Granite Belt Wine Country Visitors’ Guide 2017–2018
The New England Highway runs for more than 62kms through the heart of the Granite Belt, from Dalveen and The Summit to Stanthorpe, Glen Aplin, Ballandean and beyond. It meets the border with NSW at the historic town of Wallangarra. The Granite Belt is part of the Southern Queensland Country region. granitebeltwinecountry.com.au
Welcome Granite Belt Wine Country The Granite Belt, which forms part of the Southern Queensland Country region, is situated on the northern edge of the great New England Tableland, right on the border between Queensland and NSW. At 1000 metres above sea level, the air here is intoxicating – sparkling, fresh – incredibly clean. Here the sky seems a deeper blue. The Granite Belt has always been a place of rest and relaxation – a place where people came to enjoy nature or recover from illness or war. In 1905 the State Government gazetted the region as Queensland’s official ‘health resort’. And it remains so to this day. This is a landscape of dramatic beauty and diversity with four distinct seasons. Here, 200-million-year-old Triassic granite formations emerge from thick forests and house-sized boulders balance precariously one on top of the other. On the Granite Belt you can feast on local fresh produce. Or indulge in a luxury B&B, hide away in a secluded private villa, cottage or cabin or stay in town in a friendly motel or apartment. Granite Belt Wine Country hosts work hard to make your stay in our region unforgettable. It’s also an outstanding place to grow wine grapes, apples, strawberries and all kinds of stone fruit and vegetables. There are more apples grown on the Granite Belt than anywhere else in Australia. At important shows throughout Australia, Granite Belt wineries are winning trophies and gold medals. Visit a host of friendly cellar doors and chat to the people who grow the grapes and make the wine. Try some superb alternative varieties, or enjoy your favourite mainstream wines. A craft brewery offers hand-made beers. Come for the cool summer nights or the apple blossoms of springtime. Come for the reds and golds of autumn trees and vineyards, or the warm log-fires on crisp winter days, after glistening morning frosts or occasional snow. Come whenever you wish, the Granite Belt is always beautiful. Always welcoming.
Girraween National Park. Photo: Zac Robinson Cover and Back Page Images: Sam Costanzo – Granite Belt vineyards
2 Granite Belt Wine Country Visitors’ Guide 2017–2018 Contents 4 National Park Splendour
6 More than 150 years of Winemaking History
8 Granite Belt Wineries make their mark
14 Tastes of the Granite Belt
16 Winery Dineries
18 Arts & Heritage
20 Special Events
21 Business Directory Accommodation; Cafes, Restaurants & Attractions; Wineries, Brewery & Tours
25 Stanthorpe Town Map
26 Granite Belt Wine Country Regional Map
When you arrive Make sure you visit the friendly Visitor Information Centre located on the southern bank of Quart Pot Creek (through town and over the bridge if you’re coming from the north). Disabled parking and access. 28 Leslie Parade, Stanthorpe Open daily 9am – 4pm QUEENSLAND For more information: GRANITE BELT WINE COUNTRY P: 07 4681 2057 BRISBANE E: [email protected]
granitebeltwinecountry.com.au 3 Mt Norman, Girraween National Park
some of the animals that make our national Rock or take the hike to Mount Norman. National Park parks their home. This is a place to enjoy A gentle stroll to the Granite Arch is a less nature at its best, especially if you love strenuous adventure. Splendour the seasonal changes – the soft sunshine and wildflowers of springtime, the cold, Girraween’s almost 12,000 hectares of Whether you seek rest and repose eucalypt forests are teeming with wildlife or want to be active, there is nothing crisp days of winter that make those rocky and rare and lovely plants. Girraween is quite like time spent out-of-doors in our summits that much more reachable. an Aboriginal name for ‘place of flowers’ extraordinary environment – it’s ancient, Noticeably absent is that high humidity that and in spring and summer it really does beautiful and bountiful. often makes bushwalking in summer in live up to its name. At Girraween there lower climes, sticky and uncomfortable. Rejuvenate your body, mind and soul with are excellent facilities for camping and picnicking and 17km of well-defined a yoga session in a vineyard, stargaze Girraween National Park under stunning night skies, or sit beside walking tracks – from a gentle 1.4km a rocky cascade to listen to the sound Girraween National Park is renowned for ramble to more than 10km hikes. The of rushing water and watch the birds flit its massive 200-million-year-old Triassic summit tracks have steep slopes. amongst the trees. You may even see granite boulders. Climb the Pyramid, Castle The winding 9km bitumen road to Girraween National Park can be entered 26km south of Stanthorpe or 11km north of Wallangarra at the turn-off to Wyberba. For a shorter hike to Mount Norman, enter from the south via Wallangarra. Follow Mount Norman Road across a couple of grids and gain entrance through a gateway into the park. A few kilometres further is a parking and picnic area and the signposted track to Mount Norman.
Sundown National Park South-west of Stanthorpe is the wild and beautiful Sundown National Park – a contrast to the rounded giant ‘marbles’ of Girraween, Sundown is a wilderness
On the Pyramid, Girraween National Park park hidden in the Severn Valley to the west of the New England Highway. Over
4 Granite Belt Wine Country Visitors’ Guide 2017–2018 millennia, the Severn River has cleaved through the park’s ancient rock, forming spectacular sharp ridges and steep-sided gorges. It is popular with birdwatchers as many uncommon birds find a haven in its remote gorges.
About 5km from Sundown’s 4WD entrance via Ballandean, a side track leads to the spectacular Red Rock Gorge where 50m high falls tumble over cliffs stained red with lichen. At the southern end the Broadwater camping area is a family camping spot (great fun when the river is running). The ranger station is located here and this is the starting point for visitors wishing to experience the true Sundown wilderness. The Granite Arch Girraween National Park Access to this park is via three directions – the access via Ballandean is suitable for 4WD vehicles only, but there are two all-vehicle entrances that can be found south from In a small reserve off Jardine Street right electric BBQ and a playground. (Fishing Nundubbermere Road to Nundubbermere in the heart of Stanthorpe township, is and Power-Boat Permits are required). Falls and east from Glenlyon Dam Road to a group of huge granite boulders that the Broadwater camping area. just beg to be explored. A pleasant walking track leads around the top of the Further afield Closer to Stanthorpe small hillside. Locals call the formations To the east, just over the NSW border, ‘Sentimental Rocks’. reached via Tenterfield, is Bald Rock Not far north of Stanthorpe, reached via National Park and Boonoo Boonoo Falls. The Summit village, a winding gravel road If you’re a fishing fan, take a rod or line out Or north-east of Stanthorpe, the lovely leads to Donnelly’s Castle, a small park to Storm King Dam, which is stocked with and picnic area where huge caves have Golden Perch, Murray Cod, Silver Perch Queen Mary Falls near Killarney. About been formed from house-sized granite and many other fish species. At Storm 90km west is the huge Glenlyon Dam, also boulders. Walking tracks lead over, under King you can sail, kayak, water-ski or swim a haven for fishing enthusiasts as it is well and around the massive boulders. and there is a boat ramp, picnic area with stocked with several excellent fish species.
