Bendigo Wine Makers
Lake Cairn Curran Vineyard
Lake Cairn Curran Vineyard is located at a historic rural property on the banks of the Loddon River and Cairn Curran Reservoir at Welshman’s Reef, near Castlemaine.
The Vineyard was established in 1987 at ‘Park Hill’, the original homestead of the Tarrengower Run (C1840). In 1999 the Fergusons purchased the historic property to produce Estate grown wines from the mature vines.
We now produce Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Shiraz and Sparkling wines under our Lake Cairn Curran Vineyard label. Our table wines are typically elegant with lively fruit, discrete oak influence and complexity from ageing in French & American oak barrels.
Our vines are hand worked and low yielding to concentrate fruit flavour. Grapes are organically produced without artificial inputs. We use sustainable viticultural practices such as undervine mulch, sheep grazing and minimal irrigation.
 Our winemakers impart their individual passions and expertise using traditional and modern techniques – such as wild yeast Chardonnay ferments, cold maceration for Pinot Noir, basket pressed Shiraz and Methode Champenoise sparkling wine.
As with our vineyard name, our wine labels are inspired by the adjoining Cairn Curran Reservoir. Our labels capture the seasonal variations of the lake and river – compare our 2003 labels bearing a painting of the stunning full lake to our 2005 labels with photographs by Gary Chapman of the dramatic drought landscape of the same river valley! We thrive on the viticultural and winemaking challenges each vintage brings to produce wines of varietal, regional and individual Estate character which are also a pleasure to drink - as well as controlling the temptation to indulge in rampant hyperbole in wine marketing! We hope that you will also enjoy our wines – Ross and Sarah Ferguson
Cellar Door
By prior Appointment only.
Our mud-brick Cellar Door is located at ‘Park Hill’ homestead, off the beaten track at Welshman’s Reef, between Maldon and Newstead.
Location:
‘Park Hill’ Estate
Leathbridge Rd
Welshman’s Reef
From time to time we also open our Cellar Door at The Chapel Newstead (our nearby 1860’s Church normally used for S/C Accommodation) for tastings of new releases and events. Join our mailing list for details of openings.
Location:
The Chapel Newstead
17 Lyons Street
Newstead
1˝ hours drive from Melbourne, 15 minutes from Castlemaine along the Pyrenees Hwy to Newstead
Open days & Events will be advertised. Contact us for orders, outlet details or to join our mailing list.
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