BLUEBERRY FARM
MICHAEL ASHBY ARTIST
Michael Ashby works from life to handcraft images steeped in the impact and beauty of western art. Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Velazquez, Manet, Freud have all provided Ashby with impetus to produce the work he creates.
WHITLANDS ENGINEERING
Since 1993, Whitlands Engineering has been designing and manufacturing machinery for the firewood industry from its Whitlands factory. The business is owned by David and Sharon Burder, and employs up to 30 people across two sites. The Whitlands workshop has been there since David was in his early 20’s, where it was first home to his brother Fabians business, Burder Industries (now located in Wangaratta). Whitlands Engineering manufacturers industry leading brands Superaxe and Rex and exports to the USA and New Zealand.
EMINENCE WINES
Since 2008, Eminence has been producing wine from the Burder family vineyard. The brand first started out utilising contract winemaking at local wineries and in 2019 installed a winery on site at the vineyard - with Clare Burder taking over as winemaker. Eminence produces ‘The Assembly’ range of premium sparkling wines made in the traditional Champagne method, Nimbostratus Chardonnay and a small range of table wines - available online and through a network of restaurants in Melbourne and Sydney. A cellar door is in the works, opening sometime in 2020/2021.
BUSIVINE SOFTWARE
Software for grapegrowers and small cellar door operations that is internet based and mobile. BusiVine is a program that incorporates all aspects of record keeping for your vineyard and small cellar door operation.