The Gilbert winemaking story traces back to the Eden Valley, where Joseph Gilbert founded Pewsey Vale estate and planted the region’s first riesling in 1847. Today, his great-great-grandson Simon Gilbert and his son Will run Gilbert Family Wines in Mudgee.

They still make an excellent Eden Valley riesling, but for something grown on home soil – specifically, the rich clay loam of nearby Apple Tree Flat – the rosé, with notes of ruby grapefruit and strawberry leaf finish, is a great place to start. Tastings take place in The Cellar, a sandstone building brimming with heritage charm, or take a grazing platter outside to the vine-covered courtyard.

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