Wine and chocolate, two great tastes

CLYDE Park Vineyard will be hopping on Easter Sunday.

For the kids there is an Easter egg hunt, a roaming Easter bunny to meet, face painting, and arts and crafts activities.

The Easter egg hunt starts at 10.30am with all funds raised from the $6 tickets donated to The Change Angels charity.

The adults can enjoy live acoustic music, purchase a ticket in the huge egg raffle, taste the Single Block wines and do a winery walkabout.

Luke Polson, Clyde Park’s Viticulturist will lead a 45-minute vineyard tour around the Block D Pinot Noir vines starting at 2.45pm.

Co-owner Terry Jongebloed said the winery walkabout is a rare chance to get into Clyde Park’s back yard.

“Our Block D Pinot Noir vines are grown on a very steep hill and are at the forefront of cool climate viticulture,” Mr Jongebloed said.

The wine has rated over the last five years consistently in the 97 point range from James Halliday.

Mr Polson will discuss the soil, or as the French say the terroir, and the impact it has on the vines.

Mr Jongebloed said for him and his wife co-owner Sue Dixon the Easter egg hunt is all about welcoming everyone in for some fun.

“The money from the hunt and the raffle ticket sales all goes to charity,” he said. “It’s a family fun day, let the kids get out there and run around and have a good time.”

Clyde Park Vineyard and Bistro is located at 2490 Midland Highway, Bannockburn.

For further information or to book the winery walkabout call 5281 7274 or online at clydepark.com.au.