Special Eventsfood and wines events in the courtyard, meet the wine makers afternoons and dinners with all the trimmings. Coming events we're open for sundowners on Friday Nights til 8 pm bold= Saturday 3rd December MEET THE MAKER Daryl Rathjen & David Hardcastle of Hennings Vineyard] with the new release wines. Try two new Heathcote Whites - the 2011 Viognier & 2011 Verdehlo - also a special treat usually only available through restaurants the 2010 Croquet Shiraz - a lighter more savoury style shiraz. And of course the current release 2009 Hennings Shiraz. Taste four generations of viticulture from some of our oldest soils. From 11 am - Free Tasting For something a little different November's Meet the Maker features the lovely Judy Steele of Gunbower Creek Olives & Olive Products. Judy is the creator of the beautiful all natural and utterly divinely scented Olieve skin care products. The range also includes the mens skincare Olie products in suitably masculine packaging but equally as beautiful natural ingredients. Come and meet Judy and sample the range.
In the great tradition of Spanish Sundays at Cellar & Store, on Sunday 6 November the members of the Andaluzan Community are setting up their giant Paella pans in our garden.
Book now to secure your plate and did you know.... Fridays in Summer join Cellar & Store for Sundowners until 8pm ...Mrs. Dalloway regrets to inform you that her travelling salon of curated loveliness will not be able to grace our garden on the 3rd of December. We look forward to her vivacious presence and pop up shop gracing our garden early in the New Year..
Saturday 8 October from 6pm - Cellar & Store’s Micro-brew Barbeque. SOLD OUT! Starting early, a cleansing ale or two and easy diner from the barbeque – what could be nicer after a day of Heathcote Shiraz at the Festival? Live music, dinner & cover charge $30, or just join us for a drink - cover charge only $5. Bookings recommended – this sells out every year. info@cellarandstore.com.au or 03 5433 2204.SOLD OUT
Sunday 9 October – Meet the Maker in Store at 105 High Street
* 08 Estate Shiraz - awarded 5 stars in WINESTATE Magazine, 94 points in Halliday Stick around for lunch and a glass of your pick of Sanguine Estate's wines
next up..it's that time again...one week later to accomodate the Grand Final...
Make your match with a glass or two to with our one pot lunch...
Heathcote on Show was a great weekend right across the region - thanks to all our guest winemakers, brewers and producers. And thanks to everyone who popped in to see us over the weekend. If you weren't able to get along - mark the Queen's Birthday 2012 in your diary and check out what you missed out on....
Rug up and join Cellar & Store in our garden by the fire, with a Roast Pork Roll from our Tooborac neighbours McIvor Farm Foods in one hand and a dark and stormy ale or porter from a Central Victorian brewer in the other. Live music is the final ingredient for this uniquely regional celebration of Victorian produce. To Eat : McIvor Farm Food’s famed Roast Pork . Just down the road in Tooborac you’ll find the happiest free range chemical-free pigs in Central Vic. Jason & Belinda Hagan will be serving up crusty rolls filled with succulent roast pork. Perfect to hold in one hand while you clutch a Dark Ale or Porter in the other… To Drink: Tooborac Hotel & Brewery's Brewer Chris Haren will be behind the bar proudly serving up his porter – being launched at Dark & Stormy. You’ll also find a selection of dark ale's and porters from some of our favourite Victorian micro-breweries and of course some fine examples of hearty Heathcote Shiraz from our wine room will also be available at the bar. To Listen to: Heathcote’s favourite soul funk singer song writers Preston Perche return to our garden with their beautiful originals and original covers they’ll set the perfect mood. So join us in the heated marquee or rug up to enjoy the bonfire. Cover charge only $5 – book on (03) 5433 to make sure you don’t miss out!
Meet the Maker - Saturday 11th 11 am - 5pm
Meet the Maker - Sunday 12th 11 am - 5pm 11 – 1 pm Tellurian Wines – A sneak peak at the new vintage releases ...and all day Saturday...
Tellurian Wines will operate their Cellar Door from our Marquee. Taste Tobias Anstead’s distinctive Heathcote Wines. ..and then to finnish up your weekend... Monday 13 June - all day - THE WEEKEND WRAP UP Missed something? It’s okay; create your own flight of any of the wines presented by our wine makers across the weekend. Three tastes $ 15. Accompanied by a hearty bowl of soup to balance the weekends excesses and your Heathcote on Show is all wrapped up. Upcoming MEET THE MAKER tastings. Free tasting first Saturday of every month from 11 am. Coming Up...
and below...a taste of what you've missed to show you what might yet be to come...
Once you've tasted Rina's wines stay for our special 'Across the Great Divide' lunch - celebrating fabulous produce from right across Victoria. LUNCH ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE- Free tastings, lunch from $18, matched wines by the glass. Bookings (03) 5433 2204.
