Nestled amongst the Northern Adelaide Hills in an old 1920’s Coldstores you will find the home of Unico Zelo & Applewood Distillery. Over the last three years they have used this space for their production. But after being chased down and door-knocked by adoring fans, they’ve opened a space for visitors to relax and enjoy the fruits of their labour – Ochre Nation.
What will you find at their Cellar Door?
You will be in and amongst the vibrancy of a working winery and distillery – retro-fitted in an old industrial cold stores, constructed in 1922 and restored by the young team at Ochre Nation to show off it’s former glory and historic importance to the agricultural landscape. You’ll be able to see the crew work-the-brew and all the daily action that goes into crafting artisan wines and spirits.This isn’t like any other Cellar Door. They’re excited to offer premium products and a cocktail bar.
Thirsty? You’re in luck, they’ve got a menu including: Gin & Tonic, Negroni, Espresso Martini, Økar Spritz, Australiano, Dark & Stormy & Cherry Cola. Into Vino? You’re in luck! You’ll be able to enjoy a glass of Unico Zelo & Harvest Wine Growers Co-op. The first Wine Grower’s Co-Op to have their own physical space! Don’t know if you have noticed, but they are also constantly experimenting and having fun with our products.
Want to sample the liquid rainbow? Why not order a botanical or wine flight featuring five hand-selected products!
They don’t have a kitchen (yet); But will be offering some bar nibbles for you to enjoy. Depending on the season – they occasionally offer any range of native and indigenous botanicals and fruits. FYI: Bookings are highly recommended.
Need to know
● They offer sessions 11am, 1pm, 3pm;
● Bookings will include a behind the scenes tour of the Distillery and Winery with our staff;
● This is a small space so they can only cater for bookings up to 10 guests max;
● To book your table, email [email protected] or [email protected]
Who are they?
Applewood Distillery is South Australia’s hub and encouragement of Craft Gin. Not many know they make much more than our signature Applewood Gin. They also have a range of clients including: Prohibition Liquor, Barossa Distilling, Ounce Gin, Glen Ewin Estate Fig Gin, Brocken Spectre. Outside of Gin they also make Cello’s, Amaro’s and starting to dabble in whisky.
They love Australia, so much so that they totally embrace the land they come from and use native and indigenous botanicals and ingredients as they constantly work to re-discover the insane flavours of
this sunburnt country. Whether that be in our gin, amaros or within our Limited Editions. They want you and the world to experience these unique and exotic botanicals!
Unico Zelo is Inspired by an intense passion for the land, our wines are crafted to showcase unique sites and soils that Australia has to offer – in styles that are typified by the lifestyle and culture of the land they belong to – from highly sustainable varieties that require minimal intervention. Following their passions for Italian-inspired, textural and site-expressive wines, they seek to create Australian examples of Mediterranean varieties in an approachable and jovial fashion. They believe that these are the appropriate varieties for our country and what they should be known for.
They also support our local community with the Harvest Wine Grower’s Co-op – Australia’s only operating wine growers co-op brand. What is this? It is a profit sharing initiative to support
grower’s of the Northern Adelaide Hills – half the profits from this brand are given directly to the grower’s involved – giving them a fair price for some of the best vinous produce the Hills can offer.
They acknowledge the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Leon Bignell for the assistance in developing their Cellar Door thanks to receiving a grant from the South Australian Wine Industry Development Scheme Cellar Door Grants Program. This assistance has enabled them to create a space to attract tourism to the northern Adelaide Hills.
Ochre Nation is located at 24 Victoria Street, Gumeracha SA.
Open Wednesday – Saturday, 11am – 4pm (bookings advised).
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