Welcome to the Handpicked Cellar Door YOUR WINE JOURNEY STARTS HERE
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Welcome to the Handpicked Cellar Door YOUR WINE JOURNEY STARTS HERE This is a cellar door, just like the name suggests. We make wines in different regions because we love the idea that you can travel the world, one wine at a time. Right here is where it all comes together in one place. • Taste before you buy – over 50 wines available for tasting • Relax in the lounge with a cheese plate or regional wine and cheese pairing • Try a Wine Flight…. just like a beer paddle, only... • Wine delivered straight to your desk…within 3 hours if your desk is close! • Join a wine class - we hold regular fun events. Wine and yoga, anyone? • Hire our Experience Room for your next experience event or team building session • Sign up for our Trunk Club to receive a monthly or quarterly wine delivery and plenty of sweet perks The Handpicked Story TRAVEL THE WORLD, ONE WINE AT A TIME Handpicked Wines is a contemporary Australian winery passionate about producing award-winning fine wines from many regions. With the simple, yet bold desire to bring the world of wine under one label, our winemakers work across regions making wines reflective of a supreme sense of place. We hope you enjoy the journey… 2 3 WINEMAKERS 5 21 52+ COUNTRIES REGIONS WINES 1 CELLAR DOOR 3 REGIONS 1 NEW SOUTH WALES Hilltops 2 VICTORIA Beechworth Yarra Valley Mornington Peninsula 6 NEW ZEALAND Heathcote Marlborough Pyrenees Central Otago 3 SOUTH AUSTRALIA 7 ITALY Clare Valley Piemonte Barossa Valley Venezia Giulia Coonawarra Veneto 4 WESTERN AUSTRALIA 8 FRANCE 9 Margaret River Bordeaux 5 TASMANIA 9 CHILE Tasmania Central Valley 4 7 8 4 3 1 2 5 6 TRAVEL THE WORLD, ONE WINE AT A TIME... 5 SENSORY BAR | Wine Tastings Wine Tastings AT THE SENSORY BAR The sensory bar forms centre stage where guests can taste wines, guided safely by our team. Taste from over 50 wines to discover something new from an ever-evolving list of regions. $10 - $20 / 6 WINES 6 Wine Tastings | SENSORY BAR WINE TASTINGS Join us at the sensory bar for an informal tasting of Handpicked Wines, your selection, your choice, from a variety of our wines open for tasting. No need to book, just find your spot. EXPERIENCE TASTING | 10 Six wines: four from our Regional Selections, two from our Collection Range. DISCOVERY TASTING | 15 Six wines: two from our Regional Selections, four from our Collection Range. EXPLORER TASTING | 20 Six wines: four from our Collection Range, two from our Single Vineyard Range. Purchase 2 bottles of wine to receive one of your tastings on us. Sign up today for our 3 bottle monthly trunk club to recieve two of your tastings on us. 7 ABOUT | Winemakers Our Winemaking Team A TEAM OF WINE EXPERTS Handpicked is made up of a team of experienced winemakers, viticulturalists and wine lovers. Making wines across the world means our winemakers are constantly travelling to ensure we produce the highest quality wines from each and every region. Our three winemakers work closely with local producers to ensure our wines reflect the quality and regional character we are looking for. 8 The Winemakers | ABOUT MEET OUR WINEMAKERS PETER DILLON GARY BALDWIN JONATHON MATTICK Director of Winemaking Winemaker at Large Assistant Winemaker Peter is an experienced wine Gary is one of Australia’s most Jonathon has a background in show judge and a 2016 Len renowned winemakers, technical cooler climate regions with a Evans Scholar. During 10 years advisors and wine show judges. formal education in Bachelor of at Accolade Wines he gained He has held senior positions at Science (Wine Science of course!) wide experience in large-scale the Australian Wine Research from Charles Sturt University. operations in different wine Institute, the Australian Society of regions. Viticulture and Oenology, and the Based at Capella Vineyard on the Australian and New Zealand Wine Mornington Peninsula, Jonathon Before joining Handpicked he Industry Journal. believes in a minimal intervention was senior winemaker at Larry approach to winemaking and that Cherubino Wines, working across Gary joined Handpicked after wine is made in the vineyard; if regions in Western Australia. Peter a distinguished career as a you can get that right everything brings a wealth of technical skill consultant to many notable else will follow from there. and management experience to wineries in Australia and overseas. the team. 9 | WINES BY THE GLASS Regional Selections OUR CORE RANGE A collection of classic varieties grown in the earth that suits them best. Each wine is a reflection of its region and the season. The labels feature an abstract hand-print illustration designed to evoke the distinct personality of the country from which the wine originates. $12 / GLASS 11 WINES BY THE GLASS | REGIONAL SELECTIONS INTERNATIONAL RANGE 12 / GLASS PROSECCO | Veneto, Italy NV - Organic CABERNET SAUVIGNON CARMENÈRE | Central Valley, A classic Prosecco with all the heady