Cooks Lot is a boutique winery producing wines from the premium cool climate region of Orange. Winemaker and proprietor of Cooks Lot wines, Duncan Cook studied winemaking at Charles Sturt University formerly working as a chef for many years. Cooks Lot works with a number of small growers in Orange and on occasion other regions, that focus on growing premium fruit. The climate in Orange is strongly influenced by, and largely dependent on elevation. Cooks Lot fruit is grown in several vineyards at different altitudes and soils, rather than a single vineyard which is often the norm in Australia. The name originated from the fact that we were working with several individual vineyard ‘Lots’ hence the name ‘Cooks Lot’ as many wines were and still are from single vineyard lots. Cooks Lot's cellar door can be found at Ferment Wine Bar: Open 7 days 11am-8pm. Cheese & Charcuterie is available.