Destination: 'Tahbilk, Goulburn Valley'
Established in 1860, Tahbilk is located in the Nagambie Lakes subregion
of the Goulburn Valley, on the banks of the Goulburn River, about 100kms
north of Melbourne. The Aboriginals called the site “tabilk-tabilk”, meaning
“place of many waterholes”.
Family owned since 1925, fourth generation Alister Purbrick has been
winemaker and Chief Executive since 1979.
Tahbilk’s flagship wines are the Rhone varieties of Marsanne and Shiraz; it
boasts the world’s largest single planting of Marsanne, with the oldest
vines established in 1927, whilst its 1860 Shiraz vines are beieved to be
the oldest in the world.
James Halliday describes Tahbilk as ‘a priceless inheritance’.
Tahbilk are members of Australia’s First Families of Wine.
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Your visit:
River boat cruise of wet land conservation, followed by tour of vineyards and historic cellars then tasting led by Alister Purbrick featuring verticals of Marsanne and Shiraz spanning three decades.
River boat cruise of wet land conservation, followed by tour of vineyards and historic cellars then tasting led by Alister Purbrick featuring verticals of Marsanne and Shiraz spanning three decades.