Hillcrest Vineyard Open Day

If you fancy a trip to the Yarra Valley in May, then the following is an event well worth scheduling your visit around and we have included some complimentary events to make this into a great weekend away.

The Hillcrest Vineyard Open Day will be held on Saturday May 22nd 2010 from about 11am to 5pm. Hillcrest Vineyard is located at 31 Phillip Rd, Woori Yallock in the Yarra Valley, at the end of a short and beautiful drive from Healsville and the Strathvea Guest House.

Hillcrest is micro-boutique winery taking it’s lead from the Burgundy and Bordeaux regions of France. The 40 year-old vineyard is largely organic with the spraying of herbicides and pesticides eliminated, resulting in a high maintenance and low yield from each carefully nurtured vine but the pay-off is an intensely flavored fruit. The wines are made according to a classic unhurried, old-world tradition and the resulting wines are stunning and full of unique personality. The 2008 wines are currently available and range from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot to Cabernet Sauvignon.

Hillcrest wines are primarily sold via mail order and cellar door, which makes this annual Yarra Valley Event all the more, a not to be missed day out for wine lovers. The Hillcrest Vineyard Open Day will also mark the 40th Anniversary of Hillcrest and to celebrate, David and Tanya Bryant will include special magnum tasting of every back-vintage wine (dating back to 2000).

To keep up the boutique and organic theme for a great weekend away, we recommend that you make two early bookings right now; the first will be for our Healesville Accommodation at the Strathvea Guest House which will include an organic breakfast when you awake on Sunday morning; the second booking will be for the Saturday night on your way back from the Hillcrest Open Day stopping at the Bella Vedere restaurant situated within the Badgers Brook Winery, this independently run country cottage-style restaurant hosts a five-course degustation dinner on Saturday nights with fresh produce harvested from their own garden including organic sourdough freshly baked on site.

• Hillcrest Vineyard – No Booking Required
• Strathvea Guesthouse – 03 5962 4109
• Bella Vedere Restaurant – 03 5962 4130