Shedfest is an annual winery festival held on the second weekend of October, it is a great time to visit the Yarra Valley and enjoy everything on offer. During the Shedfest event wineries in the Yarra Valley will open their sheds to house two days of fabulous food, fine wine, live music and entertainment. If your type of festival is one where you can take it easy, taste local produce, experience the charm of small vineyards, be captivated by stunning views, chat to the owners and winemakers, tap your toes to some fine tunes, play pétanque, take croquet lessons, lawn games and watch the kids have fun, all while sipping delightful wines… then Shedfest Wine Festival is for you.   Our Menu: Local grown Silvan…

Fathers Day – Sunday 6th September. Bring Dad along to enjoy a relaxing afternoon of acoustic tunes by the talented Shaun Black. We will have our gourmet pizzas and cheese & antipasto platters on offer as well as some cheeky desserts for the sweet tooth. To book a table please call 59 642 504 or email wine@paynesrise.com.au

Shortest Lunch – Yarra Valley Smaller Wineries Shortest Lunch @ PR join us for this fantastic festival on 20th & 21st June 10-5pm Menu @ PR Beer Braised Pulled Pork Belly Baguette Served with a crunchy apple slaw $14.50 Wild Mushroom & Gruyere with white truffle oil Handmade Pie (v) $7.50 Kids Chicken Subs with Sweet Chilli Chicken Tenders & all the usual fillings $7 By Yarra Valley Catering We will also have our Cheese Boxes on offer w Gippsland Cheeses, Crackers and Fig & Walnut Rolada $15 St Ali Specialty Coffee available. Entertainment @ PR The talented King Louie will be entertaining the crowd over the festival weekend with their cruisy tunes the perfect match for our relaxed atmosphere! Lawn Games – good old KLOP…

Trading hours Queens Birthday long weekend: Saturday 6th June – 11am – 5pm Sunday 7th June – 11am – 5pm Monday 8th June – Closed   July Closure. As winter is a slower trading period we close the doors through the month of July and take the opportunity to have a break (drink wine) and plan for another big year ahead at Payne’s Rise. Please email wine@paynesrise.com.au or simply fill your cart here online for all orders to be posted to your door step. We look forward to seeing you at Cellar Door in August. Come and keep warm by the fire and enjoy a glass of wine and one of our Gourmet Pizzas.   Cheers from Tim, Narelle and the team at Payne’s Rise….

2014 ‘Mr Jed’ Pinot Noir   We like our wines to have personality – hence the name ‘Mr Jed’. Why ‘Mr Jed’?  March 13 2014 saw the birth of our second boy Jed (AKA Mr Jed) and our first crop of Pinot noir from the Paynes Rise vineyard. Both our son and this wine are in their infancy, but portray an equally strong distinct character.  Gentle, cheeky, easy to love, cool and reserved, restrained but with a wild streak.   Soft and structural with fresh acidity. Juicy red berries, cherry, floral and spice with a fine earthy silky tannin structure.   We have worked very hard on this block of grafted Pinot over the last few years, needless to say we are very excited by…