About this venue
The Mallee fowl or Lowan as known by its Aboriginal name, is the rare and distinctive bird that inhabits the Mallee country of South Australia. When the English colonized Australia in the late 1700’s they brought over and released foxes so they can enjoy a fox hunt or two. Unfortunately the foxes found the Mallee Fowl easy game as they nest in huge mounds on the ground. Mallee Estate is a family owned and run winery established by Peter and Eleni Markeas. The first vineyard was established in 1969 with 3 acres of Shiraz planted, which is used in part to make the Mallee Estate Shiraz. There are three vineyards all at separate locations in Renmark and produce its grapes. This is to take advantage of the different soil types and to grow better and more distinctive grapes for winemaking. All wines are made from estate grown grapes.
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