TarraWarra Estate’s literal take on rainbow trout.
1/7TarraWarra Estate’s literal take on rainbow trout.Bonnie Savage.
Inide TarraWarra estate.
2/7Inide TarraWarra estate.Bonnie Savage
Hot-smoked duck.
3/7Hot-smoked duck.Bonnie Savage
Plant-based beetroot “rose”.
4/7Plant-based beetroot “rose”.Bonnie Savage
Cavatelli with mushrooms.
5/7Cavatelli with mushrooms.Bonnie Savage
Honey parfait.
6/7Honey parfait.Bonnie Savage
The TarraWarra dining room.
7/7The TarraWarra dining room.Bonnie Savage

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Contemporary$$

It’s the thinking drinker’s winery,where lunch might coincide with a visiting orchestra,and the curvy Allan Powell-designed art gallery houses significant Australian works from Nolan to Drysdale

You could happily spend a day lolling on the sculpture-studded slopes with a bottle from the cellar door and some local cheese. But then you’d miss out on the elegant,hyper-local cooking of new chef Maxwell Parlas.

Begin with a crunchy canele capped with savoury mushroom cream;cheesy,honey-drenched profiteroles;and tangy pickles. Buxton trout,gently set,is enlivened by buttermilk,salty pops of roe and seasonal flowers from the kitchen’s bustling garden.

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That garden powers plant based set menus starring koji-cured grilled sugarloaf cabbage;butternut risotto peppered with pepitas;and rum baba with sparkling pineapple sorbet and peaks of coconut cream. Come for the exhibitions,stay for the top-tier dining.

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