Originally planted in 1863, the wines from this vineyard stood the test of time when opened 100 years later to an ecstatic audience in Melbourne.

Pat Carmody resurrected the vineyard producing the first contemporary wine from this exact site in 1979. Forty years later this family owned vineyard still produces one of the finest cool climate Shirazs in Australia as listed on the Langton’s Classification of Australian Wine.

August is a perfect month for celebrating Cabernet Sauvignon and its superlative blends before the weather starts warming up.

We have selected over 100 international wines starting with some ‘affordable’ Bordeaux; exciting South African and Californian brands; warmer NZ producers, South America and of course our local icons from Margaret River, South Australia, Victoria and NSW.

Huon Hooke’s Cabernet Sauvignon Masterclass will demonstrate the features of being a ‘Classic’ varietal with a guided tasting of international and domestic wine labels.

The following wines have been carefully selected to illustrate typical regional/country characters and identify the common growing components needed for the successful production of this distinguished grape varietal (wines & vintages are subject to change):

James Halliday quotes: "If Geoff Merrill ever loses his impish sense of humour or his zest for life, we shall all be the poorer".

Do yourself a favour and spend 2hrs listening to one of the most passionate, pragmatic, irreverent, sensitive and solid Australian winemakers of the last 30 years.