granitebeltwinecountry.com.au 5 A small Granite monster raises its head in a Ballandean vineyard
is now recognised as a small but unique reputation as one of Australia’s top More than producer of premium wines and one of producers of alternative variety wines. the most exciting wine regions in Australia. 150 years of A host of cellar doors offer a personal, At just under 1000 metres’ elevation, the unhurried and friendly wine experience. winemaking Granite Belt is one of the highest wine The vast majority offer free tastings, regions in this country and almost 900 and while making a purchase isn’t history metres higher than Bordeaux in France obligatory, if you have enjoyed the wines, or the Napa Valley in the USA. The unique it is considered a courtesy. You can taste Wine grapes were first planted on the terroir with its longer growing season mainstream varieties such as cabernet Granite Belt in the 1860s, by the local and deep granitic gravels, combined with sauvignon, shiraz, chardonnay, sauvignon Catholic parish priest, Father Jerome the innovative approach of the region’s blanc, verdelho and pinot gris – or discover Davadi. Later many Italian families winemakers and vignerons, produces the StrangeBirds – luscious alternative settled in the region and grew vines to wines of elegance and complexity. Cool varieties. Many are old European varieties make wine for their own consumption. climate wines as individual as a fingerprint. that delight the senses with new and exciting aromas and flavours. The children of those first pioneers studied The last few years have seen a number at home and overseas, bringing with them of emerging varieties grown with great And for those who enjoy a great craft beer a new enthusiasm for lesser-known grape success on the Granite Belt which is or cider, a premium craft brewery has varieties. Over the past decade Granite Belt officially recognised as a wine-producing some excellent brews. The Brass Monkey wineries have made their mark at national region under its own GI (Geographical Brewhouse is gaining a reputation for the and interstate wine shows and the region Indicator). The region has a growing quality of its hand-made beers.
6 Granite Belt Wine Country Visitors’ Guide 2017–2018 A tale of two families wine grapes from which their winemaker, Jason became a qualified chef and caters Dylan Rhymer, makes many outstanding for functions at Golden Grove as well as The region’s reputation for providing and award-winning wines. Now the fourth helping in the vineyard. visitors with a friendly, personal wine generation, Mary and Angelo’s daughters, experience has been built on the efforts Leeanne Gangemi and Robyn Henderson, There are now more than 30 cellar doors of many passionate people. Two families have taken on the management role. The open to Granite Belt visitors. Many are stand out. The Puglisi family of Ballandean girls grew up working in the business. relative newcomers who have seen the Estate Wines, who were the first to potential offered by the granitic soils and establish a cellar door on the Granite Belt Another Sicilian immigrant, Salvatore Patti, dry, cooler climate for growing quality wine in 1970, and the Costanzo family, who grandfather of current Golden Grove grapes. They all make their own special established Golden Grove Estate winery owner Sam Costanzo, also made wine contribution to the region’s growing just a few hundred metres away in the from his surplus table grapes. His daughter credibility and reputation for quality wines. late 1980s. Nita and husband Mario Costanzo – also from Italy, continued this practice, selling The Puglisi family tradition of winemaking their wines privately. Their second son, Wine Experiences & dates back to 1930 when Salvatore Cardillo, Sam, together with wife Grace, purchased Education an Italian immigrant, brought his family the family property in the mid 1980s, A number of wineries offer private to the region and planted table grapes gradually replacing table grapes with wine tasting rooms for groups, vineyard on his farm. He made wine from this grapes and converting the farm to a full- tours and wine master-classes and fruit, which he sold locally. He passed the scale winery. Now their sons Raymond and the Queensland College of Wine baton to his son-in-law, Alfio Puglisi, who in Jason have taken up the reins. Raymond & Tourism has Winemaker for a turn, passed it to son Angelo and his wife, studied winemaking at university, Weekend courses. Mary. The couple saw the potential for a graduating with a B. App Science, then new industry in the area and decided to worked in a number of important wine Find out more on our website or ask make wine commercially, replanting their regions, including Washington State in the at our Visitor Information Centre on vineyard with wine grapes. Ballandean USA, before returning home and taking Quart Pot Creek. Estate Wines is now one of the region’s over as winemaker. Raymond has taken www.granitebeltwinecountry.com.au leading wineries, producing high quality Golden Grove Estate’s wines to a new level.
The Puglisi Family of Ballandean Estate Wines The Costanzo Family of Golden Grove Estate
granitebeltwinecountry.com.au 7 Few regions in Australia manage to excel at *While Sirromet’s cellar door is not found Granite Belt so many varieties and styles, and few regions on the Granite Belt (visit their cellar door in Australia have a culture of innovation, and, in Brisbane), their beautiful vineyards may wineries make importantly, a willingness to let the region be seen around Ballandean. They are great their mark speak clearly through its wines.’ supporters of the region’s wine industry. Here on the Granite Belt we are proud The number of gold medals and trophies of our wines and the people behind The Queensland College of for Best Wines of Show at national and them. Not all Granite Belt wineries enter Wine & Tourism interstate wine shows, has finally given the wine shows or submit their wines for Created as a joint venture between region’s wines the reputation they deserve. assessment by wine writers, but those who the Queensland Government and the Granite Belt wines have gone from being do, provide gold-standard proof that our University of Southern Queensland, the a curiosity many years ago, to now taking wines can compete with the best other Queensland College of Wine Tourism is an their place among the respected wine regions have to offer. industry training establishment dedicated regions of Australia. It is a small region, to raising quality and service standards in but one that produces some excellent A host of four & five-star wineries the food and wine tourism sector. cool climate wines. This is a region where The most recent James Halliday Wine owner-operated wineries are still making Companion awarded the prestigious five The Wine College provides a real-world single vineyard, hand-crafted wines from red stars to two of our leading Granite Belt industry training context for hospitality, hand-picked fruit and where visitors are wineries (Boireann and Golden Grove), 4.5 tourism, commercial cooking and wine still able to chat with the vignerons and stars to three more (Sirromet*, Heritage industry operations students. The winemakers when they visit cellar doors. and Symphony Hill), and 4 stars to nine College also conducts and hosts wine and viticulture workshops that draw In 2016, Granite Belt wines won numerous others (Tobins, Ridgemill, Savina Lane, industry professionals from across Champion and Best of Show trophies and Ravenscroft, Robert Channon, Just Red, a barrel-load of gold and silver medals at Jester Hill, Twisted Gum and Ballandean southern Queensland and northern state, national and interstate wine shows Estate Wines). This is a real achievement at NSW. Varias Restaurant, at the College is such as the Mediterranean Wine Challenge, national level and says a great deal about open every day for lunch and Friday and the Australian Alternative Varieties Wine the consistently high quality of the wines Saturday nights for dinner. It also serves Show, The Australian Small Winemakers’ produced in this region. Sunday Breakfast. Show, The RNA Royal Queensland Wine Show, Queensland Wine Awards, Winestate Magazine and many others.
