NEWS

Grapegrower and Winemaker - Crittenden celebrates 40th year

A recent article that appeared in Grapegrower and Winemaker Magazine about our Sustainable Viticultural practices and 40th Anniversary.

Read it here

21/12/2022 at 9:41 AM Permalink

A Legacy Created

In the December edition of Peninsula Essence an article appeared on founders of Crittenden Garry and Marg Crittenden. In our fortieth year, it's a timely reminder of how things have changed and how far we have come.

Click here to read the article or Peninsula Essance Digital Magazine for the original (page 34).

30/11/2022 at 1:40 PM Permalink

Halliday Article in The Weekend Australian Magazine

This year we are celebrating 40 years in the wine industry. On a blustery weekend in September we gathered a bunch of unsuspecting friends and family and convinced them to spend two days planting five acres of vines. Their payment? A lunch provided by matriarch Marg, plus the satisfaction of being a part of something that would be the source of much pleasure for years to come; both for those who enjoy Crittenden wines but also for the now extended family and wider team who are a part of the operation. 

It was by pure coincidence that on the actual weekend, quite literally, an article appeared in The Weekend Australian Magazine by James Halliday. James reflected on the evolution of Crittenden since 1982 and captured our spirit of change and sustainability beautifully.

He also provided three impressive wine reviews, including 96 points for the new 2020 Cri de Coeur Pinot Noir. You can read each wine review below:

Click here to view a copy of the article or read the full article via subscription here. 

12/09/2022 at 11:02 AM Permalink

Taste Our New Cri de Coeur Wines With Rollo & Matt

If you were unable to make it to the Crittenden Wine Centre for the Cri de Coeur Wine Release Masterclass, you can now taste through each wine with our winemakers, Rollo Crittenden and Matt Campbell online via the video below.

Once you've purchased the latest release Cri de Coeur wines, open them up, pour a glass and even share a glass with your favourite wine people at home as you take a journey through each wine.

Rollo and Matt will tell you about how they made the wine, some of the challenges they encountered during the growing season and what inspired them to make each Cri de Coeur wine.

You can also see if you can smell and taste the same flavours as Rollo and Matt identify in each wine. And do feel free to let us know your thoughts about each wine on our Youtube channel, via email or in the comments on this page.

Happy tasting!

30/08/2022 at 4:47 PM Permalink

Taste the Jura at Frédéric

Join Rollo Crittenden & Australian Culinary Legend, Jacques Reymond for Dinner or Lunch at Frédéric.

You're invited to a very special dining experience at Frédéric, in Cremorne, Melbourne for dinner on 16 August or lunch on 21 August.

Jacques Reymond will return to the kitchen to serve a menu true to his place of birth in the Jura mountains of France.

The food is designed to pair perfectly with Crittenden's savagnin wines & yet-to-be releases Cri de Coeur Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines, plus a selection of Jura wines to highlight the unique characteristics of this lesser known part of France.

Rollo will guide you through the wines & flavours as he reveals Crittenden's own journey with the Jura & the evolution of our savagnin wines.

If you had the chance to read Max Allen's review of the Cri de Coeur wines, which he enjoyed over lunch at Frederic, you'll know this will be a dining experience you won't want to miss.

Tuesday, 16 August 2022
From 7pm
$195.00 per person
Six courses with matching wines

Sunday, 21 August 2022
From 12.30pm
$195.00 per person
Six courses with matching wines

The Menu

Marinated Mountain River Trout with Savagnin and juniper berries, crème fraîche aux herbes
2013 Crittenden Cri de Coeur Savagnin
2017 Crittenden Cri de Coeur Savagnin
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Fricassée of snails in Savagnin court bouillon and Morteau smoked sausage, walnuts, comté, pâtes de Savoie
Vol au vent chicken au vin jaune, truffes noires
2016 Crittenden Cri de Coeur Savagnin 
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La Pôchouse au Chardonnay and sorrel
2020 Crittenden Cri de Coeur Chardonnay
2019 Frederic Puffeney ‘Tradition’ Chardonnay
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Mustard crust spatchcock and embeurrée of savoy cabbage, verjus
2020 Crittenden Cri de Coeur Pinot Noir
2019 Domiane Mouillard Trousseau
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Pain grillé, vache qui rit, aged Comté, roasted hazelnuts, honey du Jura
 
Gratin of silverbeet, potato, pork belly and Morbier cheese
2019 Domaine Rolet Poulsard
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Crème brulée au Macvin and vanilla
Crittenden NV Macvin #3
Tissot Macvin du Jura

If you have any questions about the menu, wines or your booking please contact Federic directly. You can book online at frederic.com.au or please phone (03) 9089 7224 / email hello@frederic.com.au

09/08/2022 at 6:06 PM Permalink