Est 1994 · Western Victoria
178 Fitzpatrick Lane, Carngham — get directions (opens in a new tab)
From our hill to your table
Grown by Matt Thain. Made by Alex Byrne.
Prices per bottle, GST included. Mix any wines you like in one order, then check out once and pay by card on the next page.
2022
(noun) A white grape variety used to make wine, and the wine made from that grape. A variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of east-central France.
$40 / bottle
2022
(noun) A dark-skinned grape variety used to make red wine, especially associated with light- to medium-bodied wines with delicate flavours and aromas. It is also the name of the wine made from this grape.
$40 / bottle
2022
(noun) A variety of red wine made from the Syrah grape, characterised typically by deep colour and rich, full-bodied flavours. In Australia, “Shiraz” is the common name for wines made from the Syrah grape.
$38 / bottle
2020
(noun) A dark-skinned grape variety used to make red wine, originating in the Rhône Valley of France. It is the same grape as Shiraz, and “Syrah” is the name usually given to wines made in a more peppery, savoury style.
$38 / bottle
2022 · Rosé
(noun) A type of wine that is pink or pale red in colour, made from red grapes by limiting the amount of time the grape skins remain in contact with the juice.
$30 / bottle
Please call ahead. I might be in the vineyard.
Anytime between 12pm and 5pm is fine with me.
— Matt
Open Saturdays and Sundays, 12pm to 5pm, with a charcuterie board.
Vineyard
Stand up here and it feels like you could put a hand on the sky.
Fruit hangs a long time up here and there is never much of it. That is the trade: small crops, slow ripening, and everything that would have gone into a bigger yield going into the fruit instead.
The land here is ancient. Today the responsibility for tending the vines falls to me: I bought the vineyard in 2004 from Bill and Lyn Wallace, who established it in 1994.
Legend has it that Dominique Landragin, born and bred in the Champagne region in France, sat upon the hill at Chepstowe and declared the site perfect for wine.
Chepstowe Vineyard weathers the elements. The vines are testament to their heritage, and as in all cool climates, yield is low. The vines were burnt in a bushfire, but with tending and care have returned; 2018 brought the first vintage after the fire.
An alliance with Alex Byrne as wine maker has enabled fine wines of balance and finesse, and I continue to refine and coax ever deeper flavours from each vintage, for you to enjoy.
Enjoy — Matt Thain
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Liquor licence 32808292
Under the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 it is an offence to supply alcohol to a person under 18 years (penalty exceeds $25,000) and for a person under 18 years to purchase or receive alcohol (penalty exceeds $1,000).