Mount Alexander Winery

13/01/2026

13/01/2026

Sadly, end of an era. The “Harcourt fire” jumped the mountain on Friday night and wiped out our home and vineyard in Sutton Grange.

Sandra and I are fine.

Huge thanks to the CFA for building a fire break at the bottom of the vineyard which saved our cafe/cellar door, winery and machine sheds. (What a shame I didn’t have time to put the 2 tractors,3 quad bikes, touring BMW motorcycle, etc in the shed.)

We hope to convert to cafe back into a cottage so we can live there for a while. Hopefully the council etc will be supportive on that matter.

So, in the meantime I am off to the shops to to buy some new trousers. That will make three pairs.

22/02/2019

Today’s catch, smoked brisket and pulled pork - should be ready in about 3 hours.

27/04/2016

If Castlemaine is too far away, we will also be popping up in the foyer of 600 Bourke Street in Melbourne from 11AM to 6PM tomorrow and Friday.

08/05/2015

Wine Genius recently reviewed our 2012 Merlot:

"Delightfully fresh and varietal. Plump ripe cherry, blood plum and spiced dried fruits run from the front to the back of this wine. With subtle savoury oak, sour acidity and good length. This is one of the better Merlots sampled recently.
Score: 93" winegenius.com

Remember this is a very limited release and is only available at Cellar Door or from our online shop.

15/03/2015

Much fun at the Picnic with the Mad Hatter in Bendigo.

20/02/2015

As part of the Canberra Food and Wine Expo, I am doing a session each day in the Wine Appreciation area. These are the wines we will be tasting: 2010 Pinot Noir, 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2012 Shiraz and 2009 Wellington Flat Reserve Shiraz (all of which are on sale at the event) plus 2 wines from our museum stock: the 2007 Shiraz and the 2005 Wellington Flat Reserve Shiraz.

All the wines are outstanding (of course) but it is amazing how fresh and vibrant the two older wines are. Tasting in the Wine Appreciation are free so come along and join the fun.

20/02/2015

Canberra Food and Wine Expo off and running. (Our Cellar Door and Cafe will still be open this weekend.)

28/11/2014

Vote One - Victorian Cellar Doors

I love polling day - not because I love politicians but because everybody has to leave the house: so many of them end up visiting a cellar door they have been meaning to go to forever.( oh, and also because the election campaigning is over for a week or three)

We are open from 11am to 5pm today and tomorrow.

28/11/2014

Snack plates available at our Cafe on weekends. Charcuterie on the left, cheese on the right. Both use mostly local produce and can be had for the princely sum of $12 each. We also have house made biscuits (the hazelnut shortbreads with chocolate hazelnut filling are to die for) and excellent coffee.