Respected wine judge and writer Mike Bennie, who contributes articles on wine for most of Australia’s leading magazines, and is also Editor-At-Large and contributor to The Wine Front, a major online wine commentary website, visited the region for the first time early in 2017 and made the following observations:
‘Granite Belt has to be one of Australia’s most exciting wine regions. Indeed, the scope of Ballandean Estate wines possible from the region is startling, Wine Barrels and the overall sense of quality, very high.
8 Granite Belt Wine Country Visitors’ Guide 2017–2018 Wineries to visit See map on pages 26-27 for the location of these wineries or pick up a Wine Trail Map at the Visitor Information Centre in Stanthorpe.
Balancing Rock Pyramids Road Wines Open Fri-Mon 10-4pm, Open 7 days 10-4.30pm 7 days School & Pub Hols Qld College of Wine Tourism Ballandean Estate Wines (Banca Ridge) Open 7 days 9-5pm Open 7 days 9-4pm Boireann Winery Ridgemill Estate Open Fri-Mon 10-4pm Open Fri, Sat, Mon 10-5pm Sun 10-3pm Bungawarra Wines Open 7 days 10-4pm Robert Channon Wines Open Mon, Tues, Fri 11-4pm; Casley Mount Hutton Winery Sat-Sun 10-5pm Open Fri-Mon 9.30-4.30pm Robinsons Family Vineyard Girraween Estate Open Sat-Sun 12-5pm Open Sat-Sun & Pub Hols 10-5pm
Golden Grove Estate Rumbalara Estate Wines Open 7 days 10-4pm Open 7 days 10-5pm Take a Tour Granite Ridge Wines Savina Lane Wines Open 7 days 9-5pm Open Sat-Sun 10-4pm from June Let someone else do the driving on until Sold Out an escorted cellar door or brewery Heritage Estate Wines tour. Professional tour operators offer & Churchyard Café Summit Estate a choice of luxury 4WD or mini-coach Open Mon-Fri 10-4pm; Sat-Sun 9-5pm tours. Take a complete day or full Open 7 days 10-4pm weekend tour with lunch included, or Hidden Creek Winery Symphony Hill Wines just enjoy a morning or afternoon tour Open Mon & Fri 11-3pm; Sat-Sun 10-4pm Open 7 days 10-4pm if that’s all the time you have. Jester Hill Wines Tobin Wines Open 7 days 10-5pm Recommended: Open 7 days 10-5pm Filippo’s Tours Just Red Wines Twisted Gum Wines www.filippostours.com.au Open Fri-Mon 10-5pm Open Sat-Sun & Pub Hols 10-4pm Granite Highlands Maxi-Tours Closed September www.maxitours.com.au Masons Cellar Door, Café & Deli Whiskey Gully Wines Wine Discovery Tours Open Fri-Mon 10-5pm Open Fri-Tues 10-5pm www.winediscoverytours.com.au Savina lane advert_Layout 1 9/04/2017 12:11 PM Page 1
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granitebeltwinecountry.com.au 9 Meet the Maker There isn’t space here for everyone who contributes to the success of Granite Belt wines, but we’d like to introduce a few of the warm-hearted, generous people whom you may meet on your visit to cellar doors throughout the region.
Grant Casley – Winemaker, Casley Mount Hutton Grant Casley is the winemaker at Casley Mount Hutton Winery. But he is also a professional chemical engineer with a background in mining before his interest in wine saw him develop a 9-hectare vineyard from a bare piece of ground. Later came the winery and cellar door with its pleasant deck. Casley Mount Hutton has won numerous awards for its wines at shows throughout the region and further afield.
Andy Williams – Winemaker, Hidden Creek Winery Andy Williams is a dedicated and professional winemaker, passionate about the Granite Belt wine region and its wines. He holds a bachelor degree in Wine Science from Charles Sturt University, and WSET Advanced Level 3. Andy has widespread winemaking experience gained by working vintages in McLaren Vale (S.A.), South Burnett (Q), and Marlborough NZ.
Ray Costanzo – Winemaker, Golden Grove Estate Born and bred at Golden Grove Estate with winemaking in his blood, Raymond Costanzo knew at 15 what he wanted for a career. Working interstate and overseas for two years, he graduated in 2002 from Charles Sturt University and announced his desire to come home. Thus, he became the third generation winemaker in the family business. With passion and expertise, he has risen to be recognised as a pacesetter and advocate of the industry.
Steve Messiter – Winemaker, Girraween Estate Steve loves making wine. After a career in the chemical and mining industry, Steve completed a Masters degree in Viticulture and Wine Technology at the University of Melbourne. Soon after, he and wife Lisa purchased a picturesque vineyard in the southern part of the Granite Belt and built a small onsite winery. A visit to their winery is an exciting wine tasting experience with sparkling wines made from each of their grape varieties alongside an award-winning list of still wines.
Peter McGlashan – Winemaker, Ridgemill Estate Peter McGlashan is one of those winemakers who don’t take themselves too seriously. A ready smile and a relaxed, easy manner has stood him in good stead over his 19 years in the wine industry on the Granite Belt. With a background in hospitality, he has an undeniable passion for the success of the region and was a founder, along with Jim Barnes, formerly of Hidden Creek, of the ‘StrangeBird’ Alternative Wine Trail. His wines have won numerous gold medals and in 2015 his chardonnay was awarded the National Champion White Wine at the Australian Small Winemakers’ Show.
10 Granite Belt Wine Country Visitors’ Guide 2017–2018 Paola Cabezas – Winemaker, Robert Channon Wines Paola Cabezas is the winemaker at Robert Channon Wines. Argentinian born and Spanish trained, Paola has worked in Argentina, Spain, France and here in the Granite Belt where she has already made 15 trophy-winning wines. She brings her own style to the Robert Channon verdelho and chardonnay and the reds that are her special passion.
John Handy – Winemaker, Heritage Estate Wines John has been the winemaker and viticulturist at Heritage Estate Wines for 12 years. He produces highly aromatic whites and richly veined reds from the estate’s two vineyards. His approach to winemaking begins with growing high quality grapes and then guiding them with expertise and passion through the winemaking process. Numerous gold silver and bronze medals and high profile trophies reflect the quality of Heritage Estate wines.
Warren Smith – Winemaker, Pyramids Road Warren, together with wife Sue, both former teachers, greet visitors like old friends in their country winery tucked away at the southern end of the Granite Belt Wine Trail near Girraween National Park. Warren is a qualified wine judge and a visit to the winery is a learning experience as well as a delightfully sensory one as you try some of the couple’s wines and listen to Warren’s words of wisdom. Warren’s wines have impressed judges at many wine shows over the past few years winning gold, silver and bronze.
