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THE STORY OF BEST’S GREAT WESTERN

T H E S T O R Y O F B E S T ’ S G R E A T W E S T E R N


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CONTENTS

The Story of Best’s Great Western The Story of Best’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Best Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 The Thomson Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Viv Thomson OAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Best’s Vineyards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

The Story of Best’s Winemaking . . . . . . 10

Justin Purser, Best’s Winemaker . . . . . . . 11

Best’s Wine Ranges Notable Best’s Wines . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Best’s Price list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Best’s Cellar Door – The Stables Great Western . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Grampians and Great Western Regional Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Contact Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20



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Best’s has been making wines uninterrupted since 1866, striving to craft expressive, authentic regional wines in Victoria’s Great Western region.

Best’s has been owned by two families since 1866 – the Best family,

who founded the winery; and today, the Thomson family, having purchased the property after Henry Best’s death in 1920. Best’s is now run by Viv Thomson’s son, Ben Thomson, the fifth generation of the Thomson family to manage the winery.

Best’s old vineyards, planted in the 1860s, are among the oldest and rarest pre-phylloxera plantings in the world. The invaluable Best’s Nursery Block contains almost 40 varieties (some unidentified to this day).

As one of Australia’s oldest and continuously family owned and operated wineries, Best’s crafts extraordinary and iconic wines of elegance and longevity. The flagship wine, Best’s Thomson Family Shiraz, has an “Outstanding” designation from the revered Langton’s auction house and Best’s Bin No. 0 Shiraz is rated “Excellent”.

JOSEPH AND HENRY

BEST immigrated as children to Australia from Surrey,

England in 1834. The family first landed in Tasmania but moved to Melbourne soon after. In the 1850s, the brothers moved west to Ararat, Victoria, with thousands of other fortune seekers in the Victorian Gold Rush. The Bests were entrepreneurial types and saw more profit in looking after the miner’s requirements, so they formed a butchery business supplying meat to the miners.

In 1865, Joseph Best noted the early success of the first wine growers in the district and planted vines for himself with cuttings from the original St Peters Vineyard nearby. The following year, his brother Henry established his own vineyard to the west, named after the Concongella Creek. Henry planted 30 hectares of vines with about 3km of frontage

along the creek. He named the property Concongella.

While his knowledge of wine was minimal, Henry’s capacity for work was profound. He built the original winery and underground cellars using his own hands and the skilled labour of local gold miners; both are still in working use today.

Henry Best’s meticulous attention to detail, experimentation and desire to find the best grape varieties for his vineyard resulted in Best’s wines becoming well known in England and throughout Europe. That attention to detail and innovation is highly valued at Best’s

and is still evident in all its wine production today. After Henry’s death, his son Charles sold the enterprise

in 1920 to second-generation local vigneron Frederick P. Thomson. And so, it was at this time that the Thomson family’s career with this famed winery began.

Henry Best

1834

Henry Best arrives

from England in

Tasmania as a child.

Henry Best purchases

land in Great Western.

He calls the property

Concongella.

1866

Best’s visitors can tour the underground cellars

Henry and his family

clear land along the

Concongella Creek and

plant the first vines of

Best’s Great Western.

Henry Best built the

winery’s stables and

cellar, both of which

are still in use today.

1867 1869

Henry Best’s diary

THE STORY OF BEST’S THE BEST FAMILY

The historic Thomson Family Vineyard, planted near the Concongella Creek in 1867

One of Best’s ancient 1868 Shiraz plantings

Henry Best’s vineyard teamduring the 1870s



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William Thomson and family settle in the Great

Western district from Scotland and purchase the

Lorimer’s Vineyard and winery at Rhymney (13km

south of Henry Best). The family builds a house

and declare themselves vignerons of St Andrews.

1893

WILLIAM THOMSON

arrived in Australia from Scotland in

1876 where he learnt the baking trade. After a stint working in Melbourne at his own bakery and catering business, he sold it in 1892, and moved the family to Western Victoria.

