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wines • cafe • art • jewellery • nature A Feast For Every Sense |
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Showcase all that is beautiful about Central Queensland - nature and tranquility for the weary soul. |
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Superb local wines |
White WinesOur white wines are delightfully light and enticing to the palette. |
Lazy Lizard White (sweet) | Lightly Oaked Chardonnay (medium) | Special Reserve Verdelho (medium) | Special Reserve Chardonnay (dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fresh and fruity with retained sweetness. For relaxed enjoyment anytime. Serve fully chilled. |
Beautiful fresh tropical fruit flavours and subtle toasty oak with a zingy lemon finish. Great value drinking – super popular. |
Refined pineapple & tropical fruit aromas, with a lovely biscuit finish. Very special indeed! Everyone loves this one |
Rich melon, fig and smoky cashews. Barrel fermented in new french oak for maximum body, complexity and colour. Serve only slightly chilled. Wow with food! |
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Opening HoursTuesday to Friday Saturday to Sunday Closed Mondays
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Red |
Lazy Lizard Red (sweet) | Lightly Oaked Shiraz (medium) | Special Reserve Shiraz (dry) |
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Soft, luscious and fruity. Serve fully chilled. Perfect with a wide range of contemporary foods. |
Premium quality easy drinking red, emphasising the fresh berry flavours of the fruit. Perfect with lamb, cajun, pizza. |
Pepper, plums, herbs, and licorice. Matured in new medium char american oak for 11 months and bottled unfiltered for additional complexity. The big powerful style of aussie red that made the world sit up and take notice. Perfect with beef. |
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Liqueur |
Liqueur Shiraz | Muscat Liqueur | Liqueur Mead | |||||||||||||||||||||||
A rich, smooth, and mellow vintage style port. Hints of chocolate and mocha. Seriously yummy. |
Luscious, floral, mouth-filling super ripe muscat. What more can we say! |
The traditional “Lover’s Potion”. Made from our own woodland honey from our property. Totally unique and very special. Best mead anywhere! |
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Sparkling |
Sparkling Verdelho | Sparkling Mead | New Releases |
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| A delicious medium style wine showing the complexity of developed Verdelho, yet still retaining its fresh “tropical fruits” characters. | Ever innovative we have used our Liqueur Mead to recharge the Sparkling Verdelho to make a luscious sweeter wine referred to affectionately as the Giggling Gecko. | Our new release wines offer a wonderful opportunity to sample the diversity and delight that Central Queensland has to offer. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dishes for the jaded palette. Open Our Rose Garden Cafe opened originally 8 years ago with a very basic but healthy menu, and has got progressively more creative, as our culinary expertise has developed. |
CafeThe menu changes routinely, and relative to the seasons. We do continuous research through magazines and travel on the latest dish concepts, and Coleen is a great adaptor of ideas - our menu is always interesting and innovative. Gecko Valley's theme is healthy wine complementing healthy Mediterranean al fresco. |
Savoury Treats | Sweet Treats | Espresso Coffees | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicken and Mushroom Croissant 'Just for Kids' meals available. Choose from our sandwiches (or toasted), sausage rolls, or plain pies. Gluten free/milk free meals available. Please check availability. |
Sticky Date Pudding Lemon Meringue Pie Chocolate Mud Cake Orange and Lamond Cake (Gluten-free, Milk-free) Blueberry Friand (Gluten-free, Milk-free) Gluten and Milk Free Treats (Please check with Coleen for availability each day.) |
100% Arabica Central Qld Coffee - a special blend made for us. Cappuccino |
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Gems and art to uplift the spirit. |
JewelleryExquisite hand-crafted jewellery. Please see 'Upcoming Events' for more information on our annual event held for Miranda's collection. |
Miranda Manifold | Hand-crafted |
Personalised |
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Gecko Valley will be hosting the annual Christmas collection of hand-crafted jewellery by Miranda Manifold on Friday, 2 November 2007. Exquisite hand-crafted pieces featuring Central Queensland and Australian gemstones, as well as unusual gems from around the world. |
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Specials |
Mail Order | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gecko Valley always offers free fully insured freight for 12 bottles of wine or liqueurs to anywhere in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and ACT. Elsewhere in Australia $20. Click here to download a PDF of our Mail Order Form. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gems and art to uplift the spirit. |
Paintings |
Margaret Worthington | Rose Crowned Pigeons Feeding | Noise Pita |
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Gecko Valley is home to renowned local abstract realist wildlife artist, Mararet Worthington. Margaret's current exhibition of artworks in the Lazy Lizard Lounge and Gallery is called 'Rainforest - Images and Patterns'. |
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Meet Our Team |
Owners | Our Staff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Viticulture, property maintenance, freight and transport, staff development, strategic management, quality assurance, overall development, assistant winemaker
Supervision, staff training, sales, food development and pre-preparation, accounts, jewellery development, promotions |
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Complimentary appointments for your hand-crafted designer piece of jewellery can be made with Coleen while Miranda is here. Appointments are from Saturday 3 to Sunday 11 November 2007. |
Upcoming Events |
All the Colours of the Rainbow |
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| Christmas Collection of Hand-Crafted Jewellery | Gecko Valley will be hosting the annual Christmas collection of hand-crafted jewellery by Miranda Manifold. Exquisite hand-crafted pieces featuring Central Queensland and Australian gemstones, as well as unusual gems from around the world. This year’s collection is entitled “All the Colours of the Rainbow”. This collection will be held on Friday 2 November 2007 from 6 to 8 pm. Bookings and RSVP’s only. The collection is co-ordinated with fashions by Fantasy Rags of Gladstone and co-hosted by Cathy Corones from PJR Modelling. Please ensure your seat by telephoning Coleen or one of her helpful team on 49790400 during opening hours. Miranda is able to remodel existing pieces of jewellery, obtain unset beautiful gemstones, and has many satisfied local, Australian and worldwide clients. Jewellery pieces from the collection unsold, will remain at Gecko Valley. |
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Our Awards |
Proud to be a finalist | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gecko Valley is proud to have been a finalist in the Queensland Tourism Awards in 2006. We consider this a great honour, and a reflection on our dedication to customer service and the tourism industry. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See us next at ... |
Rocky Swap | PCYC | Brisbane Caravan, Camping and Touring Expo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Saturday in August at the Rockhampton Showgrounds Exhibition Building | Christmas in November in Gladstone - date to be confirmed | RNA Showgrounds - June long weekend 2008. |
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