WINE CONNOISSEURS delight at Pondalowie Vineyards

Nestled in the picturesque Otways Hinterland is Pondalowie Vineyards, the Surf Coast’s newest winery.

The boutique winery Pondalowie, is family-owned and operated by Dominic and Krystina Morris, who recently relocated
their winemaking business to Bambra, just 30 minutes from the Surf Coast.

The husband and wife duo have opened their doors to patrons this summer, offering tastings and sales of their handcrafted, award-winning wines.

Having established the boutique winery in 1996, the duo drew upon extensive winemaking experiences from France, Portugal and Australia.

Both winemakers, they produce premium wines using grapes grown at their Bendigo vineyards and bought from friends’ vineyards in Heathcote.

Over the last two decades they have become widely recognised as one of Australia’s leading producers of red wines
from the Bendigo and Heathcote wine regions; they’ve received a 5-star rating in James Halliday Wine Companions for
12 years, as well as winning numerous national and international awards.

The Morris’ have built a new, custom designed winery and commenced groundworks for a vineyard to offer another dimension to the range of wines they currently produce under their two brands: Pondalowie and Pinga Wines.

Head down to Pondalowie and meet Krystina and Dominic at their Bambra cellar door and let them guide you through a tasting of their amazing wines.

Observe first hand where and how the wines are made as the cellar door is uniquely housed within their working winery.

The Pondalowie cellar door is signposted with a brown winery tourism sign on the Deans Marsh-Winchelsea Road at Bambra and will be open 12-5pm every day from Boxing Day to Australia Day and by appointment thereafter.

If you can’t make it to their cellar door, contact them to arrange free home delivery instead (minimum order six bottles).

Note: The cellar door will be closed on Extreme and Code Red fire danger days. Located at 55 Bambra Road, Bambra, Victoria. Phone: 0439 373 366, email [email protected] or visit pondalowie.com.au.