Vineyard life in the eighties

With COVID-19 a part of our lives many of us are reflecting our childhoods and becoming a touch nostalgic. 

Zoe reflects on her time growing up in the eighties on a vineyard and her parents established Crittenden Estate. Click here to read. 

24/04/2020 at 3:30 PM Permalink

Loving Local in Covid Times

Crittenden Estate are loving our network of local restaurants, cafes and bars mixing things up in this iso-era. Not only do we love that our wines are part of their new look offering, some have also started initiatives to give back to our local community – now that’s our kind of partner! If you’re on the Mornington Peninsula check out some of our favourite places:

Mercetta, Mornington

Mercetta are supporting local farmers and producers with their range of fresh Produce Boxes full of all the essentials. They're also contributing $25 from every Box sold to their Feeding The Frontline Project – delivering fresh produce, meals, treats and coffee to frontline healthcare workers at The Bays, Frankston and Rosebud Hospital.
There's three Produce Boxes to choose from and contactless delivery is free to local Peninsula areas call 5975 1714 to place an order. Their full menu is also available for pickup or select delivery, visit ordermate.online/mercetta/menu

D’oh Pizza, Blairgowrie

D’oh Pizza’s menu of gourmet pizzas, seafood & classic Italian meals are available for takeaway or delivery. They’ve extended their takeaway menu to include different daily specials plus ready-made and frozen meals to keep your fridge full. Order any two of their daily specials and you can pick up a bottle of our Geppetto wine for only $20! Call them on 5988 8089 to order or visit www.pizzadoh.com.au

Counting House Bar & Grill, Mornington

With a menu focused on classic favourites, Counting House are now offering great take home food and wine, including our Geppetto NV Brut and Crittenden Estate Chardonnay. For pick-up and delivery call 5975 2055, 4-9pm Mon - Sat nights or visit www.countinghousemornington.com.au

Dava Thai, Mornington & Frankston

Dava Thai Mornington & Frankston are open 7 days a week for takeaway orders. Our wines are also available for your takeaway orders – so why not pair up your favourite Thai dishes with your favourite Crittenden wines! Online orders at www.davathaifood.com.au

The Grand Hotel, Mornington

You can now ‘drive thru’ at The Grand Hotel to pick up items from a new takeaway menu.  Enjoy their classic roast chicken, lasagne or burgers and grab a bottle (or two) of easy drinking Geppetto as you swing past too. Call 5975 2001 to order lunch 12-2:30pm or dinner 6-8:30pm. Menu available at www.grand.net.au

Winey Cow, Mornington

Winey Cow are offering pick up and delivery of all their menu favourites including wine to the Mt Martha, Mornington and Mt Eliza area. To help family meal time, they’re also offering a Family Dinner Special for four people with a changing weekly menu. Orders can be made before 12pm for delivery or pick-up after 5pm. Call 5976 4018 or order online at https://www.thewineycow.com.au/

And if that wasn’t already enough good news, they’ve also launched the “Grow to Give” campaign. Donations made to the campaign are used to provide hot meals, delivered to those in the Local Community doing it tough and in need.

Tio Tapas Mornington

It’s no secret we love all things Iberian, and our amigos at Tio Tapas are now offering take away and delivery of all their Menu Favourites from Thursday to Sunday. You can order via www.tiotapas.com.au or say hola on 5904 6937.  

Via Boffe Mornington

Their chefs are creating loads of old fashioned sweet treats to go with their great coffee plus take away meals. They’ll even bring them out to your car! Open every day 7am-2pm at 72 Main Street, Mornington, give them a call on 5975 7499.

La Onda Latin Mex

This local buzzing favourite in Dromana is re-opening for Take Away with their favourite dishes + taco packs, burritos and elote loco (they’ve even released their own soundtrack on Spotify so you can recreate their good time vibes at home). Hit them up on Instagram @laonda_latinmex to work out what to order.

20/04/2020 at 3:04 PM Permalink

Crittenden Estate Wins International Award for their Sustainable Practices

December 3, 2019 Dromana, Mornington Peninsula – Mornington Peninsula-based family owned winery Crittenden Estate has received one of the world’s most significant awards recognising outstanding sustainable growing practices and wine quality.

Crittenden Estate has been named as the overall “platinum” winner of the 2020 BRIT/FIVS International Sustainable Winegrowing Competition, chosen in first place amongst a high calibre field of sustainability-minded wine producers from around the world.

The BRIT/FIVS International Sustainable Winegrowing Competition is jointly run by the Botanical Research Institute of Texas and FIVS, a Paris-based international federation of sustainability-minded wine organisations.

The competition recognises wine producers taking a leading role in developing and implementing sustainable practices, while building strong connections with their communities and sharing their learnings across the wider wine sector. Entries are submitted annually from many wine producing countries in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

To read more, click here. 

27/12/2019 at 12:09 PM Permalink

Halliday Wine Companion 2020

We're delighted to be in the top 7.9% of wineries Australia wide, according to James Halliday, earning five red starts yet again. Furthermore, a number individual wines in our portfolio scored exceptionally well and Rollo is, as you'd expect, incredibly pleased. Click here to read our full winery listing as seen in the 2020 Halliday Wine Companion, including all wines scoring 94 points and above. 

20/08/2019 at 11:36 AM Permalink

Crittenden comes to Collingwood

Join us for our Pop-Up Cellar Door at Project 49, one of Collingwood's favourite food and wine venues. Explore some of our latest releases and new vintages, cool climate classics as well as our Spanish and Italian varietals. 

For only $20 you’ll enjoy a hosted tasting of up to 12 Crittenden Estate Wines, paired with a charcuterie plate specially crafted by the Project 49 team. 

Meet the winemaker, Rollo Crittenden, and the team from Crittenden Estate.

Crittenden Wine Alliance Club special pop up pricing. 

Saturday and Sunday September 7th & 8th 12 - 5pm

Project 49 - 107 Cambridge Street, Collingwood, Vic.

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15/08/2019 at 11:59 AM Permalink