Nursery Ridge Estate Wines

Our Winery

Nursery Ridge takes it's name from the area well known as the nursery for vines that started the Red Cliffs area off in grape growing several generations ago. From humble beginnings, Nursery Ridge Estate Winery came into production in 1999 with its first vintage. Today they produce a fine collection of quality wines from fruit sourced locally.This quality fruit is treated to old-fashioned winemaking processes such as hand plunging, basket pressing and barrel fermenting to ensure that all Nursery Ridge Estate Wines are of the highest standard.

Region

Mildura is a major regional city of some 22,000 people located near the north-western tip of Victoria and at the centre of the area known as 'Sunraysia'. The settlement is 560 km north-west of Melbourne and 50m above sea level. The streets of Mildura provide a clue as to the economic basis of the area, having names like Orange, Lemon, Lime, Valencia, Avocado, Cherry, Muscat, Vineyard, Olive and Walnut. The district supplies 80% of Australia's dried fruit, 15% of its citrus fruit, 85 per cent of the state's winemaking grapes and it possesses the second and third largest packing companies in the world. Mildura is also a riverside resort, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. In this regard it is literally an oasis in the desert and its paddle steamers, lush golf course and other attractions are a welcome sight after many kilometres of consistently dry brown terrain and wheat fields.