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The Red Hill residence of Claire Vickery sits on a 3.78 hectare vineyard holding with views towards Port Phillip.  
The Mornington Peninsula property is under vine with Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris grapes. There are vines on either side of the five bedroom, six bathroom house.
The 160 Harrisons Road property vineyard has lease arrangements until April 2017 to Martha Cove Vineyards. It last traded at $2.35 million in 2003. 
Claire Vickery is the philanthropist founder of The Butterfly Foundation, the daughter of renowned winemaker Dr John Middleton of Mount Mary Vineyard.
The residence has a front wall of windows enhanced by the rustic fusion of aged timber pylons from Manly Pier.
It has been listed <a href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/Real-Estate/160-harrisons-road-red-hill/Property-Details-buy-residential-8972278" target="_blank">through Holly Longmuir at RT Edgar Flinders</a>. 
A nearby one hectare holding with a housing compound built in 2000 sold last month at $1.55 million having traded in 2012 for $1,475,000.
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Butterfly Foundation's Claire Vickery lists Red Hill vineyard home

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The premium South Australian wine business Rolf Binder is on the market for the first time in its 65 year history.
Owned by brother and sister Rolf Binder and Christa Deans, whose parents established the business in 1955, the sale includes more than 100 hectares of vineyards across five sites, a 1000-tonne capacity winery, cellar door and brands including JJ Hahn and Magpie Estate.
Binder said the time was right to sell after 65 years of commitment to the Barossa.
“This is an exciting opportunity for a buyer to take a significant stake in Australia’s premier wine region,” Rolf said.
“Our vineyard blocks are in the heart of the Barossa, including one directly adjacent to the key vineyards used to supply Penfolds Grange Hermitage.
“The time is now right to hand over the baton and watch the business fulfil its potential.”
The present 1000-tonne winery site on the corner of Seppeltsfield and Stelzer roads at Stonewell was initially built in 1998, ready for the 1999 vintage.
It is co-located with the cellar door and 25ha Chri-Ro Vineyard, which is predominantly planted with Shiraz.
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The other four vineyards are dotted around the Barossa and all feature Shiraz with other varieties including Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Semillon, Mataro and Malbec.
Rolf Binder produces about 40,000 dozen a year, much of which is exported to the UK and Europe.
The sibling winemakers have worked together in the business since 1994.
Binder said he and Deans were looking for an outright sale or a partnership arrangement and were both prepared to stay on in the short to medium term as winemakers to assist with the business transition.
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He said the Australian wine industry was evolving and providing excellent investment opportunities, particularly at the premium end of the market.
“Wine Australia data shows domestic wine sales increased 6.1 per cent in the past year, despite COVID-19. Internationally we’ve seen 3 per cent sales growth while average prices have jumped 16 per cent,” he said.
“We feel the business is well-positioned to capitalise on existing trends and emerging opportunities, with a secure and major fruit source in one of the world’s most renowned wine regions combined with good water allocations, an established distribution network, growing direct-to-consumer sales and an established, motivated and highly qualified team.”
The property and assets will be sold in an EOI process, which will have a closing date in October, in the hope that the transaction can be completed ahead of the 2021 vintage.
However, the sale comes at an uncertain time for the Australian wine industry with the coronavirus pandemic seriously impacting sales to restaurants and bars and threats from China, Australia’s largest export market, of potential sanctions on Australian wine imports.
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South Australia's Rolf Binder wine business hits the market

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Investors are being offered a rare opportunity to acquire an award winning Australian winery in the Hunter Valley region - the prestigious James Estate Wines. 
The fully integrated vineyard and winemaking operation produces a range of premium red, white, sweet and fortified wines. 
Up for sale is a vineyard, winery and cellar door operation on 575 hectares in the upper Hunter Valley and a winery and cellar door operation of 43.6 hectares in Pokolbin, in the heart of the Hunter Valley.
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Hunter Valley winery up for sale

