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My love of N.E.Victoria with its food, wine and skiing led me back to this area when I finished my specialist anaesthetic training; I had been a GP in nearby Mt.Beauty so I knew the area well. The hills rising up from the floor of the Ovens Valley were already producing outstanding wines from the likes of Giaconda and Sorrenberg, it only seemed natural to take advantage of the cooling effects of elevation, the already obvious potential of the Beechworth wines and locate a site within the region.
The old Brown Brothers Everton Hills property which had produced superb long aged reds in its day, under their Family Reserve label but was now overgrown, appeared on the market. The chance to pick up a vineyard site with a pedigree is rare in the new world; the superb view from the top of the hill didn't hurt either! I was on my way in Beechworth.

Since committing ourselves to the soil here, other exciting Beechworth projects have hit the winelists. Savaterre, Castagna and Cow Hill to name but three.

The regional review in Divine Food and Wine December/February 2004 issue is well worth a look at to get a handle on Beechworth and its progress.