William purchased Lorimer’s, an orchard, vineyard and working winery at Rhymney, the hilly country behind Ararat. It happened to be 13km south of Henry Best. Together with his 16-year-old son, Frederick Pinchon Thomson, William built a new homestead and called the property St Andrews. Between 1892 and 1900, the property steadily increased and established the Thomson family as one of Victoria’s most successful wine families.

In 1908, Frederick Hamill Thomson, better known as Eric, was born, followed by William Hamill Thomson in 1911. As the Thomson family expanded, so did the business. A neighbouring property Fairview was purchased for sparkling grapes.

By his early 20s, Frederick Pinchon was ready to take over the business and William returned to Melbourne to pursue his baking interests. In 1924, on a return sea voyage from their

native Scotland, Mrs Thomson died suddenly and two days later, William Thomson followed his wife, dying quietly in his sleep. Both were buried at sea.

His son Frederick, now in sole charge of the winery, bought the Best’s business from Henry’s son Charles Best and the rights to use the Best’s Great Western name for £10,000 and added the Concongella Vineyard to the Fairview and St Andrews Vineyards.

Economic decline and The Depression forced the sale of the original St Andrews Vineyard in 1927 and the family homestead was relocated to the Concongella property. Then, in 1930, pioneering the wine industry in the Swan Hill region, the family purchased a small-holding called Misery Farm, re-naming it St Andrews in memory of the first vineyard.

In 1949, Frederick developed an acute surgical condition while on a sea voyage to the Far East and, like his parents 25 years before him, passed away far from home in Hong Kong. His sons Frederick and William, both born and bred with viticulture, were well placed to take over the Best’s business, which continued to flourish throughout the 20th century.

THE THOMSON FAMILY VIV THOMSON OAM

William Thomson sells

St Andrews Vineyard

to his son Frederick

Pinchon and returns to

Melbourne to pursue

his career in baking.

1900

Best’s Great Western

trademark is

registered (number

5067), making it

one of Australia’s

earliest wine company

trademarks.

1907

Frederick (Eric) Hamill

Thomson is born

(pictured right).

1908

William (Bill) Hamill

Thomson is born.

1911

Bill, Eric (Viv’s father) and Frederick (Viv’s grandfather) Thomson conducting a tasting

One of Australia’s longest working winemakers, Viv Thomson OAM

F rederick Pinchon’s son Frederick (Eric) continued the family dynasty with his son Eric Viv Thomson, who went on to become one of Australia’s longest working winemakers. Viv is a graduate of the acclaimed Roseworthy College and is

the fourth-generation vigneron at Best’s with more than 50 consecutive vintages under his belt. Best’s owes its reputation and numerous accolades to Viv Thomson. Viv has been recognised by the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival as a “legend” for his services to the wine industry. He was also President of the Victorian Wine Industry Association for many years, and was recognised with a Distinguished Service Award. Viv was recognised for his services to the wine industry by being awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the General Division as part of the 2014 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Viv Thomson’s son, Ben, is now Managing Director and Vineyard Manager for Best’s. He has worked with the family business for more than 30 years and brings passion and viticultural experience to his role as the Thomson family custodian of Best’s Great Western.



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Frederick Thomson (centre, Ben’s great-grandfather)

labels a selection of Best’s wines by hand in 1925

Henry Best dies age

81, and is buried in

the Great Western

cemetery alongside

his brother Joseph.

1913

Best’s Wines is celebrated for its rich vineyard resources in Victoria’s Great Western. There

are two estates from which Best’s sources its fruit: the grand matriarch and headquarters, “Concongella” at Great Western; and “Salvation Hills”, 13km away at Rhymney, Great Western. Each vineyard produces distinctly different grape characteristics from vines aged from less than five to 150 years old.