aromas, Chile 2015 delicate fruit and exuberant fizz that has made Carmenère is one of the country’s signature grape Prosecco the fastest growing wine style in the world. varieties with its beautiful intense colour, vibrant red fruits and fine but assertive tannin. MOSCATO D’ASTI | Piemonte, Italy 2016 With its exotic perfume, playful fizz and low alcohol, SAUVIGNON BLANC | Marlborough, NZ 2018 Moscato d’Asti is an ideal aperitif and the perfect A mouth-watering combination of juicy fruits, accompaniment to cakes and happy times. passionfruit, bright acid and herbal lift - pure Marlborough BORDEAUX AOP | Bordeaux, France 2016 A blend of the classic Bordeaux varieties Merlot, PINOT GRIGIO | Venezia Giulia IGT, Italy 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, this wine Charming floral and spice aromas with pear fruit and has bright cassis and juicy black fruits, firm structure nuts. The palate has delicate flavours of pear with and fine, silky tannin. almond meal, mineral notes and a clean finish. LAMBRUSCO | Modena, Italy NV With its juicy fruits, low alcohol and lively fizz, this SAUVIGNON BLANC SEMILLON | Margaret River, Lambrusco is an ideal wine to be enjoyed as an Western Australia AU 2013 aperitif or with a wide variety of foods. A classic blend of these two grape varieties; the fruity and aromatic Sauvignon Blanc complemented with the steely freshness of Semillon. 12 | WINES BY THE GLASS REGIONAL SELECTIONS AUSTRALIAN WHITES 12 / GLASS CHARDONNAY | Yarra Valley, Victoria AU 2017 This wine has fresh citrus and tropical fruit aromas, a smooth, creamy palate and a crisp finish. RIESLING | Clare Valley, South Australia AU 2013 A dry wine with plenty of sweet fruit mid-palate, it has aromas of custard apple and lime, rich lemon pith on the palate and a clean, crisp finish. ROSÉ | Yarra Valley, Victoria AU 2017 Limited Edition - Romance was Born An unusual marriage of Pinot Noir juice and Marsanne skins gives the wine extra body, texture and phenolic depth. 13 WINES BY THE GLASS | REGIONAL SELECTIONS AUSTRALIAN REDS 12 / GLASS PINOT NOIR | Yarra Valley, Victoria AU 2017 CABERNET SAUVIGNON | Coonawarra, SA AU 2013 A cool climate Yarra Valley Pinot Noir with bright This wine has heaps of grunt and flavour and the classic summer berry fruit flavours and soft tannin. firm tannin finish of great Cabernet Sauvignon wines. PINOT NOIR | Mornington Peninsula, VIC AU 2016 CABERNET SAUVIGNON | Yarra Valley, VIC AU 2016 A great value Pinot Noir with attractive floral notes, A lighter, more aromatic and savoury style Cabernet with fresh berry fruit flavours and soft tannin. exceptional balance. SHIRAZ | Hilltops, NSW AU 2016 CABERNET SAUVIGNON | Margaret River, WA AU 2014 From one of the coolest regions in New South Rich berry flavours and bay leaf character that is Wales, this full- bodied Shiraz has luscious black distinctive of Margaret River, one of Australia’s great fruits with background spice, fragrant toffee oak and Cabernet regions. rounded tannins. CABERNET MERLOT | Margaret River, WA AU 2012 SHIRAZ | Barossa Valley, South Australia AU 2015 Deeply coloured and brightly scented with intense A full-bodied Shiraz with a perfumed nose of spicy, aromas of cassis, dark cherries and dried herbs dark plums and vanilla and cedar oak. underpinned by chocolate and mocha-like oak. MERLOT | Yarra Valley, VIC AU 2017 A full- flavoured wine with juicy raspberry and mulberry fruit flavours, mocha oak and the soft tannin so typical of the Merlot variety. 14 | WINES BY THE GLASS Collection OUR PREMIUM RANGE A set of premium wines from hand-picked regions around Australia and New Zealand, each crafted to reflect a sense of place and exceptional character. The labels feature objects collected from the region in which the wine was grown, each telling a story of the region’s distinct characteristics. $16 / GLASS 15 WINES BY THE GLASS | COLLECTION THE HEAVY WEIGHTS 16 / GLASS SHIRAZ | Barossa Valley, South Australia AU 2014 CABERNET SAUVIGNON | Yarra Valley, VIC AU 2013 An opulent Shiraz with rich ripe chocolate and raisin Quite a big Cabernet for the Yarra Valley. Great aromas, earthy vanilla overtones and loads of depth of flavour and complexity with ripe berry spicy berry flavour. ruits and spice. 95 POINTS - James Halliday Wine Companion 2016 94 POINTS - James Halliday Wine Companion 2016 SHIRAZ | Heathcote, Victoria AU 2013 CABERNET MERLOT | Margaret River, With its layers of fruit and earthy complexity, this Western Australia AU 2012 is a fine example of Heathcote Shiraz. It has lifted With lush aromas of dark chocolate and cherry, floral spicy berry aromas with hints of chocolate and mint. hints and bay leaf, this wine is rich and spicy with a Limited stock fine palate of generous mid-weight fruit and strong, 96 POINTS - James Halliday Wine Companion 2016 firm tannins. 96 POINTS - James Halliday Wine Companion 2016 CABERNET SAUVIGNON | Coonawarra, SA AU 2012 This wine has plush, cedary oak, bright berry fruits and long, fine tannins; a cracking Cabernet.