Lindsay McCall Born year 1952 in Leongatha Hospital, East Gippsland Family single with 2 children girl and boy Career schoolteacher for 21 years, 11 years start-up winery, Established Paringa Estate in 1985 also completed two vintages in Burgundy Hobbies Cricket, and AFL, I played both but now more a spectator Reason for choosing the MP to make wine My first teaching positionwas at Rosebud High in 1975, a growing interest in wine led to research andthen I came across the vineyard site which meant the dream was hatched A piece of music most representative of your wine I like folk music bands like Mumford and Sons but to nail it down to a particular song, well can t go past Bob Dylan s classic, Lay Lady Lay.
Wine you re most proud of and why The 2007 Paringa Estate Reserve Shiraz it won 16 trophiesincluding the Best Shiraz at the Melbourne Wine Show.
How are you pushing the envelope with your winemaking I ve been playing around with wholebunch in Pinot Noir and full solids in Chardonnay which intrigues me when you get that lovelymatchstick character in the wine Apart from wine, what flavour is the true signature taste of the Mornington Peninsula In the Paringa Estate restaurant, chef Julian Hills uses fresh mushrooms when they are in season in someseriously wonderful dishes.
He always does something interesting and the mushroom season is a greattime to dine out at our restaurant as the go so well with Pinot Noir.
Simon Black Montalto WineryBorn 1970 in Canberra Family spouse Belinda, three children, twin boys and a little girlCareer Willow Creek, Heathcote Estate, Clyde Park and Montalto, vintage bin Maldova, two vintages in Burgundy and two in usaHobbies gardening, travel, drinking wine, footballReason for choosing the MP to make wine pinot and chard and lifestylewith access to premium grapes.
A piece of music most representative of your wine The Hardest button to Button by the White Stripes.
Wine you re most proud of and why 2005 Reserve Clyde Park chardonnay stylistically it wasvery close to where I wanted to be and aged beautifully, it was under cork.
The most recent Montalto chardonnays are right up there with that wine.
How are you pushing the envelope with your winemaking Carbonic maseration with chard, storinglees that go back into fresh wines, whole-bunch handling looking for more complexity and mouth feel.
Apart from wine, what flavour is the true signature taste of the Mornington Peninsula Montalto olive oil and Flinders mussels on the deck at Montalto restaurant.
Selma Lowther Elan Vineyard and Winery Born 1956 in Melbourne Family Jonathan children two girls and a boy Career Bsc Monash major in biochemistry, worked in medical research, switched to wine science at Charles Sturt before establishing the Elanvineyard in 1981.
Hobbies Travel Reason for choosing the MP to make wine family grew up in the region.
Parents purchased the property in the mid-1960s.
A piece of music most representative of your wine River of Dreams by Billy Joel it s a really nice tune.
Wine you re most proud of and why They are all my babies but especially our Shiraz we get lovelyripeness.
We under-crop so it s lovely fruit with really lovely flavours How are you pushing the envelope with your winemaking We recently started doing wild yeast ferment through all our wines and we have just planted Garganega, a Northern Italian white variety to make some soave.
Apart from wine, what flavour is the true signature taste of the Mornington Peninsula The cherries you get from around Red Hill remind me of Christmas and some of the cherries are as big as plums.
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