The original Concongella Vineyards around Henry Best’s homestead and winery contain the blocks used to produce the handcrafted Icon range. Established in 1866, “Concongella” estate takes its name from the picturesque Concongella Creek that runs beside the vineyard. The land along the creek is flat with powdery loam overlaying a deep clay sub-soil, while newer plantings are on frost-free hills. A

long, slow-ripening period and continental climate are characteristics of Great Western. The area experiences cold to very cold winters and frequently dry and cool summers, with occasional bursts of hot weather. Managing Director Ben Thomson believes a little vine stress concentrates grape flavour; at Concongella it happens naturally. Despite these natural adversities, Concongella consistently produces high-quality grapes of intense flavour.

The newest addition to Best’s Great Western’s vineyard portfolio is Salvation Hills at Rhymney, which was established in 1996. Salvation Hills spans across 17 hectares in this subregion of Victoria’s Great Western. The vineyard is at a low risk from frost and enjoys a cool, temperate Mediterranean climate with duplex silty soils overlying fine-textured subsoil with or without siltstone at various depths.

BEST’S VINEYARDS

Upon Henry Best’s death, his son Charles sells

the enterprise for £10,000 to local vigneron

William and son Frederick P Thomson. St Andrews,

Fairview and Concongella Vineyards are now in the

hands of the Thomson family.

1920

William Thomson and

his wife both die on a

sea journey to their

native Scotland.

1924


Wines is incorporated,

listing its assets as the

three vineyards, some

other properties, a stock

of wine and brandy

valued at £41,540.

1925

Economic depression

forces the sale of St

Andrews Vineyard.

1927

Thomson family

purchases a small

vineyard holding at

Swan Hill called Misery

Farm, renaming it St

Andrews in memory of

their first vineyard.

1930

NURSERY BLOCK, 1866 Best’s Nursery Block within the Concongella Estate is undeniably one of the most significant vineyards in Australia. Established by Henry Best in 1866, it’s a 22-hectare vineyard believed to feature the most extensive pre-phylloxera plantings in Australia, and possibly the world. Within the collection, there are more than 39 separate varieties planted, eight of which remain unknown and un-named to this day. International viticulturists visit often, looking to research and take cuttings. It’s a living museum and a vital part of our history – Best’s takes very seriously its role as the custodians of this important piece of earth.

Today, the vines are hand picked, beginning with the white varietals, then followed by the red. The Nursery Block fruit is made into two wines, a dry white called Concongella Blanc and the Nursery Block Dry Red, these are only available at Bests Cellar Door. Wine is not produced every year but when it is made, the resulting wine is incredible unique, a classic ‘field blend’ giving an amazing sense of place.

THOMSON FAMILY BLOCK, 1868

These gnarled old vines in the oldest Shiraz vineyard at Best’s Concongella Estate sit on the creek bed of granite sands, their roots heading down deep into the bedrock of sandstone and schist. In great vintages, all of this fruit goes into the Thomson Family Shiraz. If the fruit doesn’t make the grade, we use it selectively in Bin No. 0.



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1938

Eric Vivian (Viv) Hamill

Thomson is born –

fourth generation of

the Thomson family

Justin Purser brings extensive international experience and perspective to Best’s Wines. After graduating from Adelaide University with a Bachelor of Science in Oenology, he worked at Primo Estate Wines in South Australia (also the home

of Joseph Wines) for three years. From there, he moved overseas where he worked vintages at Peregrine Wines in Central Otago, New Zealand, and Azienda Agricola Brezza Giacomo e Figli in Barolo, an Italian producer of fine wines.

Between 2008 and 2011, Justin supervised a team at Domaine de Montille, Volnay, in Burgundy, where he oversaw the production of Grand Cru and Premier Cru wines. In November 2011, Justin relocated from France for his role as Winemaker at Best’s.

Best’s patriarch, Viv Thomson, and his son Ben, Managing Director and Vineyard Manager, have worked with Best’s winemakers for the last 40 years to ensure continuity of house style while encouraging the winemakers to constantly seek out ways to innovate and improve.

