From the Winery

Pocketwatch Pinot Gris continues the Oatley family history of fine craftsmanship. By blending a number of parcels of night-harvested grapes from our vineyards in the Central Ranges of NSW and fermenting the wine with cultured yeasts in stainless steel, our winemakers have created a bright, crisp and fruit-driven dry white wine with Pinot Gris’ trademark texture and vitality. It is a flavoursome wine tasting of juicy pears, apple and melon.

Our Pocketwatch wines pay tribute to my great great grandfather James Oatley (1770-1839). One of Australia’s early convict settlers, James was a master watch and clockmaker who was soon pardoned by Governer Macquarie, appointed Keeper of the Sydney Town Hall Clock and commissioned to install the still functioning turret
clock in the pediment of the Hyde Park Barracks. As part of his remuneration he received a number of land grants from Governor Brisbane, including a 300-acre lot that is now the southern Sydney suburb of Oatley.