Winery loses fight over on-site tasting room

Melbourne Winery to open in a few weeks

A new winery is set to open in Melbourne’s CBD at the end of the month and it promises to be a reimagining of the wine experience. Melbourne Winery’s home in Ross House on Flinders Lane will offer 32 varietals in its initial three-tier range labelled Essentials, Elevated and Indulgence. It has partnered with Scotchmans Hill winemakers, which are based in the outer Geelong wine region at Drysdale. The venue is the brainchild of a group of hospita…

Winery Plans Advance as Acadia Farms Seeks Rezoning - Jabbering With Julie

Read ad free here. The historic Acadia Farms property at 9947 Olde Eight Road in Sagamore Hills Township is once again in the spotlight as owners Gus M. and Nicholas M. Kafantaris seek to rezone two parcels from partially residential and commercial to fully commercial zoning. The property, once the summer home of multimillionaire industrialist Cyrus Eaton, began marketing itself as an “event center” and “boutique hotel” in 2022, though township …