BEST’S IS DEDICATED TO EXCELLENCE on the vine as well as in the winery. Despite the respect for the traditional winemaking practices that have been part of Best’s story for more than a century, there have

been amazing transformations over the years – winemakers have joined the extended family, styles have come and gone, and technology has brought about efficiency in the winery. But Best’s goal has always been to grow amazing Great Western fruit and make classic wines in the Great Western style.

All aspects of making the winemaking are handled on site at Best’s Great Western, allowing the winemaker to have full control over quality. Best’s Great Western strives for its wines to express everything possible from the vineyard, vintage and region.

THE STORY OF BEST’S WINEMAKING

JUSTIN PURSER BEST’S WINEMAKER

1949

Frederick Thomson

dies while holidaying

in Hong Kong and is

buried there.

1961

Viv Thomson joins his

family to work his

very first vintage.

1964

Benjamin Hamill

Thomson is born, fifth

generation of the

Thomson family.

1967

Viv Thomson

undertakes his first

solo vintage.

1974

The Stables Cellar

Door at Great Western

is relocated, piece

by piece to allow for

greater production in

the winery.

Viv Thomson (on horse and cart) amongthe vines at the Concongella VineyardViv Thomson, third from right

Best’s Winemaker Justin Purser

Shiraz grapes fermenting

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THE RARE JEWEL

BEST’S OLD VINE PINOT MEUNIER

Millers Vineyard, first planted in 1867, was made up of about 85% Pinot Meunier and the remaining component was Pinot Noir. In the early 1970s, 11 rows of 100% Pinot Meunier were replanted next to the original vineyard and today the grapes are handpicked and sorted, aged in French oak and made with meticulous care. It is the earliest picked red wine at Best’s with a lighter-bodied profile, slightly woodier than its Old Clone Pinot Noir sibling. The Best’s Old Vine Pinot Meunier has a cult following and is made only in the best vintages; in other years, the fruit goes into Best’s Concongella Collection Young Vine Pinot Meunier.

A SENTIMENTAL FAVOURITE

BEST’S THOMSON FAMILY SHIRAZ

Best’s Thomson Family Shiraz is produced from Henry Best’s original 1866 Shiraz plantings, and is made only in exceptional years – about six times a decade. It was first produced in 1993, as a celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the Thomson family settling in the area. Grapes are picked predominantly from the 15 rows of vines planted by Henry Best, recorded as “Hermitage” in his journal. Today the clone is referred to by the CSIRO as the Concongella clone. it is the mother clone of all subsequent Shiraz plantings at Best’s Great Western. The Langton’s classification is “Outstanding”.

AN AUSTRALIAN ICON

BEST’S BIN NO. 0 GREAT WESTERN SHIRAZ

Shiraz has been produced at Best’s Great Western since the late 1800s, although the actual date of the first Bin No. 0 Shiraz is lost in the archives. It was named Bin No. 0 Claret or Hermitage until the 1960s. Best’s Bin No. 0 Shiraz is produced from four of Best’s oldest vineyards. Bin No. 0 is produced as an age-worthy style and has been the undisputed icon of the Great Western Shiraz style for decades. It is internationally acclaimed as one of Australia’s great Shiraz wines. In 2010, the Langton’s classification was upgraded from “Distinguished” to ”Excellent”.

EVERYDAY HERO

BEST’S BIN NO. 1

GREAT WESTERN SHIRAZ

Given the scarcity of Best’s Thomson Family and Bin No. 0 Shirazes, Bin No. 1 Shiraz is the wine that gives people their first taste of the Great Western Shiraz style. Made from Best’s vineyards and local growers, it is crafted with the same attention to detail as the flagship wines. Bin No. 1 is a classic cool-climate, aromatic Shiraz, made in a style that is floral, spicy and peppery and yet retains fruit characteristics and intensity. It is well balanced, approachable and food friendly, with no dominance of alcohol. The highlight of Bin No. 1’s short yet vibrant life was winning the 2012 Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy for its 2011 vintage.