Mike Hayes – Winemaker, Symphony Hill Wines Mike Hayes has worked in the wine industry in 16 regions, four states and two countries and last year was appointed an Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern Queensland. He holds a Masters in Professional Studies (Viticulture) and Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Advanced Level 3, a Churchill Fellowship and is an expert on alternative wine varieties. With Mike at the helm, Symphony Hill Wines has won countless trophies and gold medals. Mike also makes Savina Lane Wines’ trophy-winning and gold medal wines.
Mick Bourke – Winemaker, Jester Hill Wines Mick is now far removed from his career as a professional in the health industry. His thirst for knowledge and passion for making great wine has taken over from his former life and if he is not in his winery or the vines, you may find him offering tastings to visitors at Jester Hill Wines. Mick’s attention to detail, with support from Stephen Oliver, Consultant Winemaker, together produced Winestate’s Runner Up Shiraz of the Year 2014 amongst numerous other awards including gold at the Australian Small Winemakers’ Show.
granitebeltwinecountry.com.au 11 What to serve with StrangeBird White Wines
Chenin Blanc light creamy chicken & fish | Fiano seafood, poultry, pork, veal or sushi
Frontignac spicy dishes, cheese & fruit platters | Gewurztraminer Indian & Thai dishes
Marsanne pork, veal or lobster in cream sauce | Savagnin seafood, chicken, pork
Sylvaner (sweeter styles) blue cheese, crème brulee
Verdelho seafood & light meats | Vermentino strongly flavoured seafood dishes
Viognier soft cheeses, creamy chicken, rich seafood, pork
total bearing vines in Australia as defined StrangeBird wines are available for The StrangeBirds by Wine Australia. tasting at more than 24 cellar doors on the Granite Belt. Beyond chardonnay. Beyond Shiraz Enjoyed in Europe for generations, these (although both do brilliantly on alternative varieties are now emerging Perfect marriages the Granite Belt), there are our as Australian favourites due to their StrangeBirds. Our alternative varieties, ability to match perfectly with our food Lighter flavoured wines match lighter also known as emerging varieties. preferences. flavoured foods and full flavoured wines Pursue the StrangeBirds and discover are best with full flavoured dishes. wines you’ve never tasted. Wines that Here are some of the varieties you’ll There’s a Granite Belt StrangeBird delight the senses and quench your discover in our StrangeBird wineries. wine variety that matches perfectly desire for something new and exciting. Ask for your copy of the StrangeBird with your favourite dish. Here are a Alternative Wine Trail Map, which will few recommendations for the perfect To be called an alternative, a variety give you more information about them marriage of food and some of our must represent not more than 1% of the and tell you where you can taste them. alternative variety wines. HeritageHERITAGE ESTATE WINES Cool climate high altitude award winning wine. Producing stunning red wines from our 50-year-old vines at Ballandean. Elegant aromatic whites from our high altitude vineyards on the Northern Granite Belt. Our wines reflect the essence of cool climate viticulture. Varieties include Fiano, Chardonnay, Verdelho, Marsanne, Tempranillo, Shiraz, Mourvedre, Merlot and Cabernet. We now have two cellar doors on the Granite Belt - both are open 07 4685 2197 7 days a week 10am-4pm weekdays and 9am-5pm weekends. E: [email protected] The Old Church Cellar Door (New England Highway, Thulimbah, 12km north of Stanthorpe). www.heritageestate.com.au Set amongst beautiful native gardens. Taste all our wines and liqueurs 747 Granite Belt Drive or enjoy Paddy’s home cooked country food. Cottonvale The Winery Cellar Door (747 Granite Belt Drive, Cottonvale). OR A room you will never forget with its warehouse atmosphere, antiques, Crossroads at Thulimbah log fires and our full range of wine and liqueurs - it is wine tasting in style.
12 Granite Belt Wine Country Visitors’ Guide 2017–2018 What to serve with StrangeBird Red Wines
Barbera pizza & antipasto | Cabernet Franc ragout of lamb, grilled chicken or salmon, sushi Durif game or red meat dishes | Graciano red meats, Mediterranean dishes, venison, tajines Jacquez rich red meats, chocolates & bold cheeses | Malbec grilled game, red meats & pasta Mourvedre game meat & duck dishes | Nebbiolo hearty meat dishes, beef casseroles & salami Nero d’Avola rich red meats, spicy casseroles & salami | Petit Verdot lamb shanks & beef casseroles Pinotage red meats, duck & venison | Sangiovese pizza margarita, Italian-style pork, veal or chicken Saperavi rich meat dishes | Tannat grilled red meats | Tempranillo tapas, cured ham, herbed meat, smoked sausages
Serving Temperatures – White wines release their full aromas use of one will add to your enjoyment No ice cubes please! and flavours between 10-13˚C, not chilled of the wine as you will know it will be like Champagnes – although serious served ‘just right’. Serving wine at room temperature Champagne aficionados would never drink doesn’t mean that of a Queensland their Krug straight from the refrigerator. And please never add ice cubes to your summer’s day when inside your They would also recommend you serve wine. There are small cubes or ‘pearls’ home can be up or more than 30˚C. your bubbly around 8-10˚C, even up to 13˚C. in stainless steel or plastic available that In fact you might need to chill your can be kept in the freezer until required. red wines! The practice of serving red Reds should be enjoyed at between If it’s a very hot day, just pop one or two wine at room temperature came from 18-20˚C. Ten or twenty minutes in the into your glass and your wine will stay at Europe where home cellar and room refrigerator should do the trick in a the perfect temperature without being temperatures are much lower. Many Queensland summer. wine critics have written that Australians diluted with water, thus spoiling all the drink their white wines too cold and There are several types of wine hard work of the people who went to so their reds far too hot. thermometer on the market and the much trouble to make it for you.
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granitebeltwinecountry.com.au 13 Jamworks Gourmet Foods Cafe & Larder
– from preserves, jams and chutneys to May. Pick your own fresh strawberries Tastes of the sold at purpose-built boutiques such as or buy a punnet or two of their premium Jamworks, or at our fortnightly Market grade fruit. Granite Belt in the Mountains. There are producers of specialty oils and vinegars, organic lamb Simple home-made lunches and snacks Long before the Granite Belt gained a and venison which is widely available on reputation as Queensland’s premier that pair well with the award-winning craft local menus. wine region, a multi-million dollar beers are served at The Brass Monkey Brewhouse. Don’t miss the Stout Beef horticultural and agricultural industry This is the home of Australian Vinegar, flourished – growing apples, peaches, now exporting superb gourmet vinegars Burger! plums, apricots, cherries and dozens of made on the Granite Belt to numerous The Rocks Restaurant at Honeysuckle row crops such as tomatoes, capsicums countries around the world as well as and hand-picked beans, all of which are interstate. Look out for their products sold Cottages off the highway near town, offers still grown here with great success. The locally too. a fusion of Korean and Japanese cuisine in Granite Belt is now the nation’s largest a lovely setting. producer of apples and supplies the vast Steeped in European culture with produce majority of summer salad vegetables, as diverse as its seasons, the Granite Belt such as tomatoes and lettuces, to is a food enthusiast’s delight from the Australian consumers. paddock to the pantry to the plate.
