There is a new name in a familiar space with Tomich Wines opening their new tasting room in the Adelaide Hills.
The Tomich family is the new owner of the former Nepenthe cellar door and vineyard in Balhannah - and it will reopen from Saturday as The Crest at Tomich.
It's in an easy spot to access: Shaw + Smith is across the road, The Lane is next door and Hahndorf is five minutes away, Randal Tomich reported on LinkedIn..
The property was once Balcrest, where Alfred E. Haigh of Haigh’s Chocolates ran a horse stud in the 1930s. Hence the new name."Four generations ago, our family put vines in the ground," Tomich Wines said . "This week we begin a new chapter."
"We’re investing in the Adelaide Hills, in South Australian wine and in the local economy that depends on both. The whole existing team is staying with us, because you don’t buy a place like this and leave its heart behind.
"[Third-generation winemaker] Jack [Tomich} and the winemaking team gain new cool-climate parcels of pinot noir and chardonnay. And we get to look after a piece of South Australian history."
The Tomich family will still operate in its tasting facility on King William Road in the Adelaide suburb of Unley.
Nepenthe no longer has a cellar door but its wines can be purchased online.
See https://tomich.com.au/ - but they need to update the website to reflect the latest news.
No comments:
Post a Comment