New Year’s Day at Waratah Hills Vineyard. Join us for a game of Klop on
the lawn and as always some wine tasting to ease into the New Year.

December 2010
Visit Waratah Hills THE SHOP for all of you Christmas gift shopping. We will be open every weekend except Christmas day and Boxing Day. Free gift wrapping and great ideas for all ages.