The Mornington Peninsula is full of people from all walks of life committed to pursuing a lifestyle around family, food, wine, friendship and doing something meaningful, creative and excellent.
It is people who are the real assets of the Peninsula.
People such as the Gordons who blow exquisite glassware from their studio in Red Hill Road, Milton and Isilda from Mornington Peninsula Chocolates who combine sophisticated design with the most delicious flavours imaginable.
Then there are the region s great benefactors, the recently deceased Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE who shared wealth with countless charities and established the fine regional McClelland Art Gallery.
Our first vigneron is Baillieu Myer AC who had a lifetime in retail before moving his family to their Elgee Park property to start a vineyard in 1972.
Today the Myer Family Trust supports countless projects and the Myer property is home to the finest private sculpture collection in Australia.
There are artists living all the way down the Peninsula creating great works for the public eye.
Musicians too, including one of Australia s most successful contemporary artists, Gotye winner of five ARIA and three Grammy Awards and a lover of the Peninsula s bushland, op-shops and markets.
In more recent years, chefs have brought great accolades to the area with more awards and coveted Chefs Hats than any other region in Australia.
They join a passionate group of cooks and dedicated producers, cheesemakers, breadmakers, gourmet storeowners, orchardists and growers.
This is an artisan s paradise full of people so brilliant at what they do they have created farmgate trails, festive markets, roadside stalls and new industries.
Alongside all this is the wine industry, with many gifted people who had an epiphany to pursue the quest to achieve the Holy Grail of winemaking, the perfect Pinot Noir.
Wendy Lloyd was one of these people.
A Peninsula wine enthusiast and a fabulous conversationalist, she cared deeply about people and the region and we will miss her.
- Arthur O Bryan ALL WALKS OF LIFE The Mornington Peninsula is full of people from all walks of life committed to pursuing a lifestyle around family, food, wine, friendship and doing something meaningful, creative and excellent.
It is people who are the real assets of the Peninsula.
People such as the Gordons who blow exquisite glassware from their studio in Red Hill Road, Milton and Isilda from Mornington Peninsula Chocolates who combine sophisticated design with the most delicious flavours imaginable.
Then there are the region s great benefactors, the recently deceased Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE who shared wealth with countless charities and established the fine regional McClelland Art Gallery.
Our first vigneron is Baillieu Myer AC who had a lifetime in retail before moving his family to their Elgee Park property to start a vineyard in 1972.
Today the Myer Family Trust supports countless projects and the Myer property is home to the finest private sculpture collection in Australia.
There are artists living all the way down the Peninsula creating great works for the public eye.
Musicians too, including one of Australia s most successful contemporary artists, Gotye winner of five ARIA and three Grammy Awards and a lover of the Peninsula s bushland, op-shops and markets.
In more recent years, chefs have brought great accolades to the area with more awards and coveted Chefs Hats than any other region in Australia.
They join a passionate group of cooks and dedicated producers, cheesemakers, breadmakers, gourmet storeowners, orchardists and growers.
This is an artisan s paradise full of people so brilliant at what they do they have created farmgate trails, festive markets, roadside stalls and new industries.
Alongside all this is the wine industry, with many gifted people who had an epiphany to pursue the quest to achieve the Holy Grail of winemaking, the perfect Pinot Noir.
Wendy Lloyd was one of these people.
A Peninsula wine enthusiast and a fabulous conversationalist, she cared deeply about people and the region and we will miss her.
- Arthur O Bryan ALL WALKS OF LIFE Peninsula Visitor .
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Autumn 2014 The wine community of the Peninsula overseas is mourning the loss of Wendy Lloyd of Eldridge Estate, widely known as the Queen of Chardonnay because of her abiding interest in this classic wine varietal.
The endless variations of expressions of Chardonnay grapes fascinated her as she her husband, David, travelled the world discovered the effects of climate, viticulture vinification.
She became a passionate advocate for Peninsula Chardonnay, widely acknowledged to be amongst the finest in the World, with Eldridge Estate in the top echelon.
Wendy died just days after her 60th birthday 18 months after diagnosis with metastatic breast cancer.
Apart from David Eldridge Estate, Wendy s life revolved around the 4 T s .Travel, Teaching, Tennis Tasting only the finest wines Intrepid travels to 5 continents began with youthful smell of an oily rag adventures progressed to last year s bucket list of dreams which included 3 of the 4 tennis grand slams, serious time in Burgundy Paris FAREWELL TO MORNINGTON PENINSULA S WENDY LLOYD the Norwegian coastal journey with Grand Cru Chardonnay from Burgundy almost every day for 2 months A Melbourne girl, Wendy was educated at Kilvington Girls Grammar where she shone, both academically in the sports arena.
Monash University followed, where she completed a science degree, a teaching diploma, played top Grade tennis met David Lloyd, also a science student, a tennis player, future teacher, a keen participant in the Monash Wine Club.
Wendy was often overseas on holidays as her father worked for Qantas but, eventually, the stars aligned they married, embarked on careers explored the world together.
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