NOTABLE BEST’S WINES

1975

Viv Thomson appoints

Trevor Mast as

the first external

Winemaker at Best’s

Great Western.

1982

Viv Thomson becomes

President of Victorian

Wine Association and

continues his active

role as a National Wine

Show Judge.

1988

Simon Clayfield

appointed as Best’s

Winemaker.

1993

First vintage of the flagship Thomson Family

Shiraz is released to commemorate 100 years

since the Thomson family settled in Rhymney,

Great Western, Victoria.

1996

A property close to the

original St Andrews

homestead at Rhymney

is purchased and a new

vineyard planted by

Ben Thomson.

2005

Adam Wadewitz

appointed as Best’s

Winemaker.

Viv Thompson 1972 Adam Wadewitz Viv Thomson

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BEST’S ICON RANGEThomson Family Shiraz ..............................$200

Bin No. 0 Shiraz .............................................$85

Old Vine Pinot Meunier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $85

BEST’S CONCONGELLA COLLECTIONWhite Gravels Hill Shiraz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45

Old Clone Pinot Noir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45

House Block Riesling.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35

Nursery Block Dry Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35

Concongella Blanc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35

Foudre Ferment Riesling.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35

Sparkling Shiraz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35

13 Acre Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon . . $45

Young Vine Pinot Meunier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45

BEST’S GREAT WESTERN RANGEBin No. 1 Shiraz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25

Cabernet Sauvignon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25

Riesling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25

Chardonnay.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25

Dolcetto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25

Pinot Noir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25

Rosé . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25

BEST’S PRICE LISTGREAT WHITE HOPE

GREAT WESTERN RIESLING

Best’s Great Western Riesling is a best-kept secret. Great Western produces aromatic, flavoursome yet structured and age-worthy Rieslings, which stand confidently alongside their South Australian cousins. The region’s warm days and cold nights work well for the variety. Some of Best’s original nursery plantings can be traced back to Germany, so there’s a significant history and pedigree in the rootstock of Great Western Riesling. The style has evolved to match the continental climatic conditions, resulting in a balanced wine with intensity, finesse, texture and lifted aromatics. While made to drink now, it will age for years to come.

THE DARK HORSE

GREAT WESTERN CABERNET SAUVIGNON

Sitting pretty next to Shiraz on Best’s red wine podium is Great Western Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s fast garnering a reputation as the dark horse among the range – with each release its popularity and credibility of intensifies. Best’s warmer and north-facing vineyards produce the best fruit. This is a fine medium-bodied expression of the variety, bright garnet in colour, with lifted aromatics and a classically lean structure. With age, these wines develop remarkable finesse and elegance. Like all Best’s Great Western wines, the Cabernet Sauvignon is approachable on release and drinks beautifully when accompanied with food.

Notable Best’s Wines cont.

2005

Langton’s classifies

Best’s Thomson

Family Shiraz as

“Outstanding” and


Bin No. 0 Shiraz as

“Distinguished”.

2008

Best’s appoints

Jonathan Mogg as

General Manager,

Sales & Marketing.

2008

Viv Thomson hands

over the reins of the

company to eldest

son Ben and enters

semi-retirement.

2009

Winemaker Adam

Wadewitz wins Dux of

Len Evans Tutorial.

2010

Best’s Bin No. 0

is upgraded from

“Distinguished”

to “Excellent” in

Langton’s esteemed

Classification of

Australian Wine.

2010

Viv Thomson’s 50th

consecutive vintage at

Best’s Great Western.

Ben and Viv Thompson Former Best’s Winemaker Adam Wadewitz



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THE PRODIGAL SON

SPARKLING SHIRAZ

Best’s Concongella Collection Sparkling Shiraz was re-introduced in 2009 after an almost 40-year absence. The style is synonymous with Great Western and has been made in the region since the mid-1900s. Releasing a sparkling version of Best’s famous Shiraz was a natural progression and a great opportunity to refine the style. Great Western produces grapes that are exceptionally well suited to the Sparkling Shiraz style. The wine is left on lees for two years longer than usual, creating a wine with greater complexity and a finer fizz. Its dosage comprises a touch of aged liqueur muscat from Best’s old casks to impart an added layer of interest.



