ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

​Rahona Valley acknowledges the Boonwurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and recognise their continued connection to the land and waters of this country.

THE VINEYARDS

The vineyards we source from today are located across Mornington Peninsula region.  Our current range of wines have grapes from vineyards across Red Hill South, Arthurs Seat, Tuerong, Balnarring and Dromana.  In 2019 Rahona Valley also started grower relationships with several vineyards in Northern Tasmania. Wines made from these vineyards, are our ‘Abel’ series.

THE WINERY

Australian Cuvee Centre is a specialist winemaking facility set up to enable making of traditional method sparkling wine along with other cool climate wines of the highest quality. Our equipment includes a combination of large and small scale equipment to enable different scales of production.

  • State-of-the-art world class equipment including:
    • tirage bottling line
    • multiple gyro-palates
    • small and large scale neck freezers
    • JU.CLA.S isobaric cross flow filter
    • large scale temperature controlled facilities
    • on-site lab

SUSTAINABILITY

The philosophy for Rahona Valley is to produce the highest quality wine through best practice vineyard management, sustainable farming principles and excellence in winemaking.

In the vineyards we use sustainable practices to ensure ongoing health of the vineyards and surrounds.

In the winery, the focus is minimising waste and using eco friendly products, where possible. Our sustainable practices include:
– ‘No-drains’ winery and production facility i.e. no wine waste to sewer or stormwater
– Recycling and reuse – including bottles, packaging, and pallets
– Local glass suppliers who incorporate recycled glass
– Lees recovery and reuse
– Maximise extraction and minimise wine loss
– Grape marc distributed to local farmers for stock fee​d​.
– Barrel repurposing

We acknowledge there is more to be done and we are working to continually improve our practices across the board.