Thursday, May 26, 2011

Chateau Yering Yarra Valley May 2011

In the heart of the Yarra Valley lies iconic Chateau Yering & Yering Station - Wines


Yering Station Wines
2007 Yering Station Single Vineyard Willow Lake Old Vine Chardonnay
Extremely long and lean on the palate this old vine chardonnay exhibits great minerality and chalkiness. Hand crafted and picked this single vineyard chardonnay shows a true terroir of the
2007 Yering Station Single Vineyard Coombe Farm Chardonnay
Handpicked, whole bunch pressed and fermented with 100% wild yeast, this wine shows an incredibly rich creamy palate with a long and crisp acid finish.

2007 Yering Station Single Vineyard Inverness Ridge Pinot Noir
Handpicked in early March, this single vineyard pinot noir shows notes of raspberry and strawberry with well integrated french oak. The tannins are supple with a well balanced acidity, excellent depth and persistance of flavour.
2006 Yering Station Single Vineyard Carr C Block Shiraz Viognier
Harvested early March, the fruit was destemmed and crushed into stainless steel roto fermenter via a chiller. Fermentation was over two weeks followed by 6 day post fermentation maceration. Followed by 23 months in 100% new french oak.
2010 Yering Station ED Rose
With elegant lifted aromas of cherry, red currant and rose hip. Delicate fruit flavours complement the floral notes and subtle tannins with a classic 'extra-dry' finish.

Cellar Door Established 1859
2008 Yering Station Chardonnay
With a focused mineral backbone, this house style chardonnay shows notes of citrus, grapefruit and cashew with a long and precise finish.
Sunday Market

Yering Station -Resturant pic 1

Yering Station - Resturant pic 2

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1st Victorian Vinyard - 1838

Yering Station was purchased by the Rathbone family in 1996 with 20 acres of established vineyard. Today our plantings have developed, establishing 5 separate Yarra Valley Vineyards totaling 275 acres of yielding vines. The impact of terroir - character deriving from the vineyard - upon the resulting wine offers a great point of comparison in the finished product. The Yering Station single vineyard range (available only through Cellar Door or online) showcases these differences, selecting particular varieties from certain sites to be bottled under separate labels.


The Yering Station estate vineyard claims the proud title of being first vineyard planted in Victoria (see history). This site boasts the vines producing our acclaimed Reserve Pinot Noir. Lower elevation and moderate exposure provide an extended ripening period for this early budding variety. The uniform, fertile soil type enhances growth whilst cane-pruning and meticulously regulated crop levels (depending on the season) ensure flavour intensity. This slightly undulating site, coupled with carefully tailored clonal selection gives Yering Station estate fruit its distinctive 'terroir'.











Handpicked in early March, this single vineyard pinot noir shows notes of raspberry and strawberry with well integrated french oak. The tannins are supple with a well balanced acidity, excellent depth and persistance of flavour
2002 Yarrabank Late Disgorged Cuvee
After eight long years aging on lees, this wine has reached a crescendo of complexity and finesse. Disgorged June 2010

Chateau Yering - Yarra Valley


Everything about Chateau Yering is inviting :-)




The Hotel is situated on 250 acres of land with a 2.7 kilometre frontage to the Yarra river. Chateau Yering enjoys spectacular views across the Yarra Valley to the Great Dividing Range


It is a place of unspoilt pristine beauty,






where the water and the air are clean and crisp

the views spectacular and the friendly







just rest for a while, kick back















































































Thursday, April 28, 2011

Brisbane & Evolution Apartments Nov 2009

Our stay in Brisbane November 2009

CBD stands on the original settlement and is situated inside a bend of the Brisbane River approximately 23 kilometres from its mouth at Moreton Bay.





Evolution Apartments CBD Brisbane



Brisbane is named after the river on which it sits which, in turn, was named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, the Governor of New South Wales from 1821 to 1825.


Ready for our walk, interesting thing is that streets are named after female members (Adelaide, Alice, Ann, Charlotte, Elizabeth, Margaret, Mary) run parallel to Queen Street and Queen Street Mall (named in honour of Queen Victoria) and perpendicular to streets named after male members (Albert, Edward, George, William).











In Brisbane-Edward St, is home to many luxury international retailers, such as MaxMara, Bally, Mont Blanc, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany and Co., Oroton, Polo Ralph Lauren, Bvlgari, Hugo Boss, Hermes, and more but Stefan is going to Rebel :-)






The city has retained some heritage buildings dating back to 1820's



















Stef's recreation :-)












































































































































































































































Thursday, July 29, 2010

Mornington town - Sunday winter walk


Winter Indulgence on the street of Mornington Peninsula
















Beauty breaks here on this winter walk


cliff top walks


Melbourne


Fishermans Beach




Combine the best of Europe's coastal living (it's boot-shaped like Italy) with traditional Aussie charm on the Mornington Peninsula, place you must see :-)