"Misty Morning" - photograph by Grant Keighley UPPER GOULBURN GI The Lost Valley Nestled on the high slopes of Victoria's Great Dividing Range in the stunningly beautiful 'Victorian High Country' 1 hour North of Melbourne, Lost Valley Winery is set amongst majestic boulders of pink granite at a lofty 450 metres altitude with sweeping views of Mount Buller, first growth forests of Australian Ghost Gums and bordered by the trout filled King Parrot Creek below. Almost forgotten by modern development, this land was called the "Valley of the Thousand Hills" by its indigenous aboriginal inhabitants; whilst the name for the Tallarook Forest that adjoins Lost Valley Winery, comes from the language of the Natramboolok Tribe meaning "Call of the Wattlebird".  "Almost Harvest " - photograph by Grant Keighley New York Award July 2010 Golden Cortese A PASSION FOR QUALITY Hand pruned, cane arched, leaf plucked, bunch thinned, hand picked...and entirely Solar and Wind generated...that is just part of the care given to producing the best fruit possible to make the level of quality that Lost Valley has become synonimous with. All four Lost Valley premium varietal wines; Shiraz, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc and the unique Cortese are made from pristine estate-grown fruit accross our two vineyard sites in the Upper Goulburn GI. Our vines at our Lost Valley and Mt Buller site are planted on @30 acres of natural amphitheaters with their own unique red clay/granitic sand soil and micro-climate. While our entire annual production is just of @6000 cases across all four varietals, the wine's quality and customer following seems to make it all worthwhile. ** NEWS FLASH - 1** Lost Valley Shiraz wins prestigious "Best Australian Shiraz" award at the 2010 New York Bar and Wine Show. ** NEWS FLASH - 2** James Halliday 2010 Wine Companion, for our 2008 Lost Valley Cortese: "Distinct lemon blossom scent on the bouquet and a vibrant palate to follow suit. Here is a rare variety worth pursuing and buying.Screwcap"   11.5% alc. Rating 92 Drink 2013 $29.95 Date Tasted Dec. '08.   Rated 4.5 Glasses out of 5.     ** NEWS FLASH - 3**   Robert Parker gives all Lost Valley wines the thumbs up.   The world acclaimed wine expert Robert Parker has reviewed all four varietals from Lost Valley and each wine has received excellent reviews.   Not only is the average score across all 4 varietal 90, but the very complimentary language also stands the wines in good stead. Needless to say a 90 average score – for all varietals from the vineyard - from the Parker stable is no small feat!   Top wine distributors in the USA point out - “we can probably count, on one hand, the number of Aussie wineries with a 90 point Parker average score, this is incredible. Lost Valley Winery has truly come of age as one of Australia’s top boutique wineries”. Chris Daniele/Wine Trade Trust. For a list of the fine wine retailers and restaurants serving our wine please look under the 'Taste and Find-it' section at the bottom of that page. To contact us in Australia: for all domestic trade enquiries please call or email:Mr David Hamer on 0439 373 453 - vinovate@bigpond.net.au or for International trade enquires e-mail Dr Robert Ippaso: ippaso@attglobal.net     FastCounter by bCentral