Celebration for Windowrie’s 150 year old Mill
Saturday 29 October heralds the official celebrating of the Windowrie Mill’s 150th birthday.
The Mill was built in 1861 and opened amid great fanfare. The stone and timber building was an impressive construction that showed the optimism of the future of the region. After a chequered history, David and Wizz O’Dea and their family painstakingly restored the building.
In its 150th year, The Mill continues to play a central role in the tourism of the region.
On Saturday 29 October the festivities begin, with all visitors welcome to join Windowrie at The Mill in Cowra to ring in this special occasion.
The O’Dea family will be showcasing their award winning wines, including a special back vintage tasting of a number of very limited, museum wines for members of The Mill Club.
This tasting will include all the recently awarded Windowrie Wines, including the Family Reserve 1999 Shiraz and the Trophy winning 2010 The Mill Cabernet Merlot and 2010 Shiraz.
Tickets are $20 and include a wholesome rustic lunch and a glass of wine. Children under 12 years old are $5 and there will be entertainment for all ages. The celebrations begin at 12pm and continues to 5pm.
Further details on the historic Windowrie Mill, including directions can be found on the website www.windowrie.com.au
Bookings can be made by calling Nook O’Dea on 02 6341 4141.
The Windowrie Mill is located at 6 Vaux Street, Cowra.
For further information, images or samples please contact:
Nook O’Dea at Windowrie Estate: 02 6344 3264 or wine@windowrie.com.au
David Cumming at Define Wine: 0414 736 342 or david@definewine.com.au
WINDOWRIE ESTATE is one of the Cowra region’s founding winemakers. Established by the O’Dea family in 1988, the business experienced considerable success, allowing them to build a 6000 tonne winery in 1999. The Windowrie range now comprises the ‘Family Reserve’, ‘The Mill and ‘Deep River’ range. A feature of Windowrie is The Mill cellar door and function centre located in the heart of Cowra. The old, rundown 1859 flour mill was painstakingly restored by the family in the 1990s and is now a key attribute of the town.
