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Redesdale Hotel, 2640 Kyneton-Heathcote Road, Redesdale, Vic 3444 |
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Heathcote |
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(03) 5425 3236 |
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www.redesdale.com |
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Tues-Wed 2-8, Thurs-Sun 11-late |
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Tobias Ansted (Contract) |
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1982 |
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800 |
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4 ha |
Planting of the Redesdale Estate vines began in 1982 on the northeast slopes of a 25-ha grazing property, fronting the Campaspe River on one side. The rocky quartz and granite soil meant the vines had to struggle, and when Peter Williams and wife Suzanne Arnall- Williams purchased the property in 1988 the vineyard was in a state of disrepair. They have rejuvenated the vineyard, planted an olive grove, and, more recently, erected a two-storey cottage surrounded by a garden, which is part of the Victorian Open Garden Scheme (and cross-linked to a villa in Tuscany).