I was only vaguely familiar with the Bellarine Peninsula winery Terindah Estate, but locals recommended it heartily - and their advice proved spot on.
From a welcoming tasting room and snack restaurant to a lovely setting overlooking vines, gardens and bay views to excellent service and top-notch food, Terindah Estate hit a home run for our group.
Established in 2003 by retired quantity surveyor Peter Slattery, Terindah produces a very good range of wines (although zinfandel is a bit of a stretch in the cool climes of Geelong and surrounds).
Nowadays, Terindah is a magnet for locals and tourists alike; offering al a carte lunches Thursday-Sunday, occasional dinners, weekend breakfasts, cooking classes, weddings and conferences.
The medal-winning Terindah Estate 2016 Rosé proved a popular lunch choice for our group of five; while the 2013 Reserve Pinot Noir is also outstanding.
We chose The Shed at Terindah (the name means "most beautiful" in Behasa Indonesia, over the more relaxed The Deck (open seven days for lunch and snacks) and found chef Lyndon Betts and his team in fine form.
The service from a French waiter and Romanian maitre d' was both slick and friendly - not always an easy combination to achieve.
My entree of pork brawn terrine with mustard and stout and wattle seed bread was a stand out, as were very pretty sardines with creme fraiche, lemon and pickled shallots. Adventurous food this, but not too much "out there" to scare the horses.
I would have liked the duck skin on my duck with heirloom carrots and radicchio to have been a little crisper, but the dish was plenty flavoursome.
Other star mains included local snapper with potato, Warragul spinach and salty ice plant, and pork scotch with nectarine witlof and garlic. Make sure to order some goose fat potatoes, which are outrageously decadent.
We felt too full for dessert but did manage some excellent French blue cheese. It was perfectly matured.
The Shed gets all the key elements right and is highly recommended.
Terindah Estate, 90 McAdams Lane, Bellarine VIC 3223. (03) 5251 5536. www.terindahestate.com.
From a welcoming tasting room and snack restaurant to a lovely setting overlooking vines, gardens and bay views to excellent service and top-notch food, Terindah Estate hit a home run for our group.
Established in 2003 by retired quantity surveyor Peter Slattery, Terindah produces a very good range of wines (although zinfandel is a bit of a stretch in the cool climes of Geelong and surrounds).
Nowadays, Terindah is a magnet for locals and tourists alike; offering al a carte lunches Thursday-Sunday, occasional dinners, weekend breakfasts, cooking classes, weddings and conferences.
The medal-winning Terindah Estate 2016 Rosé proved a popular lunch choice for our group of five; while the 2013 Reserve Pinot Noir is also outstanding.
We chose The Shed at Terindah (the name means "most beautiful" in Behasa Indonesia, over the more relaxed The Deck (open seven days for lunch and snacks) and found chef Lyndon Betts and his team in fine form.
The service from a French waiter and Romanian maitre d' was both slick and friendly - not always an easy combination to achieve.
My entree of pork brawn terrine with mustard and stout and wattle seed bread was a stand out, as were very pretty sardines with creme fraiche, lemon and pickled shallots. Adventurous food this, but not too much "out there" to scare the horses.
I would have liked the duck skin on my duck with heirloom carrots and radicchio to have been a little crisper, but the dish was plenty flavoursome.
Other star mains included local snapper with potato, Warragul spinach and salty ice plant, and pork scotch with nectarine witlof and garlic. Make sure to order some goose fat potatoes, which are outrageously decadent.
We felt too full for dessert but did manage some excellent French blue cheese. It was perfectly matured.
The Shed gets all the key elements right and is highly recommended.
Terindah Estate, 90 McAdams Lane, Bellarine VIC 3223. (03) 5251 5536. www.terindahestate.com.
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