Also on taste will be the 2008 Shiraz Republic Heathcote Shiraz. Both wines are produced in small volumes from a single vineyard with a simple philosophy - traditional methods, low yields, hand picking - minimal intervention to turn good fruit into fine wine.
Saturday 2 April- Armstead Estate Peter & Sharon Armstead are in Store from 11 am to show their wines Free tasting. Our famed one-pot for lunch will reflect the season as well...so if you can't quite struggle out of bed for brekky, there is always the option of a lazy lunch matched with Heathcote's most famous liquid asset...Bookings Appreciated...03 5433 2204. Easter Meet the Maker - Saturday 23 - Peder Rosdal of Heatchote II showing the mysterious and deep Heathcote II wines. ANZAC DAY - from 12pm - Beer tasting... If the Snag Beer & Bubble Fest was only a begining for you - come in a sample more micro-brews from Central Victoria. As Tim from the Dispensary is fond of quoting 'Beer - so much more than a breakfast beverage.'
SATURDAY 5 MARCH- MEET THE MAKER - CONDIE ESTATE Free tasting in Store from 11 am Also - come and taste the olive oil of -Apulia Grove - more unique produce from our Cambrian Soil.
after you have stopped in to say Hi and sampled Richie wares head to the Heathcote Showgrounds and join us at the....
In the beautiful Shelmerdine Vineyards setting, against a backdrop of granite hills that dominate the southern part of the Heathcote wine region, local Chef Roland Schaedle will present a delicious 3 course menu highlighting regional produce. For Bookings & More click here
SATURDAY 5 MARCH - 11.30 - 5.00PM
At the Cellar & Store Bubble Bar... we are pleased to say that Henry of Harcourt will be bringing their celebrated cider to the bubble bar. Mia Valley Estate and Rowanston on theTrack will have their sparkling red & white's - glad they can join us again. . For details on all the other exhibitors, workshops, comps, buses and more see www.snagbeerandbubblefest.com.au BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE & SAVE - Tickets $10 online or $15 at the gate
Jane will be showing the 07 & 08 Reserve Shiraz, the 08 Estate Shiraz, the 08 Chardonnay and as a special treat sneaking in some of the very very limited edition 09 Chardonnay. Produced in a tiny quantity due to the challenges of the 09 vintage the Chardonnay is showing surprising depth and maturity. Free tasting
Pop into the Store and have a wander through our range of sparkling wines from Heatchote and beyond. Red or White. Let us help you choose the wines to compliment your table. Stay for lunch and enjoy a glass of bubbles in the garden...or two...Free tasting
Hola! All month long we thelebrated all thingths thSpanisth , you might even have heard about Michele'th rethcent holiday...anyone for a thslide night? ......and here's what's happened in the Store over the last few weeks... Join us for a special hosted tasting with MoVida's David MacIntosh guiding you through the beautiful Spanish wines imported to Victoria through Alimentaria.
Tapas and Tasting...Sunday 14 November ...1 for 1.30 pm…
BUT BEFORE THAT.... Flamenco on in for...
Kicking off Spanish month – Sanguine Estate’s Mark Hunter joins us with a vertical (06, 07 and 08)of his beautiful Tempranillo - Spain's most popular grape. See what happens when it is nurtured in the Heathcote terroir and made with the traditional techniques of Sanguine Estate. Free tasting ...for the Spanish – what is wine without food….
Baked Ham & Spanish Spare-ribs ...Saturday 6 November from 11 am..
Winner of the Heathcote Wine & Food Festival Special Six was Liz Burns of Victoria.
Cellar & Store Heathcote – partners again in this year’s Heathcote Wine and Food Festival.
WATCH THE GRAND FINAL ON THE TELE IN THE MARQUEE IN OUR GARDEN Friday Night 1st October – 6.30 – 9.30 – Opening Night Drinks Free! Launch your festival weekend with opening night drinks in the marquee at Cellar & Store….Music by our favourite guitar playin’ gals Preston Perche nibbles on us…drinks on you….Bookings 03 5433 2204 Saturday Night 2nd October – from 6pm – Barbeque & Beers in the Garden. Saunter up from the Showgrounds and join us in the garden for a three-course barbeque for $35. Cleansing ales and of course Heathcote wines available at the bar….We’ll even stoke up a baby bonfire if the night gets a little chilly…Bookings Essential 03 5433 2204
Saturday 2nd October & Sunday 3rd October – Meet the Makers - From 11 am each day
Sunday
Don & Narelle will join us in Store and will be showing the 2009 Pinot Grigio from Central Victoria and from Heathcote their 2006 Nebbiolo, 2007 Sangiovese, 2007 Tempranillo, 2009 Shiraz and also their 2006 Miro - made in Spain in the region of Priorat, not far from the Mediterranean coast, about 150 kilometres south-west of Barcelona.