Vast fields of strawberries were planted in recent years to supply this luscious berry The menu is fresh, diverse & from October to May, when growers in delicious other regions are unable to grow them We have such a diverse and delicious range because it is too hot. A combination of of eateries on the Granite Belt you will have 1000 metres’ elevation, low humidity and no trouble finding the perfect place to enjoy granitic soils enables our local producers a meal or snack. From fine dining to simple to supply fruit and vegetables of a quality nibbles or sweet delights. Here are just a unparalleled in Australia. few to whet your appetite:
Whether you’re enjoying breakfast in one In town you’ll find the recently renovated of our excellent bed & breakfasts, lunching and refurbished RSL Club with its or dining in one of our Tourism Award- appealing new dining area and friendly winning restaurants or eateries or even welcome. just enjoying a sandwich in a café, it’s likely you’ll be served fresh local produce. Don’t miss the incredible chocolate- dipped strawberries on sticks, strawberry In home kitchens, restaurants and milkshakes and other delightful offerings successful commercial enterprises – at Ashbern Farms Café (the former Ashbern Farms’ passionate people are converting our Strawberry Fields), off the highway on choc-dipped strawberries local produce into gourmet delights West Road, just out of town. Open October
14 Granite Belt Wine Country Visitors’ Guide 2017–2018 There is a new star attraction at Glen Aplin – Jamworks Gourmet Foods Café & Larder, with a superb selection of house- made jams, pastes, sauces and condiments. Top Tips The Devonshire teas are becoming • Look for the signs legendary, the lunches are always delicious ‘Sam’s Fruit’ on and the menu changes regularly. Kids will the highway near love the spectacular milkshakes. Thulimbah if you want to stock up on Just inside the Queensland border with the freshest, just- NSW, the Wallangarra Railway Café picked local fruit and & Museum offers a taste of history and vegetables. Turn at heritage with home-style breakfast and Middleton Road. lunch, home-made cakes and great coffee every day. Markets on the platform first • The Go Vita store in Sunday each month. town offers organic local produce too. Blue Pot Pantry at Claudia’s Restaurant caters to visiting tour groups and functions Fruit box but bookings are essential, well ahead.
Pick you own strawberries at Ashbern Farms
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granitebeltwinecountry.com.au 15 Whiskey Gully Winery & Restaurant
Heritage Estate Wines offers wine setting overlooking a wide expanse of Winery Dineries tastings and morning coffee or lunch at its water. An ideal spot for a celebration. Churchyard Café on the highway, which There are monthly concerts at the winery’s Combine your wine tasting with lunch was beautifully transformed from an Swigmore Hall. Phone 07 4683 3260. and a vineyard view at one of our old wooden church and decorated with friendly wineries. Several are open every elegant period furniture. Varias Restaurant at Queensland day and one or two open for dinner, but College of Wine Tourism aims for it is best to phone first to check. Jester Hill Wines serves delicious lunches excellence with its contemporary four days a week in their warm-hearted Australian menu that focuses on The Barrelroom and Larder at Ballandean family-run café, which has lovely vineyard seasonal produce sourced from local Estate Wines is overlooked by an array views from the terrace. Wine tastings are producers. The purpose-designed of magnificent old barrels. The cuisine is available every day. college also has an impressive tasting modern Australian, prepared from fresh, room and cellar door. locally-sourced ingredients by two expert Mason Wines Cellar Door Café serves all chefs. A seven-course degustation menu day platters and lunch in a rustic setting Enjoy an exquisite lunch or dinner at with matching wines can also be enjoyed. overlooking the vineyard. Bookings are Whiskey Gully Wines’ restaurant in the preferred, phone 0439 530 535. Taste the grand old historic Beverley Homestead. At Hidden Creek Winery & Café, lunch wines, olives, jams, chutneys, chilli sauces, The imaginative six-course Saturday can be served indoors or outside under fudge and plenty more. night degustation menu is a true the trees beside one of the prettiest lakes gourmet experience. Diners are often in the region. The menu has been selected Robert Channon Wines’ Singing Lake entertained by the talented host, on one to pair beautifully with their wines. Café offers a lunch menu in a serene of his many guitars.
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Recommended (see maps on back pages for location)
Ashbern Farms Café Mason Wines Cellar Door Café (formerly Strawberry Fields) Open Fri-Mon 10-5pm; Lunch 11.30-2.30 Open Wed-Sun 9-4.30pm Oct to May All Day platters
The Barrelroom at The Rocks Restaurant at Ballandean Estate Wines Honeysuckle Cottages Open Thurs-Mon 11-10pm Open 7 days 5-9pm
Blue Pot Pantry Robert Channon Wines’ Open by appointment only 0424 491 829 Singing Lake Café Open Fri-Tues 11-3pm Brass Monkey Brewhouse The Barrelroom and Larder Thurs-Mon 10-6pm Stanthorpe RSL Club Open 7 days lunch 12-2pm & dinner Heritage Wines Churchyard Café Open Mon-Fri 10-4pm; Sat-Sun 9-5 5.30-8pm
Hidden Creek Winery Café Varias Restaurant Open Mon & Fri 12-2pm; Sat-Sun 12-2.30pm Open 7 days, 9-4pm; dinner Fri-Sat from 6pm; Sun breakfast from 8am Jamworks Gourmet Foods Café & Larder Wallangarra Railway Café Open Fri-Tues 9.30-4.30pm; Open 7 days 9-3pm for breakfast 7 days school hols and lunch
Jester Hill Wines Café Whiskey Gully Wines Open Thurs-Sun 11-2.30pm for lunch; Please call 07 4683 5100 to check 7 days for coffee & cake opening hours. Mallow Lamb
DinnerLunch Fri &7 daysSat
(07) 4685 5050
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production a familiar pastime and the Arts & Heritage notion caught on in the area. There were Aloomba Lavender plenty of Italian settlers and wine was Long before explorer Allan Established in 1998, the lavender Cunningham came this way in 1827, the made for home enjoyment. farm is on a 4000 acre cattle region was a heartland of the Kambu The railway arrived in 1881 bringing an property at Liston, a short and Wal people as their summer hunting influx of German settlers. pretty drive from Stanthorpe. The grounds. By 1844 four squatters had gift shop is stocked with lavender- taken up a vast area of the Granite Belt. The cool, dry climate was valued as an The Crown Land Act of 1868 led to an based products unique to and aid to health from the early nineteenth influx of selectors as well as enabling made on the property. There are century especially for those suffering shepherds and other farm labourers soaps and lavender cosmetics, from tuberculosis or chest conditions. to acquire land of their own. The large lavender sachets, essential lavender Following the First World War, holdings began to shrink. and rosemary oils distilled on the Stanthorpe was a major resettlement property, and you can enjoy the visit The 1870s discovery of tin at Quart area for soldiers recovering from with a cup of coffee or tea in the mustard gas exposure. Many of these Pot Creek brought miners hoping to charming guest lounge. strike it lucky. As the settlement grew Soldier Settlers took up the land leased in importance, Quart Pot, as it was then to them in the areas around Stanthorpe known – named that by a miner who which now bear the names of WW1 accidentally left his quart pot beside battlefields, such as Pozieres, Messines, the creek at which he had camped – Fleurbaix, Amiens, Passchendale and was changed to Stannum (Latin for The Somme. Stanthorpe is still a place tin). Later the name was gazetted as that welcomes newcomers. Stanthorpe, literally meaning ‘tin town’. The Stanthorpe tin field was the greatest A drive or walk around Stanthorpe tin producer in Queensland and its will reveal some wonderful vintage production has not been eclipsed to Queenslander-style houses, but the town present times. is dominated by its beautiful old post When the tin prices fell many miners office, which is still in use. Stanthorpe turned to farming. The climate was Post Office was built of local granite and suitable for growing cool climate brick in 1901. It is a good example of fruits and vegetables. Grapes were Edwardian Classical design with arched first planted here in the 1860s with windows and an ornamental ceiling, and encouragement from the local Catholic was the first in Australia to be built after parish priest Father Jerome Davadi, in Federation, however its magnificent order to produce altar wine. His Italian English-made clock, installed in 1903, Stanthorpe Post Office descent made grape growing and wine bears the British Coat of Arms.
