"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 Lune
 News from the Vineyard....
The 2013 grape harvest is over!
The general verdict was that this was a good growing season
relative to previous years.
Nets are being bagged and stored away for next year.
Preparations for pruning (the next major vineyard task) are
underway. The compressor needs to be serviced, shears need to be
sharpened and much housekeeping is still to be done.
News from the Winery....
2012 Mr Quincey - Quince Fortified
Now available to buy! Please check the Tasting
Notes for more information on this popular drop.
2013 Vintage Report
A host of new wines, has gone into
the Cellar and their fermentation and maturation are being monitored for the joy of my ardent
customers! Keep a watch on the Tasting Notes page
for new items as they become available.
A few wines - 2010 Pinot Noir, 2011 Blue Moon Oaked Chardonnay, 2010 Shiraz and 2011 Two
Vineyards Rose - are now in short supply and it is advisable to order quickly if
you want to stock up before they are gone forever.
Closed on Thursdays
Clair de Lune Vineyard advises that we are now closed for business on
Thursdays.
In the Region...
South Gippsland Markets
South Gippsland has a wealth of markets to visit. As well as Farmers Markets,
there are Art and Craft-themed markets, and those with a mixture of all kinds of
stalls. Many of them operate year 'round and some are undercover in the winter
months.
You can find lists of the current markets and information about them on the
South Gippsland.com website
or on Gippslander.com.
You never know what you'll find!
Loch Food and Wine Festival
Loch's 4th annual festival of local food and wine producers of South Gippsland
is on again on the Queen's Birthday weekend and now in the week leading up to
that holiday (1st to 10th June 2013). More information on the programs and dates
is available on the
Festival website.
Clair de Lune Vineyard will be there with tastings of some new releases,
including Mr Quincey. Look forward to seeing you there.
Creative Gippsland Festival 2013
The program for this annual
festival of artistic talent in the Gippsland region lists events throughout May.
You still have time to catch some wonderful things, including the
Great
Gippsland Gatescape competition which is an online event to be judged on 6th
June 2013. Check out the gallery of fabulously decorative gates!
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
Loch Food and Wine Festival: Sunday 9th June 2013 Clair de Lune
will be there in the main street, Masonic Hall.
...and remember!
The Cellar Door is generally open for your convenience every day
from 11:30am to 5:30pm (except Thursdays, 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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