News and Coming Events
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"Clair de Lune" when translated from its original French means "Light of the Moon". The late French composer Claude Debussy created a magnificent piano piece, Clair de Lune. It has a beautiful, timeless and enduring quality and consequently was the source of inspiration for naming our vineyard and wines. Clair de Lune's goal is to create wines of great finesse and elegance that will be enjoyed and celebrated by the wine and food fraternity thereby promoting our future. What's Happening at Clair de LuneNews from the Vineyard....Reviewing the season so far, 2011 is proving to be as much a challenging year as 2010 in terms of producing the maximum crop possible. The prime reason for this is the weather, which has been very ordinary, to say the least: lots of rain activity interfering with flowering and development of the berry, culminating in downy mildew. Crop losses will occur. News from the Winery....Stocks of Pinot Noir 2009 are disappearing and I hope to bottle the 2010 Pinot in the next month. I also hope to be bottling the 2010 Shiraz soon, too. Well, that's the plan, providing I don't have any more serious mechanical breakdowns, as has occurred in the past three weeks!!! In the Region...The tourist 'invasion' to South Gippsland is on the way, with visits to the Cellar Door here steadily increasing.Wine-lovers who are holidaying in the Sandy Point/Walkerville area may like to know that Sandy Point is having a market on Saturday 7th January 2012. Clair de Lune will be there. I hope to meet you there and offer you a tasting of my wines.
Cheers! Brian Gaffy Winemaker
Coming Events
Koonwarra Farmers' Market:
8am - 1pm every first Saturday of the month
Coal Creek Farmers' Market: 8am - 1pm every second Saturday of the month Sandy Point Foreshore Market - Saturday 7th January 2012 (At the Tennis Club) ...and remember!The Cellar Door is generally open for your convenience every day from 11:30am to 5:30pm (except Christmas Day, Good Friday and times when I am attending markets, as per the calendar on the home page). If you are just passing by and the gate is open during the usual opening hours, then the winery is open. Please enter! However if you know you want to visit, please ring to make a time so you can guarantee a tasting. |
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To listen to "Clair de Lune" while exploring our webpage prpress play below This music sequence is usedr> with permission from the
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