On a crisp morning in the Piccadilly Valley, the team at Ashton Hills swung open the doors of their cellar door after a three-month winter pause.

Marketing Manager Jessica Hamilton explains it simply.

“We closed after the June long weekend and reopened in September. The cellar door hadn’t really changed since Stephen George’s ownership, so it was time.”

Rather than rush through renovations, the team used the quiet months to rethink how the space works, feels, and welcomes people.

Jessica says they kept the original bones.

“It’s still the beautiful old shed. It still has all the exposed beams, but we softened the edges.”

One of the most striking changes is underfoot. The painted red floor was stripped back to reveal the concrete beneath.

“It’s beautiful, with soft creamy brown tones,

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