Pimpernel Vineyards — Attraction in Melbourne

We came to Pimpernel, based of a recommendation from another vineyard, and were so excited and looking forward to meeting the team and tasting the wines, but were unfortunately faced with very unfriendly unsavoury treatment from Michael. We walked in, waited patiently for assistance and when we asked if we could sit outside for the tasting he rolled his eyes and sarcastically said ‘sure’ . He then proceeded to ramble off the two types of tastings based off price range and flung the choice papers and pen at us and said ‘chose what you want’ and left to go back inside. I dont know what happened, if he was just having a bad day or what but we really did not...

This is a small winery with a focus on great wines - great wines, not cheap wines. We were fortunate to have the owner Mark take us through the tasting. It wasn't difficult to find something to love amongst the range of wines. Mark made it a very personal experience with lots of anecdotes about his wines and wine making in general. I particularly liked the Chardonnay, GSM and Shiraz - would love to return to taste the full range of Pinot Noir. We also enjoyed tasting the range of imported Champagnes. Great service from all the...

Pimpernells would have to be the best wine in the valley in our opinion. We live here and have tried a lot. The quality and style of winemaking is exceptional and we find our body’s never feel toxic after drinking it like we do with many other wines. The Pinots are my favourite but we LOVE their GSM and Shiraz too! We love their passion and the fact that it is a hands on family business where the whole family is involved and you get to meet them all and the rest of the awesome team involved and see...