Early Vine Plantings Brick Cellars Chateau Mildura Still George and W.B. Chaffey Mildura Winery Signage Mildara Brand External Buildings Concrete Sherry Vats Lance Milne 2005 Wine Production
1888
150 acres of winegrapes planted
1891
First Vintage produced
1892
Brick cellars constructed
1895
First Still installed for spirit & brandy production.
1896
Collapse of Chaffeys business and Royal Commission held
1910
Chateau Mildura becomes part of Mildura Wines Pty Ltd
1933
H R Haselgrove employed
Equipment, stills and production techniques updated
1937
Mildara Brand adopted
1946
Large Vat shed erected at front of winery using s/h iron 36 jarrah vats installed by Babidge coopers Mile end
1950’s
Brandy production ceases, stills relocated to Merbein
1960’s
17 unique gabled roofed concrete sherry vats constructed
1997
Last flor sherry produced
2002
Chateau Mildura sold at Auction to Lance Milne
2005
Psyche Wines produces 1st table wine vintage after 100 year break.
Cellar Door opens November 19th