Wine Reviews and Awards

Four Local Heathcote Wineries Finalists in 2010 Fed Square Wine Awards

(Media Release) 

The wineries include Hanging Rock Winery at Newham, Peregrine Ridge at Heathcote, Munari Wines at Heathcote, and Sanguine Estate.

The awards were established by Fed Square in 2004 as an initiative aimed at providing regional wineries with an opportunity to promote their wines in a central city location.

In the last seven years, more than 70 Wine Showcases have been held, with in excess of 50,000 people attending and 1420 wineries exhibiting.

Last year (September 2008 – August 2009) 564 wines were entered for judging throughout the year and 150 were eligible to be re-submitted for the Annual Awards.

Joanne Butterworth-Gray, Chief Executive, Victorian Wine Industry Association said, "the Fed Square Wine Awards provided a monthly promotion of the industry in the centre of Melbourne and a chance for wine makers to promote their product directly to the community."