Pop-up cellar door puts See Saw on the up
They’ve been growing wine grapes in Orange for the past 30 years, but next week will see the opening of See Saw Wines first-ever cellar door.
Taking a two-year lease of the former Racine restaurant on Lake Canobolas Road, the “pop-up” cellar door will be the first retail sales space for Pip and Justin Jarrett’s well-known organic wine brand.
“Pip and Justin have been in the wine industry in Orange for 30 years and this is the first time we'll be serving wine to customers directly,” said See Saw Wines’ events and marketing manager, and daughter, Alice Jarrett.
“We've obviously never had a personal presence or touch point with the community in Orange and so we're pretty excited to finally have that for See Saw.
“There are really exciting things happening in the tourism space in Orange and we're really looking forward to being a part of it and building on what is already buzzing around the town.”
“It is really exciting,” said Justin Jarrett, who first planted grapes in Orange in 1995 and made his first wine four years later.
“We look back at the last 30 years and it's the final piece in the puzzle. So, the vineyard, winery, and now the cellar door, where people can come and touch and feel what See Saw is all about.”
See Saw are describing the cellar door as a “pop-up” as the Jarretts have plans to eventually build their own on their property “Balmoral” located off the Escort Way.
“We have a DA approved there,” said Alice. “So the plan is to go ahead with building our own cellar door but this opportunity came up and it was an exciting chance... there's a brilliant loop of existing cellar doors and wineries around this Nashdale/Lake Canobolas area, so it's a great opportunity for us to be part of that visitation circle.
The face of the new See Saw cellar door will be former chef, Matt Eustis, who grew up in the Adelaide Hills and has 15 years of experience in the kitchen.
“Having Matt, who's got that hospitality experience, has been brilliant,” said Alice. “He’s got exceptional experience and exciting food and wine pairing ideas. So I think yeah the next two years will be really exciting to see what we do.”
While there are no plans to offer restaurant dining at the cellar door, Alice said they will certainly look to offer food pairing with wine-tasting experiences and festival events.
“Also the opportunity to come and sit on the beautiful lawn area and enjoy wine by the glass and bottle, with cheese grazing boards and whatnot,” she added.
The See Saw cellar door opens Wednesday, Febr