the wineries of mornington peninsula


aside from the scenic places, which include the beaches, and the fruit farms, i think the primary attraction of the mornington peninsula is the wineries. some are open daily, some, on weekends and some can only be visited if you make an appointment.

the better known ones include tucks ridge, stonier, moorooduc estate, red hill estate, paringa estate, t'gallant, monalto, dromana estate, main ridge and willow creek.

for us, going back to the mornington peninsula meant going back to familiar places like the sunny ridge strawberry farm and the t'gallant winery.

t'gallant is set in a tin shed with tree trunks as supporting beams. it has a wide range of wine at a wide range of prices, with a wide range of pinot gris and pinot grigo - which is its trademark wine.

we bought four bottles of pink marcato and one bottle of juliet pinot noir which i gave to chris.
we drank one bottle of the marcato at the house in rye, gave one bottle to michael and steven and took two bottles back to singapore.