Winery activities in Pacific
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Peregrine
Peregrine produces excellent sauvignon blanc, pinot noir and pinot gris, and hosts occasional outdoor concerts during summer, sometimes featuring international names.
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Dalrymple
A local vineyard in Pipers Brook.
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Delamere
A local vineyard with superb Chardonnay and Pinot varieties.
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Harefield Ridge
Restaurant with woodfired pizzas.
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Jansz Wine Room
Also within the Pipers Brook estate, but up a different driveway; here you can taste damn fine sparkling wine and take a self-guided tour.
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Church Road
Winery and museum tours (11am and 2pm).
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Michelini Wines
You’ll pass Michelini Wines along the Great Alpine Rd at Myrtleford.
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Wagga Wagga Winery
Delicious barbecue meals.
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Gapsted
Gapsted is a highly-regarded winery offering tastings in beautiful surroundings.
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John Gehrig Wines
At Oxley, wineries include John Gehrig Wines with its rare varieties like verjuice.
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Charles Sturt University Winery
Award-winning wines, olive oil and cheese tastings.
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Morning Star Estate
Best known for its chardonnay, pinot noir and merlot cabernet wines, this is a delightful place for a long lunch.
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Rose Hill Estate Wines
Rose Hill Estate Wines is where specialist Kevin enthuses about his latest wines as you taste them.
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Scion
A few blocks south of Main St is Scion, a cellar-door with an art exhibition and a small range of boutique wines.
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T’gallant
Pioneered luscious pinot gris in Australia and produces the country’s best. There’s fine dining at La Baracca Trattoria.
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Pennyweight
If you're cycling the Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail you'll pass the traditional winery Pennyweight near Beechworth.
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Wood Park Wines
Wood Park Wines has wine tastings at its picturesque vineyard, but ring first as it’s a bit of a hike (signposted off the Snow Rd).
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Red Hill Estate
Max’s Restaurant at Red Hill Estate is one of the best restaurants on the Mornington Peninsula, while the winery’s signature pinot is outstanding.
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Plunkett Fowles
The wines at Plunkett Fowles full and fresh, and from the stunning café you look across the vineyard to the Strathbogie Ranges. If you sit out in the courtyard you may be serenaded!
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Wild Dog Winery
The excellent Wild Dog Winery is one of Gippsland’s first wineries. It produces a great range of wines, all grown and bottled on its 30 acres, and has fabulous views across the Strzeleckis.
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All Saints Estate
Head out of town to the stunning All Saints Estate. There’s an atmospheric cellar-door in a 120-year-old castle, and in the front building Indigo Cheese Co offers tastings of gourmet cheeses and other produce from the region.
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Kurow Winery
Just 4km east of Kurow on SH83, the Kurow Winery offers well-balanced riesling and smoky and spicy pinot noir. Drop in for a wine-tasting session and a winery platter ($38), including smoked Aoraki salmon, Whitestone cheese from nearby Oamaru, and local venison salami.
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Bay of Fires Wines
Some 15km away, south of Pipers River, and the home of prestigious Arras Sparkling and a fine Tigress Riesling.
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Pipers Brook
This is the region's most famous vineyard, where you can try Pipers Brook, Ninth Island and Krieglinger wines in an architecturally innovative building that also houses the Winery Café.
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