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Passing Clouds Winery is located in Daylesford within the region of Macedon Ranges & Spa Country . You may also wish to see other Daylesford wineries or Macedon Ranges & Spa Country wineries.

Passing Clouds Winery Location & Parking

Passing Clouds Winery is located at: 30 Roddas Lane, Musk, Daylesford. For directions on how to get to & from Passing Clouds Winery, please refer to the map. Onsite parking at Daylesford wineries is usually readily available.

Passing Clouds Winery Wine Styles

There are thousands of wine varieties and blends produced by Australian wineries. You will find numerous wines that fall into one or more of the five basic wine styles available to try and buy at Passing Clouds Winery. The five basic wine styles:

  • Red Wine
  • White Wine
  • Sparkling Wine
  • Fortified Wine
  • Dessert Wine

Cellar door tasting at Passing Clouds Winery

Tasting room and Cellar Door Sales are common at wineries in the Macedon Ranges & Spa Country . Touring the wine growing regions of Australia ranks among the great attractions of the country. Check the opening hours and organise a tour or a wine tasting at Passing Clouds Winery. Be sure to abide by drink driving laws however; Police will not accept a tour of the wineries as an excuse for drink driving.

Passing Clouds Winery Daylesford Opening Hours

Every Macedon Ranges & Spa Country winery operates on their own opening and closing times. Likewise, opening hours in some wineries can vary depending on the season, public or religious holidays, and/or other circumstances. We recommend you phone Passing Clouds Winery on (03) 5348 5550 in advance to check their opening hours before visiting.

Passing Clouds Winery Features & Facilities

To describe the features and facilities offered by Passing Clouds Winery Daylesford, a system of international symbols has been adopted for clarity and ease of reference. Note - Wineries & Clubs with the Disabled Access symbol have dedicated disabled facilities.

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We hope our overview of Passing Clouds Winery wineries in Daylesford has been of assistance. More information about this winery can be found at http://www.passingclouds.com.au

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Address: 30 Roddas Lane, Musk,
Daylesford VIC

Phone: (03) 5348 5550  Fax: (03) 5348 5565

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Passing Clouds Winery Overview

Nestled in the beautiful countryside of Musk, just outside Daylesford, Passing Clouds Winery has been producing some of Australia’s most celebrated wines since 1974. Father and son winemakers Graeme and Cameron Leith embrace the age old traditions of Burgundy in harvesting and creating their wines, which are renowned for ageing beautifully – their gold medal winning 1980 Shiraz Cabernets in particular. Passing Clouds Winery’s award winning reds are considered exemplary and are complemented by highly acclaimed Sauvignon Blanc, Grenache and Chardonnay. Taste them for yourself at Passing Clouds Winery's cellar door, open daily.

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THE JOB OF WINEMAKER is to allow the fruit and terroir of the vineyards to express itself. Graeme and Cameron both enthusiastically embrace the traditions of Burgundy and uphold them as much as possible. Through the use of age old techniques (with the aid of some modern equipment), they guide the fruit from vineyard to bottle as gently as possible.

As Graeme says, winemaking is not all that dissimilar to making a fruit cake; ‘good ingredients, a guiding hand and get the timing right'. He also says that winemaking is 20% winemaking, 80% cleaning up!
Ferments are conducted in open stainless steel fermenters, where they are hand plunged until such time as they are deemed ready to be pressed.
The traditional Shiraz Cabernet, Graeme's Blend, is matured in 60% fine grained American oak, 40% French. Everything else in high quality, fine grained French oak. Malo-lactic fermentation occurs naturally in spring creating wines with softer acid and more complexity.
All of the reds are of exemplary quality and have the power to age gracefully. Indeed the 1980 Shiraz Cabernets are still drinking beautifully.
Graeme Leith has been the winemaker ever since the first vintage, now lost in the mists of time.

As Cameron (Graeme's son) takes over the winemaking he is upholding these philosophies, tradition is an important part of a winery such as Passing Clouds. Modern theories are being used (sparingly) – particularly with the higher percentages of Chardonnay and Pinot from Daylesford. Cameron is having success with some new approaches in the winery, such as barrel fermenting Pinot, the use of as many whole berries/bunches as possible and carbonic maceration.

Passing Clouds are still making traditional reds, but the emphasis has shifted to the cool climate Pinots and Chardonnays. Graeme has made many medal winning Pinots over the years and they expect Cameron will carry on the tradition, whilst putting his own stamp on what promises to be some exciting vintages in the near future.

Specials & What's On
The latest specials, news & events at Passing Clouds Winery

Tasting Plate and a glass of wine - $20

Available: 1 - 31 of May 2012
For the month of May, Passing Clouds is offering a regional tasting plate and glass of wine for $20

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  • Disabled Access
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