Where Dreams are Made Ruby Finch was a dream venture for twin sisters Mandy and Melissa back in August 2009.
It is a gorgeous boutique in the quaint seaside suburb of Balnarring, specialising in unique women s and men s fashions and accessories for every occasion.
The girls pride themselves on their ability to offer fashion for all shapes and sizes and the accessories to complete an entire outfit, and have gained a reputation as personal stylists to every customer who enters their store.
They have sourced labels from all over the world including France, Italy, Spain, Fiji, Asia and Australia.
They are also constantly updating Established for six years in Balnarring Village, Balflower specialises in the freshest seasonal blooms from local growers as well as sourcing the best Australia and overseas has to provide from the Melbourne flower market three times a week.
Working with local business, wineries and function centres Balflower offers original corporate designs and all aspects of wedding and event flowers.
A team of experienced florists can help you design something special from anniversary gifts for your loved one to the most exotic of floral work.
So if you are a bride to be or looking for something original for that someone special, let Balflower design the perfect bunch of flowers for you.
Otherwise if you are in Balnarring make sure you drop into Balflower as they have a stunning range of homewares and gifts.
F l o w e r A r r a n g e d f o r Yo u LOCALS Kevin McCarthy Kathleen Quealy have carved out their winemaking careers as a duo and as individuals on the Mornington Peninsula.Their first gig was the late 80 s living working for King s Creek Vineyard along Myers Road.
It was a steep learning curve adapting their winemaking education to these new cool wet conditions typical for a cool maritime climate.
The Kings Creek house winery were mud brick and sort of joined which was fun for a young winemaking family.
Their next gig was establishing T Gallant Winemakers firstly on a lease where Darling Park now stands and then at Main Ridge.
That entailed firstly moving to a property down Browns Road to establish a vineyard nursery, later moving to Main Ridge bulldozing the valley of apple orchard to replace with Pinot Grigio vines.
T Gallant was sold to Fosters now Treasury Wine Estates in 1993.
Kevin remains as their winemaker.
Kathleen is busy operating a vertically integrated wine business of growing grapes, making wine and selling wine at their Balnarring Vineyard as well as sharing a Cellar Door at the Merricks General Wine Store These vineyard folk have since moved to the labels in store to reflect the ever changing fashion industry.
Ruby Finch also carries a range of Australian made pants that can be ordered in a number of different colours and styles as required.
They have a large range of footwear sourced from across the globe including six different styles of boots from Italy and Spain and a unique range of wedges, pumps and ballet flats to compliment any outfit.
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Balnarring Vineyard.
They purchased the property in 2004.
They were familiar with the quality of the vineyard having purchased fruit from Stan Paul in the 90 s before he sold the farm.
Whilst Kathleen runs the winery vineyard at Balnarring it is a family business that Kevin is very involved in.
There has already been a massive grafting program onto interesting varieties, Friulano, Muscat Giallo their trade mark Pinot Grigio.
Kevin relishes his role at T Gallant.
With the support of a big business and the maturity of T Gallant he can take a step back and enjoy a role that is more creative ambassadorial.
His recent collaboration with the Australian Wine Research Institute has investigated the measurable difference in mouthfeel between Pinot Grigio Pinot Gris, now rolling onto wine labels as the Pinot G Spectrum and there is a great web site that explains it all Both Kevin Kathleen are aware of the importance of the vineyards.
This season is already tough with too much rain making the canopies lush heavy.
Kevin makes wine from the cool Main Ridge end whilst Kathleen has chosen to concentrate on drier sites, specifically their own Balnarring Vineyard and Musk Creek Vineyard Flinders.
Holidays for these vineyard folk are taken in February when the summer tourists have left their Cellar Doors and the vines are clipped then netted, the grapes slowly ripening until harvest in April.
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