Vinea Marson is on the eastern slopes of the Mount Camel Range. The first plantings in 2000 included Shiraz, Viognier, Sangiovese, Nebbiolo and Barbera. Enjoyment of good food and fine wine is part of the winemaker Mario Marson’s Italian family tradition and his wines reflect this passion.
Saturday 12th June
Sample three of James Halliday’s five star rated vineyards in the Store
Saturday 12th June – from 5.30pm Ticket price includes cover charge & first pizza.
Sunday 13th June 11 am – 3 pm
Sunday 13th June 3pm – 4.30
Monday 14th June from 9 am
Monday 14th June from 11 am
Cellar & Store together with Jasper Hill invite you to join them in memory of Mark Johnson at “Dinner for Emily” Jacques Reymond Restaurant 78 Williams Rd Prahran Download the flyer here dinnerforemilyflyer.pdf (182kb) If you can't join us then make an early bid on the auction items - download the list here dinnerforemilyauctionlist.pdf (60kb) Mark was diagnosed with a rare from of leukaemia just after Emily was born only a year ago. On behalf of Mark’s wife Anna and Emily we are planning a fundraiser to help support Emily's future. We are very grateful to the members of Mark’s industry who have already lent their support for this event. If you would like to support this event in any way or would like the details of the trust fund that has been set up to support Emily, please contact Eleanor, Michele or Rachel - info@cellarandstore.com.au or phone 03 5433 2204.
The list of items for silent auction on the night has now been released. Please download a copy a here and make an early bid.dinnerforemilyauctionlist.pdf (60kb)
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Meet the Maker - Sanguine Estate - Free tasting - Saturday 3 September from 11 am... Winemaker Mark Hunter will be joining us with his family's wines from Sanguine Estate. Discover just why Mark's wines are getting noticed right now. On taste will be:
POSTPONED - Sadly a small scheduling issue means Don & Narelle will not be here this month = stay tuned and we'll let you know when they'll be back... Wine maker's Don Lewis & Narelle King join us with their wines from Heathcote, Strathboogie and Priorat, Spain. Taste the current release Sangiovese, Tempranillio, Miro and of course...Shiraz and catch up with what happened during vintage in Heathcote and in Spain...
Heading to Bendigo for the White Wedding Dress Exhibition at the Bendigo Art Gallery? Stop in at Cellar & Store on your way to this romantic exhibition for two perfect Josephine's Macaron's and pot of tea for $8.80 or really embrace the occassion with a glass of bubbles and two macaron for $14.00...We'll be off to see the White Wedding Dress, we loved Bendigo Gallery's Age of Couture Exhibition and this promises to be just as good... the insight into social mores through the years will be fascinating....we hear they have Gwen Stefani's wedding dress oh yes! and Dita Von Teese...
Dark & Stormy @ Cellar & Store - Saturday 11 June from 6 pm
Tellurian Cellar Door 
Meet the Maker Saturday 4 June from 11 amRina Stefani of the 5-Star rated Stefani Estate joins us once again to taste her Yarra Valley and Heathcote wines. Grown under the watchful eye of their winemaker (and Heathcote neighbour) Mario Marson, the Heathcote Vineyards include vines grown from cuttings from their family vineyard in Italy. 
and then...from the people who brought you the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, Cellar & Store invites you to join us for two special events as part of...
Meet the Maker - Saturday 7 May from 11 amJoin Tom Gibson of Cornella Ridge Estate for the launch of the 2009 Cornella Ridge Estate Shiraz and be the first to try this wine he describes as having “Deep purple hues, luscious full bodied fruit, 13.5% alcohol. Drinking well now and will cellar well for a good few years.” 
Meet the Maker…She Oak Hill...Saturday 4 December from 11 am…
Christmas Bubbles-a-go-go...Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 December from 11 am each day...
November - CELLAR & STORE DOES SPAIN 
PUT VICTORIA ON YOUR TABLE - SPRING GRAZE All month in September...the KEEP IT SIMPLE LUNCH ~ one pot dish, one glass of Occam's Shiraz... coffee $30. 
MEET THE MAKER - SATURDAY 7 August from 11 am - VINEA MARSON Free Tasting in Store from 11 am
SATURDAY 3rd July from 11 am - Red wines with an edge! Since 1996 owner/vigneron Peter Dredge has been making powerful yet elegant wines from one of the oldest vineyards in the Heathcote region. Join us for a free tasting of some of the highlights of Peter's current portfolio.
Join us in the heated marquee for live music from our special guests Preston Perche - back by popular demand!
A special guided tasting of six vintages of Domaines Tatiarra Cambrian Shiraz hosted by Cellar & Store's Ali Phillips & Vic Chlebnikowski of Domaines Tatiarra. Covering Tatiarra's first two vintages 02, 03 and the most recent 06, 07, 08 and a 09 barrel sample. 
DINNER FOR EMILY