18 Granite Belt Wine Country Visitors’ Guide 2017–2018 A thriving centre for Arts and Crafts This is a perfect climate for artists and artisans. Here are a few highly recommended places to visit:
Stanthorpe Art Gallery Stanthorpe is privileged to have an art gallery of this size and quality. Established Wallangarra Railway Cafe & Museum in 1972, the collection now comprises more than 900 pieces and represents the diversity of Australian art practice through wide-ranging mediums – fibre/textile, between 1885 and 1888 using horse-drawn Stanthorpe Museum – painting, ceramics, works on paper and drays and manpower to move the tonnes a must-see treasure sculpture. The collection includes works by of rock needed for banking. Many who Winner of multiple Awards for Excellence, Margaret Olley, Charles Blackman, William came to build the bridge stayed to build Stanthorpe Museum is an outstanding Robinson, Jon Molvig, Gordon Bennett new lives in the region. The stroll to the regional museum housed in the 1914 old and Barbara Schey. New exhibitions are Red Bridge along Quart Pot Creek follows Shire Council Chambers. regularly presented. a well-made path and in hot weather the There is the School Residence built in 1894, cool, rocky pools upstream are a delight. Bush Rock Gallery complete with inkwells, school desks and slates. Gracious Ardmore House, once the Featuring the work of resident artist Wallangarra Railway Station Graeme Schreiber, this small gallery is set summer residence of a wealthy Brisbane The railway station was created to service in an area of natural bushland, surrounded family, was built in 1920 and is now filled a break-of-gauge between Queensland's by a lovely garden of native plants. Visitors with wonderful period collections. Heath narrow gauge railway line and New are welcome to wander the garden as well House, built in 1940, has complete rooms South Wales's standard gauge when the as enjoy Graeme’s work. dressed with household furniture and two systems met in 1888. Until 1932, the items from the 30s and 40s including railway was the only rail link between some gorgeous vintage clothes. Queensland and New South Wales. From that time on, the Wallangarra station Wilsons Downfall Gaol, also on the Aloomba Lavender Gift Shop lessened in importance. All scheduled rail museum site, was built in 1876 and used Open 7 days 8.30-4.30pm services stopped in 1997. In 2003, after for more than 100 years. See antique farm Bush Rock Gallery major refurbishment, the station was machinery, fire engines and an important Open Fri-Mon 10-4pm & most pub hols reopened as a museum and now also and poignant WWI display as well as the houses a delightful café where morning Stanthorpe Museum old Glen Aplin Telephone Exchange which Open Wed-Fri 10-4pm; Sat 1-4pm; teas and lunches can be enjoyed seven carried all interstate military calls during Sun 9-1pm days a week. WWII. There are 15 complete buildings on Stanthorpe Art Gallery the large site so make sure you set aside The railway line from Stanthorpe Open Tues-Fri 10-4pm; Sat-Sun 10-1pm enough time to enjoy them all. to Wallangarra has continued to be Wallangarra Railway maintained and steam trains taking tourists Station & Museum The Red Bridge to Wallangarra occasionally operate from Open 7 days 9-3pm Stanthorpe’s famous Red Bridge railway Warwick, stopping in Stanthorpe to pick up crossing over Quart Pot Creek was built extra passengers.
granitebeltwinecountry.com.au 19 Perfect places to stay The choice of where to stay on the Granite Belt is as diverse and enticing as our environment and our wines. From private bushland cottages or cabins in a vineyard, to secluded forest and garden locations, luxury villas or affordable family cabins and friendly motels in the heart of town. We have listed our recommendations and you can find out more details about them at Log fires in winter www.granitebeltwinecountry.com.au.
