We stopped here on our bike wine tour. It was a lovely winery and we tried a few of the wines, they had a large selection of fortified wines and meads which was different to the other winery's we had visited on our trip. We ended up buying a couple of bottles to take home.
We visited Chateau Dorrien on a cold, wet day.....perfect for some warmed mead. Mead is like drinking a liquid hot cross bun. There are also some great deals on some great wine that are only available at the cellar door. The displays inside are a bit tired....but it's still worth a look for curiosity's sake.
Drove past and saw the sign saying honey mead and just had to stop and try it and it was amazing. Their sweet wines of mead are unique and delicious and ended up ordering an entire case it was that good. We also bought some regular wine as it was well made as well but if you love sweet wine you have to go here.
Lots of history, very very friendly staff, interesting artefacts and amazing wines. It's not pretentious and you are made feel very welcome.
Interesting place to visit, with wine tasting as a bonus. Delicious wine, with tasting of mead, for something different
