Ridgemill Estate
'elegance and finesse'
Strangebird Wine Trail
This wine trail was founded jointly by our winemaker Peter McGlashan and another well known local winemaker Jim Barnes. One Sunday afternoon over a beer the pair discussed how great it would be to have a wine trail that showcased the regions lesser known varieties.
Hence theStrangebird Wine Trailwas born.
Capture Your Strangebird Today
The region has a growing reputation as one of Australia’s top producers of alternative variety wines – known here as Strange Birds. To be called an alternative, a variety must represent not more than 1% of the total bearing vines in Australia as defined by Wine Australia and be grown in the Granite Belt.
Wine tasting the cellar doors of the Granite Belt is a unique wine experience, where you’ll encounter exciting varieties, that pair very specifically to ideal foods. The wineries of the Granite Belt offer a boutique and authentic wine experience, where in many cases the hands that pour your glass are the same that tended the vines and made the wine. Certainly each bottle has a story to tell and each cellar door welcomes you to discover that unique story that goes with their variety of Strange Bird wines.
Ridgemill Estate offers a number of Strangebirds for you to try including Tempranillo, Saperavi, Viognier, Verdelho, Mourvedre. If you wish to delve a little deeper book in for a wine makers tasting and ask for the Strangebirds – you’ll have our Winemaker Peter Mcglashan take you through the rare delicacies of the granite belt.
