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Harvest weekends in October: walk-ins welcome 11:00–16:00 (sample)

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Taste each wine beside the vines it grew on

Calder Ridge (sample) is a six-hectare family vineyard in the hills above Springfield. Every wine is named for the block it comes from, so you can taste the Syrah, then walk out to its rows.

Cellar door open Thursday to Sunday, 11:00–17:00 (sample)

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See the wines
A

Riesling
1992, 1.2 ha

B

Chardonnay
2004, 1.6 ha

C

Syrah
1998, 0.8 ha

D

Pinot noir
2011, 1.1 ha

E

Cabernet franc
2016, 0.6 ha

Cellar door

Red varieties

White varieties

Cellar door

Calder Ridge planting plan (sample): 5.3 ha of vines in five blocks, rows drawn as planted.

Cellar door tastings

Sit at the tasting bench or out on the terrace above Block A. A host pours, tells you where each wine grows and answers whatever you ask.

Cellar door flight

Five current wines, from the Riesling to the Syrah. No booking needed for up to five people.

About 40 minutes

$20 a person

Free when you buy two bottles

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Reserve flight, seated

Six wines including a library vintage from the cellar, with a small cheese plate.

About 60 minutes

$35 a person

Booking needed

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Vineyard walk and tasting

A walk through Blocks A, C and D with the vineyard manager, then a barrel tasting.

About 90 minutes

$55 a person

Saturdays at 10:30

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The pour order

1

A

Block A Riesling 2024, dry

2

B

Block B Chardonnay 2023

3

D

Rosé of Pinot noir 2024

4

D

Block D Pinot noir 2023

5

C

Block C Syrah 2022

Light to full, white to red (sample).

Example prices. Tastings are for guests of legal drinking age; we ask for ID if we are unsure.

The wines, block by block

Small batches from our own grapes only. Each square shows the block the wine comes from, drawn as it is on the plan.

A

Block A Riesling 2024

Dry, lime and wet stone. From the oldest vines on the east slope.

$24

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B

Block B Chardonnay 2023

Fermented in older barrels; ripe pear, hazelnut, a clean finish.

$29

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D

Rosé of Pinot noir 2024

Pressed straight after picking; strawberry and pink grapefruit.

$21

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D

Block D Pinot noir 2023

Cherry and forest floor, light enough to chill a little in summer.

$34

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C

Block C Syrah 2022

Black pepper and plum from the warmest rows; 18 months in oak.

$38

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E

Ridge red 2021, Blocks C and E

Syrah with Cabernet franc; dark fruit, firm, ready to keep.

$46

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Example prices, per 750 ml bottle. Case of twelve: 10% off.

All wines and ordering

What is happening in the vineyard

A vineyard changes every month. This is the year at Calder Ridge, and where we are in it now (sample).

Jan–Feb

Pruning

Each vine is cut back by hand to two canes. Quiet weeks at the cellar door.

April

Budbreak

The first green shoots. Frost nights mean early mornings for the vineyard team.

June

Flowering

Tiny flowers set the size of the crop. Evenings on the terrace begin.

August

Veraison

Red grapes turn from green to violet; we start tasting the berries.

Sept–Oct, now

Harvest

Picking by hand, block by block. Harvest weekends at the cellar door.

Plan your visit

Monday to Wednesday

Closed

Thursday and Friday

11:00–17:00

Saturday and Sunday

11:00–17:00

Last tasting

16:15

Public holidays

11:00–16:00

Opening hours (sample).

Good to know

  • Drivers get free soft drinks and our own grape juice
  • Children are welcome with an adult; there is a lawn to run on
  • Dogs on a lead are welcome on the terrace
  • The tasting room and toilets are step-free
  • Cheese and charcuterie boards from $18 (example prices)
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Getting here
A host pours wine at a tasting table in front of oak barrels, seen from behind

Events at the estate

Small events, booked ahead. Wine club members get the first tickets (sample).

Sat 25 Oct

Last-pick harvest morning

Pick Block C Syrah with the team, then breakfast in the barrel hall. Bring boots.

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Fri 14 Nov

Winemaker's dinner in the barrel hall

Four courses, each with a wine from a different block. Seats for 40.

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Sat 6 Dec

Winter cases and mulled wine

Pick up mixed cases for the holidays; tastings all day, no booking.

Free entry

Sat 31 Jan

Pruning workshop

Learn to prune a vine on our oldest Riesling rows. Secateurs provided.

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Events and dates (sample).

Join the wine club

Three cases a year, chosen by our winemaker from each new release and a few bottles from the library.

Six bottles, three times a year

$150 a case

Twelve bottles, three times a year

$280 a case

Tastings for you and a guest

Free

Extra bottles

15% off

Example prices. Cancel after any shipment.

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How it works
Bottles resting in a wooden wine rack, lit warmly

From the journal

All journal notes

Finding the cellar door

Calder Ridge Vineyard
212 Ridge Road, Springfield (sample)

  • Six kilometres from Springfield station; taxis wait at the rank
  • Free parking beside the cellar door, with two accessible spaces
  • Cyclists: a bike rack and a water tap by the gate
  • Coach groups by arrangement
Get directions
Map of the roads around the Calder Ridge cellar door
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Harvest weekends in October: walk-ins welcome 11:00–16:00 (sample)

(555) 014-2200

[email protected]

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