History

The vineyard was established in 1989 and consists of approximately 45 acres of a combination of Pinot Noir, Merlot, Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio. The Estate is situated at Tawonga South in the morning shadow of Mount Bogong in the Alpine Valley region of Northeast Victoria. At an altitude of 600 metres high, this is one of the highest vineyards in Victoria. The climate and soil is comparable to the best wine growing areas in Europe. In addition to this, clean water and clear air coupled with very cold winters, hot summer days and cool nights make for intensely flavoured high quality grapes.

"It just keeps getting better"

"Some 220 tonnes of fruit was hand picked at Ezio and Wendy Minutello's Annapurna Estate vineyard on Simmonds Creek Road and transported to Seppelts in western Victoria to be used for this premium sparkling wine. (Seppelts Salinger Champagne). This is a credit to the proprietors and is recognition of the skill and hard work that has gone into the vineyard."

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Time Line

1969
The Minutello family bought the property, which at the time was a dairy farm surrounded by bush and swamp. Only a small little shack building was on the property with a small power line, no running water and a single bush track in

1969-1980
The family grew tobacco

1980
The family stopped growing tobacco because it wasn’t profitable, and the farm was largely unproductive from 1980-1986

1988-1989
The first cuttings were planted in the vineyard

1992
The first fruit was harvested

1995
The first vintage was produced under the Annapurna Estate label

1996
Annapurna Estate won Vineyard of the Year and was runners up in the Victorian Farm Management Award

1998
Annapurna Estate won the Victorian Farm Management Award from the Royal Agricultural Society

1999
Severe frosts damaged the fruit (a one in two hundred year frost)

2000
The reticulated frost mitigation system was setup in the vineyard.

2003
Bush fires raged across the Alpine Valley. The Estate came under threat and the Minutello family kept constant vigilance and defended their property for over 30 days during that hot, dry season. The fruit was damaged from the smoke

2004
The current logo and wine label was developed.

2005
Bush fires once again swept through the area. Again the fruit was damaged from the smoke

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