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The Finniss River Vineyard in the Fleurieu region in South Australia has been listed for sale through CBRE agent Phil Schell, in conjunction with fellow agent Chris Holgar.
The Hickinbotham family who established it in 1999 are the vendors of the vineyard located 45 kilometres south-east of McLaren Vale.
Offers are due 11 July.
Its wine grapes produce Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay varieties.
The vineyard produces wine under the Paringa and Finniss River labels.
It also supplies grapes to Orlando Wines in a 17-year agreement.
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David Hickinbotham has described the decision to sell the 135 hectare property as bittersweet.
The property comprises 65.37 hectares of grape vines, 5.33 hectares of vacant vineyard with trellis and irrigation infrastructure in place, along with an additional 23.32 hectares of land ready for new vines to be planted.
The vineyard has capacity of 94 hectares, producing 1,000 tonnes of fruit annually.
The Paringa wine label has twice featured in the James Halliday Wine Spectator's highly regarded Top 100 wines list.
The Hickinbotham family has developed the property with a low maintenance structure that requires only two people to run 65 hectares of vines.
“Properties with scale and ease of management such as the Finniss River Vineyard – and the associated Paringa and Finniss River wine brands – will be the future of the viticulture industry in Australia.” he said.
The property comes with a five-bedroom home with tennis court and pool.
The Hickinbotham family, whose involvement dates backs around eighty years in the industry, had three vineyards for many years.
<a href="/news/15174-us-based-jackson-family-wines-buys-sas-hickinbotham-clarendon-vineyard" target="_blank">The Clarendon vineyard</a>, established by Alan Hickinbotham in the Adelaide foothills in 1972, providing grapes for Penfold's premium brands including 707 and the legendary Grange, was sold in early 2012.
The Paringa vineyard, developed in the Riverland in 1995, was sold in 2011.
The Paringa vineyard, comprising 690 hectares, ranked as one of the largest private vineyards in Australia. 
The Hickinbotham family began exporting wines over 35 years ago with their wines sold by the glass in restaurants in America, including Chartreuse in New York, Citrus in Los Angeles and Aureole in Las Vegas.
Three generations of the Hickinbotham family have been involved with quality vines, grapes and wine since the Oenology Course was established at Roseworthy Agricultural College by Alan Robb Hickinbotham in 1932.
The Hickinbotham Roseworthy Wine Science Laboratory was built at the University of Adelaide's Waite campus in 1998, in honour of Alan Robb Hickinbotham's contribution to the Australian wine industry.
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Finniss River Vineyard listed by pioneering Hickinbotham family

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The release of the 2014 Murray Valley wine grape crush survey has indicated "only bad news" for growers, with prices falling further off an already low base.
The Murray Valley, which extends from Mildura to Swan Hill, is Australia’s second largest wine grape production zone. 
The size of the national harvest is yet to be confirmed, but it is estimated to be slightly below last year’s 1.8 million tonnes.
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Chardonnay, while still the largest variety produced in the region, suffered the largest price fall (28%) and was now close to the lowest priced Colombard variety grown in Sunraysia. 
Both Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon dropped 28% in production and suffered a price decrease of between 17% to 20% from last year. 
"It is inevitable that given the downward pressure on wine grape prices there will be further growers to leave the industry," Herron Todd White reported.
It noted there are currently approximately 500 growers in the Sunraysia area, down from around 1,000 about a decade ago. 
The local paper, The Sunraysia Daily, recently wrote the small, family-owned wine grape property is headed for extinction in Sunraysia.
Winery-owned acreages had more than doubled in the decade.
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Declining grape price to heighten private Murray Valley growers exodus

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Rymill Coonawarra is selling a half stake in the South Australian winery business.
The Australian Financial Review says it is available for between $15 million and $20 million as the family-owned wine maker seeks funds to boost export sales.
The business, run by fifth-generation managing director John Rymill, has 143 hectares planted with a capacity of 80,000 cases annually, although it has averaged only 41,000 over the past five years.
Gaetjens Langley partner <a href="https://www.wineryforsale.com.au/our-team/" target="_blank">Toby Langley</a> has the offering.
Exports make up 10% of Rymill sales.
In 1890 John Riddoch founded <a href="https://www.rymill.com.au" target="_blank">Coonawarra</a>, the history of which is inextricably entwined with the Riddoch and Rymill families.
Scottish-born John Riddoch had arrived during the Australian gold rush in 1852.
His daughter, Mary, grew up at Yallum and married Robert Rymill, the neighbouring Penola farmer.
John Riddoch Rymill was a distinguished polar explorer, whose son Peter and his wife Judy, both farmers and keen equestrians, established the Rymill Coonawarra Winery in 1990.
The majority of Rymill’s product is cabernet sauvignon.
Rymill Coonawarra winery, built in 1990, was designed by the Melbourne architect, Geoffrey Woodfall, who used regional building materials extensively, with external walls of Mount Gambier limestone, and internal of locally grown radiata pine.
Some 10 years after the completion of the winery, the Mitchell Beazley publication Wineries with Style pronounced it to be one of the top 80 in the world.
 
