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Tahbilk Winery & Pink Cliffs

With a gorgeous day forecast for Sunday, we took a drive up to Tahbilk Winery at Nagambie before going to the Pink Cliffs at Heathcote.  Along the way, we found and stopped for Canola fields bordered by Wattle shrubs and Gum trees.

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Established in 1860 Tahbilk is the most beautiful and historic family owned winery in Australia, located in one of the nation’s premium viticultural areas.  The property itself comprises some 1,214 hectares of rich river flats with a frontage of 11 kms to the Goulburn River and 8 kms of permanent backwaters and creeks.

Tahbilk Winery

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The Winery

Tahbilk is a lovely old winery, established in 1860 and bordered on two sides by the  Tahbilk Lagoon and Goulburn river.  The cellar door is open seven days a week, and the very popular cafe is definitely one you need to book for.  Its been in the Purbrick family since 1925, with five generations of the family at the helm.

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We tried the Sauvignon Blanc and Verdelho.. and liberated a bottle of the Verdelho to bring home with us. 

wetlands map Tahbilk Winery & Pink Cliffs
A 6km walk around the lagoon is worth it for bird lovers

Downstairs from the cellar is the old, old cellars still in use. They’ve been there since 1867. The floor is worn in front of the barrels. You wonder how many people have worked there over the last 151 years

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Leaving Tahbilk winery, we drove to Mitchelton winery. However, they had a large wedding with people and cars everywhere, so we moved on and stopped at Nagambie lakes for lunch before heading to Heathcote and the Pink Cliffs.

Pink Cliffs

I found the cliffs VERY underwhelming.  They are a series of small, sandy white and reddish rocks and mounds, with a few boulders and lots of gravel and sand. I did do one HDR, which turned out ok. But overall, they are not a place I would bother returning to, and ‘pink’ is drawing a very longbow.

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Update

It turned out we were in the wrong place. We were only on the outer, smaller edge of the pink cliffs. I found the area everyone was raving about – and it was fabulous.

© Bevlea Ross