Recommended Find them all on Special Events www.granitebeltwinecountry.com.au Every second year the Apple & Grape Festival brings thousands of visitors to the region 31 The Rocks for a week of wonderful music, food and wine. Next year it will be held from February 23 Accommodation Creek Cottages to March 4. This is a magnificent event so make your accommodation bookings early. Aloomba Lavender B&B and Camping Alpine Lodges Stanthorpe Queensland’s premier winter event, Snowflakes in Stanthorpe Festival will be held from June 30 to July 2, 2017 with real snow fields, ice-skating , winter markets, human snow Beverley Bush Cottages globes and activities for every age. Don’t miss this. The next one will be in 2019. (Whiskey Gully Wines) Connor House Grazing the Granite Belt is held every year in mid-May. Two days of lazy grazing on Country Style Caravan Park gourmet local produce matched with premium Granite Belt wines and ciders with a hop- Fergie’s Hill Cottage off, hop-on bus to take you from one delicious experience to another. Grovely House Recognised nationally is the Australian Small Winemakers’ Show. Held annually in Honeysuckle Cottages Stanthorpe in October, this event attracts thousands of entries from small wine producers James Farmhouse & Cottages all over Australia and New Zealand. Loggers Rest Loughmore House & Cottage Stanthorpe is known as the coolest place in Queensland and our log fires and glorious Lynrose Place crisp, sunny days in winter are renowned throughout the state. But perhaps it’s not quite so well known that no matter how hot the summer days on the coast, it will be cooler Mallow Cottage with lower humidity at 1000 metres up on the Granite Belt. Our four gorgeous seasons MollyMac Cottages mean holding your special event or small conference here offers the perfect escape from Murray Gardens Cottages and Motel heat, noise and bustle. Check our website: www.granitebeltwinecountry.com.au for an Possum’s Hollow & Hooter’s Hut update of coming events. Ridgemill Escape Rovers Rest Guesthouse Sancerre Estate Find out more: Severn-Dipity Apple & Grape Festival www.appleandgrape.org Sippers at Ballandean Snowflakes in Stanthorpe www.snowflakesinstanthorpe.com.au Stannum Lodge Grazing the Granite Belt – Facebook or www.granitebeltwinecountry.com.au Storm King Cottage Australian Small Winemakers’ Show www.asws.com.au Twisted Gum Vineyard Cottage
Sippers at Ballandean is your perfect escape. Located in the heart of the Granite Belt Wine Country, our Ballandean 4.5 star accommodation provides the reassuring comforts of home, as well as a jumping off point for wine, bush walking and touring activities. Sippers If you enjoy the fi ner details of staying away from home then our boutique 4-bedroom guest house is perfect for you. Ideal for groups of friends, couples and families, our luxury 4.5 star accommodation in at Ballandean Ballandean is fully equipped with all the facilities you need for a relaxing trip. Downstairs you’ll fi nd four themed bedrooms each with a large ensuite and reverse cycle air-conditioning E: [email protected] caters for all temperatures. Open a beautiful bottle of wine with friends, cook up a BBQ or play a few hands P: Graham 0409 788 772 of poker at the games table. With a spacious kitchen, laundry, fi replace, television area and native garden, www.ballandean.net.au you will not be disappointed when you choose to stay at Sippers luxury accommodation in Ballandean.
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e oc l ine odge Connor ou e Villas with Style The lodges are inspired by the great Aussie farm Large house and land suitable for groups or “Relax – Revive – Re-energise” house. Don’t get the wrong idea, these lodges families – Five minute walk from town – Four Private 10-acre property with valley views and have style, bucketfuls of it – and a setting to queen bedrooms with extra bedding available rock outcrops. Studio, One Bedroom and Two match. – Cosy ireplace – Fully self-contained including Bedroom Villas each with a unique aspect and Two contemporary-chic fully self-contained linen and irewood – TV, DVD, video, iPod dock privacy. Wood ire, reverse cycle AC, private BBQ lodges have lots of windows and verandas and stereo provided – Lock up double garage and fully self-contained. Stylish, modern design looking out onto acres of paddocks and valley and o street parking – Tour bus operators with comfort in mind. Allow us to ensure your views. will pick up from your door – Advice on local stay is memorable. restaurants and winery tours. al inelodge .com.au connor ou e.com.au t eroc .com : margaret al inelodge .com.au : t irtyconnor big ond.com 31 Brunckhorst Avenue, Stanthorpe QLD 4380 104 Summit Road, The Summit QLD 4377 30 Connor Street, Stanthorpe QLD 4380
Country tyle Gro ely ou e B B oug more ou e Cara an ar Where you come to Relax Cottage • Contemporary B&B with 4 Queen Rooms and Nestled in the heart of the Granite Belt Wine 1 King Suite each with own ensuite. Comfortable house and cottage accommodation, Region just a few minutes south of Stanthorpe. conveniently located along a scenic drive Large drive through powered sites and • Spectacular views of the Severn Ranges. between Stanthorpe and Ballandean. Relax with unpowered camping along the water’s edge. Six • Enjoy a full breakfast served in our dining room. family and friends in our fully renovated, three fully self-contained ensuite cabins – cosy wood • Extensive library and welcoming hospitality. bedroom Queenslander, or take a break in our burners or electric heating. Non-ensuite and • Beautiful gardens to sit and enjoy. self-contained one bedroom cottage. Granite bunk style cabins suitable for large groups. Clean Belt vineyards on your doorstep, Girraween • Open ireplace for those chilly nights. well behaved pets welcome (subject to approval). National Park over your back fence. country tylecara an ar .com.au gro ely ou e.com.au tayatloug more.com.au : in o country tylecara an ar .com.au : in o gro ely ou e.com.au : in o tayatloug more.com.au 27156 New England Highway, Glen Aplin QLD 4381 1A Torrisi Terrace, Stanthorpe QLD 4380 2 Armstrong Lane, Eukey QLD 4380
ynro e lace allow Cottage o um ollow Comfortably accommodates up to 6 people, Peaceful, idyllic rural retreat just 15 minutes from and ooter ut includes 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, electric Stanthorpe. Tastefully furbished 3 bedrooms blankets, reverse cycle air conditioning and 2 bathrooms ideal for families and groups. Possum’s Hollow and Hooter’s Hut are rustic throughout, TV/media room, separate lounge Wellbeing program, walks, ishing and birdlife. twin cabins which o er cosy, comfortable with ireplace, dining room with garden views, Also home to Mallow Certi ied Organic Lamb accommodation sleeping up to six people in full laundry facilities, outdoor ire pit, picnic table – Finalist 2011 and 2014, and Medallist 2012 each. Cabins are fully self-contained and located and carport for up to 3 vehicles. Nestled in a elicio s Magazine Produce Awards. a short ive minute walk from each other for quiet and peaceful position, on the edge of town. Order direct and pick up from the farm. those looking for a group booking. reat for ki s co ples e er one reall lynro e lace.com.au mallow.net.au cobbncocabin .com.au : in o lynro e lace.com.au : cottage mallow.net.au : o um and ooter cabin gmail.com 115 College Road, Stanthorpe QLD 4380 1929 Texas Road, Stanthorpe QLD 4380 216 Butler Road, Stanthorpe QLD 4380
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o er e t Gue t ancerre tate B B e ern di ity ou e and tudio nit and Gue t ou e Private and secluded in bushland on Severn River. Modern, fully equipped 2 bedroom The Rovers Rest Guest House is south of Our luxurious King B&B rooms o er privacy, 2 bathroom cabin with sauna. Self-contained. Stanthorpe on the Granite Belt. The house sleeps while the guest lounge and veranda are the Experience the Severn Sins. Midweek and 6 in bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, dining room and perfect place to share your experience with Summer Specials available. lounge with ire place. The Studio Units – each fellow guests. Our self-contained guest house unit has its own bathroom, small kitchen and “Shiraz Cottage” caters for up to 6 guests, Also Terata House 3 bedrooms/2 bathrooms sleeps 2+. There is a communal area. It has a gas perfect for groups or families. Ask about tasting renovated Queenslander with 360º views of the stove, 8 seater dining table and wood ire place. our “View Wines” during your stay. working farm from 4 decks. Features a wood- 34m north facing under cover verandah. ired pizza oven and open plan living. ro er re t.com.au ancerre tate.com.au e ern di ity.com.au : boo ing ro er re t.com.au : tay ancerre tate.com.au 20 46 Fletcher Road, Glen Aplin QLD 4381 60 Zambelli Road, Ballandean QLD 4382 38 Mungall Lane, Ballandean QLD 4382
Bu oc Gallery Wallangarra ailway Original Paintings u eum Ca e Bush Rock Gallery shows the work of resident artist Graeme Schreiber. Open daily for breakfast and lunch, you can enjoy dining inside in air conditioned comfort or His paintings are done in both contemporary outside, undercover on the platform then take and realistic styles, with wildlife and landscape a stroll through the onsite museum. Suitable subjects being in the majority. for group bookings and functions, wheel chair The Gallery is set in an area of natural bush and is friendly, open 7 days, including Public Holidays surrounded by a native plant garden. It is located from 9am till 3pm and now fully licensed. 12km southwest of Stanthorpe.
