GLENLYON ESTATE (previously Ellender Estate)…read more Situated in the beautiful Australian countryside this winery had long been our favorite place to spend an afternoon while savoring their delicious thin crust pizzas and sipping on quality local wines... but now it's even better! The new owners Simon & Lee have managed to keep everything that was great (local produce, beautiful setting) and make it better than ever. With a wonderful energy and zeal for outstanding customer service they make you feel like a close friend who's been invited to their estate to share good times and great food (did I mention the pizza is our all time favorite). Bookings aren't essential but highly recommended to ensure you don't miss out and I would be sure to allow a few hours to really relax and let the beauty of the place sink in... can't recommend this place highly enough. Visited February 2017

From the owner: An Estate visit will reward you with friendship, knowledge and an understanding of our special…read moreplace.

Wow is all I could think and say when I walked into the old barn that now serves at the Cellar Door…read more(yes, it should be capitalised according to rule 17.9 of the oenophile's handbook) for Paramoor winery. The old barn, complete with stabling boxes, working blacksmith's forge and generous lashings of now-archaic once-indispensable rural paraphernalia, is decked out with tables and chairs as if you had been invited into someone's rustic tearooms or sitting room, and Bill conducts the free tastings in person, at your table. I challenge you to name another such table service wine tasting at a cellar door. This intimate approach allows you to hear the full story of the wines, including the naming convention of some (after his mother, his wife etc), and the locations of the vineyards from whence the berries were sourced. This is undoubtedly the best wine tasting I have ever had. Happily, Paramoor make fantastic wines, and Bill will let you try them all during his tasting flight. I mentioned that I liked heavy cold weather Shiraz, and some minutes later bill presented a bottle for tasting that he thought "may be ready, so your opinion would be good if this is your thing." We agreed it was ready, and he noted improvement from his tasting a year or so previous. And will only improve, so I managed to secures bottle or two of an as yet unreleased wine :) If that doesn't fill you with warm fuzzies, nothing will. Pizza in the wood fired oven many days, and cheese platters etc available all the time. Like MacArthur, I shall return. Unlike MacArthur, I will not destroy Manila.

From the owner: A boutique winery in the Macedon Ranges, Paramoor Winery is a family run business. Since 2005 we…read morehave been producing award winning wines including Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Rose, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. In 2011, we added a wood fired pizza oven into the mix and now serve delicious wood fired pizzas on the first two weekends of each month in our beautiful barn. Located only an hour from Melbourne we look forward to seeing you soon!

A great location to enjoy a peaceful wine and pizza…read more Upon entry we were greeted by a Gentleman and provided with a sample of the onsite produced wines, for me it was the Pinot Noir We decided to stay for lunch and enjoyed entry & house made pizzas. I would defiantly return again for a good meal and wine.

From the owner: Take the time to visit Kyneton Ridge Estate and sample some award winning Pinot Noir, Heathcote…read moreShiraz, Macedon Sparkling and our newest addition, Sparkling Shiraz. Enjoy the summer breeze on our deck, or cuddle up by the fire in winter. We serve light cafe meals and Grinders coffee.