Ten Minutes By Tractor Wine Co

James Halliday 2008 Australian Wine Companion 5 stars - Outstanding winery regularly producing wines of exemplary quality and typicity.

Gourmet Traveller 2008 Australian Restaurant Guide "This new operation is the best gastronomic outpost to have opened on the Mornington Peninsula in a long time.”

Gourmet Traveller 2008 Wine List of the Year "As well as the winery's offerings, this superbly designed document contains a mouthwatering selection of the world's best bottles and a staggering amount of background reading.”

Ten Minutes by Tractor (TMBT) was formed in 1999 by three families, each of whom owned vineyards close to each other (in fact ten minutes by tractor apart) on Mornington Peninsula with an aim to produce wines that reflected the unique character of their vineyards. In 2004 TMBT was bought by Martin Spedding.

The key focus of TMBT is unrelenting effort to grow the best fruit possible on our vineyards with meticulous care of our premium blocks. Our winemaking philosophy is to be non interventionist as possible and, for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, to utilise traditional Burgundian winemaking techniques that assist in producing the wonderful flavours, complexity, elegance and length which the wines of our region demonstrate.

Ten Minutes By Tractor has 14ha of bearing vineyards, with average age of 16 years, including Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and Tempranillo. The different vineyards - different locations, elevations and orientations - give us the opportunity of picking and vinifying grapes from each vineyard, in fact each block within each vineyard, separately.

In our restaurant, chef Stuart Bell produces outstanding dishes, using high quality, local produce as much as possible, including herbs, salads and vegetables from our own kitchen garden. This provides an extra dimension for our customers to further extend the wine tasting experience with a wide range of superb dishes to match and enjoy with your favourite wines.