Urban Vineyard in Ringwood East bar doubles as a cellar door for small winemakers without their own.
Catherine Boucher
Winemaker Matt Talbot took a punt when he opened this bar-meets-cellar door last year between the local vet and bakery. Near the gateway to the Yarra Valley, it was originally intended to showcase Talbot’s own Patch Wines label alongside other small producers. But a gradual demographic shift meant the leafy suburb’s younger residents were soon asking for more than just weekend tastings.
Talbot responded with seating, wines by the glass and a food menu (to be added when the bar moves next door to bigger digs). Such is the communal collaboration, locals even offer their own wine discoveries to add to the eclectic, ever-changing range.
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