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Built in 1866, the old cellars are the heart of Best’s Wines’ operation. Visitors can take a walk

through this historical cellar.



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2010


2008 Bin No. 0 Shiraz

awarded Liquor

Merchants Association

of Australian Perennial

Trophy for Best Varietal

Wine, Shiraz, at Royal

Sydney Wine Show. The Thomson family and Justin Purser (far right) with the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy in 2012

2010

Winemaker Adam

Wadewitz and Viv

Thomson jointly

nominated for

Gourmet Traveller

Wine Winemaker of

the Year award.

2011

Winemaker Adam

Wadewitz leaves

Best’s to pursue

other opportunities.

2011

Justin Purser is

appointed Winemaker

at Best’s Great

Western.

2012

Best’s Bin No. 1 Shiraz

wins the Jimmy

Watson Memorial

Trophy at the 2012

Melbourne Wine Show.

2016

Best’s Wines marks its

150th Anniversary with celebrations involving consumers, trade and the media.

Visitors can tour Best’s original cellar door

Great Western is part of the Grampians wine region of Central Victoria, Australia, and is a registered subregion (GIC).

Situated on the Western Highway, 218km west of Melbourne, Great Western lies between the townships of Stawell and Ararat.

The Grampians National Park, two hours’ drive west of Melbourne, is a magnificent natural wonder dotted with hidden jewels for the wine buff.

The first grapes were planted at Great Western during the 1850s as the gold mining boom receded and people looked for a more permanent means of livelihood.

Best’s 1866 vineyards include grape varieties so rare that several have defied all attempts at identification and, in all probability, represent the sole surviving examples in the world.

The growing season in summer is characterised by warm to hot days, but with nights that are cool to cold. Autumn is mild and reliably produces the most pleasant weather, perfect for ripening grapes in benign conditions.

The region is especially well suited to later-ripening red varieties, particularly Shiraz.

GRAMPIANS AND GREAT WESTERN REGIONAL FACTS

The picturesque Great Western countryside

Built in 1866, the Concongella Cellar Door is the heart of Best’s Wines’ operation. Also known as The Stables, it’s a memorable place to visit. The old red gum slab tasting room is housed in the original stables built in 1869 and

showcases old winery equipment, maps of the area, as well as Henry Best’s original journal dating from 1866. Visitors can take a tour of the 1860s cellars, which were hand dug by miners, and the original Nursery Block plantings, both of which represent a significant piece of Australian wine history.

Wines for tasting and sale include Best’s current range of wines as well as limited-release wines available through cellar door only. Rare and old vintages are often on display and, at times, releases of back vintages are available for purchase.

Best’s Back Vintage Tasting Experience is a fine way to experience the winery’s vast portfolio of old wines. Enjoy a fine selection of back-vintage and limited-release wines that date back to the 1900s. While visitors sample the best drops from the underground cellars, they can discover more about Best’s history and winemaking process through Best’s knowledgeable tasting team. A complimentary cheese plate and personal tour of Best’s 150-year-old cellars complete the experience.

The cellar door is open Monday to Saturday and public holidays from 10am to 5pm, and Sunday from 11am to 4pm

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Great Western is located 2½ hours’ drive from Melbourne, between Stawell and Ararat on the Western Highway

(closed Christmas Day). Winery tours and the Back Vintage Tasting Experience can be organised in advance and bus tours can be accommodated by prior arrangement. For further information, phone 03 5356 2250, or email [email protected].


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BEST’S PRESS KIT · minimal, Henry’s capacity for work . was profound. He built the original ... long, slow-ripening period and continental climate are characteristics of Great