In 1888 founders of the Mildura Irrigation Colony William and George Chaffey planted 150 acres of winegrapes on their property at Irymple establishing Chateau Mildura.
The varieties were mataro, cabernet sauvignon, malbec, Red & white hermitage, muscat gordo blanco and sherry grapes.
Winemaking commenced in 1891 with the first crush in a bough shed, the following year 1892 saw the construction of the ambitiously proportioned brick cellars.
This initial venture of producing table wines was not successful despite the “Clarets” produced gaining favourable mention.
In 1910 Brandy stills were installed at Chateau Mildura and it recommenced production, this time of Brandies and fortifying spirit.
As well as this enterprise the Chaffeys were prominent in many other fields of business and civic activity with W B Chaffey serving as President of the Mildura Shire and becoming the first Mayor of the Borough of Mildura in 1920.
A number of heritage sites linked to the Chaffeys remain today and this “Heritage Range” features several of them. |
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| River Boat Red |
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| Psyche Steam White |
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| River Boat Rose' |
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