News Archives | Main Ridge Estate

Newsletter – Spring 2020

by Main Ridge Estate | Sep 18, 2020 | Latest News, News

Spring-ing back! Spring has suddenly arrived after another wet and windy Winter on Red Hill and with the prospect of re-opening the cellar door in October, we have our fingers crossed for a ‘COVID Normal’ Summer. We have continued to make the most of the shutdown...

Newsletter – May 2020

by Main Ridge Estate | May 22, 2020 | Latest News, News

Newsletter – May 2020 We are delighted to be re-opening for lunch for the Queen’s Birthday weekend (Saturday 6 to Monday 8 June 2020). After 12 busy weeks of shutdown, including the 2020 vintage, renovation projects… and some relaxing, we are really...

Autumn 2020 – Notes from a Small Vineyard

by Main Ridge Estate | Apr 17, 2020 | Latest News, News

Vintage 2020 – the time of Coronavirus 2020 was a vintage we will not forget. With troublesome weather from the start, we finished a late harvest grateful for what we received: small, delicate bunches offering complex ripe flavours, which were thankfully free of...

February 2020 – Notes from a Small Vineyard

by Main Ridge Estate | Feb 15, 2020 | Latest News, News

The 2018 Chardonnay is a story of perseverance and patience. Ideal weather conditions during flowering presented us with a bountiful crop of Chardonnay, that ripened at an even pace across our three patches of vines. As a result, our window for harvesting was...

September 2019 – News from a Small Vineyard

by Main Ridge Estate | Sep 3, 2019 | News

The two Pinot Noirs produced at Main Ridge Estate have always been viewed to reflect the terroir of their sites within the vineyard; each with its own special attributes, one no greater than the other.2018 seems to be a year in which our two wines are competing for...

Winter 2019 – News from a small vineyard

by Main Ridge Estate | May 30, 2019 | News

The vines are bare, the autumn colours have faded, and the 2019 wines are developing well in barrel. The cellar door menu has moved to warming winter food and the fire is roaring! Here is a quick round-up of recent activity, and what we have planned for the coming...