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Half stake in South Australian winery Rymill Coonawarra listed

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The restaurant, bar and entertainment venue Wellers of Kangaroo Ground, at the gateway to Victoria's Yarra Valley, has been sold.
Fitzroys, in conjunction with local agency Morrison Kleeman, secured $1.675 million.
The 8,760 square metre property was sold with a new 10-year lease to Wellers, which dates back to 1872.
The property returns $145,000 per annum net, with the price paid reflecting a yield of 8.6%. 
Fitzroy selling agent Dean Alexander, a local resident, said interest from the property came from overseas buyers. However, the purchaser was a consortium of local investors.
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Wellers, Kangaroo Ground property sold with leaseback

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Lake Marmal Vineyards in central Victoria has been listed for sale.
Situated between Charlton and Boort, the 298 hectare property comprises a 172 hectare vineyard established in 1998.
The vineyard is planted to Shiraz (67%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (27%) varieties, with the remainder comprising some minor plantings of Durif, Mourvedre and Sangiovese.
It has a current grape supply agreement in place until 2018 with one of Australia’s largest wine producers.
CBRE Agribusiness agents Chris Holgar, James Beer and Phil Schell have been appointed to sell the central Victoria vineyard taking offers until 16 December.
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Central Victoria's Lake Marmal Vineyards for sale

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Sweetwater, a world class winery located in the rolling hills of the Hunter Valley, has been listed for sale.
<a href="https://jurds.com.au/listings/rural_sale-319321-pokolbin/" target="_blank">The 48 hectare Pokolbin property</a> is being marketed by Jurds Real Estate as the most significant country vineyard estate in Australia.
Inspired by southern European vineyard estates, in it is a planned hamlet with a series of interlocking properties of differing eras.
Producing Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz on 16 hectares, there is also a cellar door.
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There is private owners and guest wing accommodations, entertaining loggia and plunge pool. There is also an olive grove.
Sweetwater Wines, part of the Hardie Holdings group, purchased the land in 1997 in Belford from Belford Pastoral Company, which was originally granted to the pioneering Richard Jones, a merchant and pastoralist.
In 1829 Jones had received 10,000 acres at Singleton in the Hunter Valley from where he established one of his finest vineyards in the Patrick Plains Shore at Sweetwater Creek off Old North Road. 
In 1844 from Jones’s first plantings, his vineyard produced a total of 2,000 gallons of wine. 
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When Sweetwater Wines purchased the property, there was clear evidence of several vineyards, which at that stage consisted of rows of mainly dead, but in some cases struggling vines with huge old knarled bases and the odd spindly vine struggling to survive. These were being grazed by cattle, and on advice from our viticulturist, dozed and burnt, as a precaution against plant disease.
Sweetwater Wines had Brian McGuigan give early advice on the layout and planting, having worked on the vineyard when he was about 18 years old.
Alan Jurd at Jurds Real Estate has Sweetwater for sale with $30 million plus expectations. "The enquiry levels of 2007 have started to return given the current exchange rate," he said.
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Sweetwater, the world class Hunter Valley vineyard estate has $30 million plus hopes

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Loggerheads, the trophy Hunter Valley vineyard estate last sold in 2008, has been listed with $10 million price expectations.
The Pokolbin property has wonderful provenance being the former home of the late Len Evans and before that the Tyrrell family.
It was last sold to Robin and Judy Crawford by Len Evan's widow, Trish Evans.
There's still a village-like setting at the estate which has its rambling residential homestead with three adjoining pavilions. 
The seven bedroom, six bathroom homestead is Australian Country in design, with European influences, extensively refurbished by the architect Michael Suttor.
It is now surrounded by Paul Bangay garden, with orchard and vegetable garden.
Against the backdrop of the Brokenback and Barrington ranges, there are several outbuildings along with an imposing stone column feature, collected from the demolition of the Bank of NSW on George Street, which remain from the Evans' time.
The level, but elevated property was bought by the Evans clan from the Tyrrell family in 1971 and comes with a 35-year-old vineyard, now with about four hectares under vine.
Set in Australia’s most visited wine region, it has been listed by Alan Jurd from Jurd's Real Estate who secured its 2008 sale.
The <a href="https://jurds.com.au/listings/rural_sale-310141-pokolbin/" target="_blank" style="line-height: 1.3em;">Loggerheads</a> estate is 200 acres. 
The 87 hectare property has two road frontages, at 97 Palmers Lane and 2341 and 2347 Broke Road, Pokolbin.
The Broke Road frontage has passive rental income from a fully licensed cellar door wine sales outlet, separate residence, dairy/barn and wine storage shed.
Alan Jurd told Property Observer he expects around $6 million for the homestead holding and $4 million for the commercial lot.
"Loggerheads represents the finest example of a country lifestyle with city convenience being just two hours North of Sydney," said Shelly Jurd, the agency's rural lifestyle sales director.
There is a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ohWepmCXow&amp;feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">video with the marketing</a>.
The noted bon vivant Len Evans, who died in 2006, was the long-time president of the Australian Wine Foundation, having written about wines since 1962.
He began his beverage career after he migrated to Sydney in 1958 and took a casual job as a pub glass-washer at the Ship Inn at Circular Quay.
Title Tattle recalls Evans planted Shiraz and Gammay in the vineyard.
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