graeme c reiber.com.au : wallangarraca e gmail.com 29 Hoey Lane, Thorndale QLD 4380 e Barrelroom Rockwell Street, Wallangarra QLD 4383 At The Barrelroom, we believe in keeping food mileage low, utilising the abundant local produce and working directly with both farmers and the seasons to showcase what the Granite Belt has to o er. We support free range and sustainable farming practices, organic where possible, and have given ourselves a strict three hour radius in which to source our produce. Everything possible is produced in house including bread, cultured cream, yoghurt, charcuterie and butter, and we like to feature wild harvested ingredients on our menu. Any beast smaller than a cow comes to us whole to e e ter Ca be butchered in house, and our menu changes as Boireann Winery The Jester Café has an excellent menu of we work our way through the animal. With a red Five-Star James Halliday rating, delicious choices including something special Boireann Wines has been producing premium for ‘Little Jesters’. The menu changes seasonally. quality red wines for over 20 years. Hand-picked Our family friendly atmosphere ensures that and crafted, our meticulous attention to detail parents can dine in comfort while watching their allows us to produce remarkable red wines with children play on the Petanque/Bocce court. exceptional character and varietal expression. Thursday to Sunday - Lunch: 11am - 2.30pm. With specialties including Shiraz Viognier, Dinner bookings for 10 or more welcome in advance. Barbera and Sangiovese, we invite you to join us for a tasting at Boireann Wines. barrelroom.com.au • Cellar Door Open: 10am–4pm Friday–Monday e ter illwine .com.au : en uirie barrelroom.com.au : cellardoor boireannwinery.com.au 292 Mt Stirling Road, Glen Aplin QLD 4381 354 Sundown Road, Ballandean QLD 4382 26 Donnellys Castle Road, The Summit QLD 4377
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Balancing oc Wine The Granite Belt’s Newest Cellar Door – the excitement and love of wine is in exploring something new • Cellar Door is open with all wines on the tasting table on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, plus public holidays and seven days on school holidays from 10.00am to 4.00pm • Situated just beyond Ballandean at Wyberba – close to two other excellent Cellar Door experiences and the chocolate shop – a great half-day out. Plus only minutes from Girraween National Park • Camp ire Wines including beautiful Whites, fantastic Reds, and the very special Reserve Sagrantino • Be delighted by the wine; be inspired by the landscape, views and vineyard; and enjoy the cellar door experience from the owners, David & Lori Broadbent, and their brave story of love behind the label • Stroll through the vineyard to Balancing Rock – a natural granite rock formation sitting, ever-watchful, amongst the Shiraz vines – a great natural photo opportunity to share
balancingroc wine .com.au : ello balancingroc wine .com.au 221 Old Wallangarra Road, Wyberba QLD 4382
Ca ley ount Girraween tate Granite ig land utton Winery Visit one of the Granite Belt’s most picturesque a i our A cellar door with a di erence vineyards for an unforgettable tasting experience. Come and meet Lisa and Steve Specialising in winery/beer and food, and district • Just 10 mins from Stanthorpe on the Texas Rd who tend the vines and craft the wines. Sample tours on the Granite Belt o ering full day/half day • Wine tasting with the winemaker and winery delicious, crisp sparkling wines and a great range and private group tours. tours available of award-winning still wines. Specialties include Also o ering group tours from Brisbane/ • Showcasing a range of 10 varietal medal our sparkling Rosé, sparkling wines made from Toowoomba and other areas. winning red, white, sweet and dry wines Chardonnay and Shiraz, and our medal winning For more information visit our website/email or including muscat port and StrangeBird varieties Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. phone Granite Highlands Maxi-Tours. Open 9.30 4.30 Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon and P/ Hols. girraweene tate.com.au ca leywine .com ma itour .com.au : gca ley otmail.com : te e girraweene tate.com.au or 94 Mount Hutton Road, Stanthorpe QLD 4380 Hickling Lane, Wyberba QLD 4382 : allan ma itour .com.au
Granite idge Wine e ter ill Wine u t ed Wine Fergie ill Cottage The range of exceptional wines at Jester Hill A family-run boutique winery specialising in red certainly live up to its 5 Star James Halliday wine. All wines are made on the premises from Situated in picturesque Ballandean. Founded and 5 Star Winestate status. Our wines engage grapes grown on our property. Grape varieties in 1995, with trophies for White and Red wine. most palates with the winemaker’s attention to are Shiraz, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tannat Taste a fabulous variety of wines and liqueurs, good inishes and rich fruity notes, particularly and Viognier. Chances are you will ind the made on site. Open daily 9am to 5pm. our multi-award winning reds. The Granite Belt winemaker in the cellar door when you visit. • Large gift shop + chocolates Strange Bird Trail winds its way through Jester Hill Open Friday to Monday 10.00 am to 5.00 pm or with our Roussanne, Petit Verdot and Sangiovese. • Traditional and Strangebird grape varieties by appointment (closed September). The Cellar Door is open daily from 10am to 5pm. • Fergies Hill Spa Cottage accommodation graniteridgewine .com.au u tred.com.au e ter illwine .com.au or : in o graniteridgewine .com.au : cellar u tred.com.au 157 Sundown Road, Ballandean QLD 4382 292 Mt Stirling Road, Glen Aplin QLD 4381 2370 Eukey Road, Ballandean QLD 4382
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a on Cellar oor a ina ane Wine Ca e and eli Welcome to a premium wine experience. Try Fiano, Viognier, Tempranillo and Graciano or • Daily tastings of wine and regional products the superb cool climate Shiraz. Wander through • Open 10am – 5pm Friday – Monday one of the region’s loveliest vineyards or relax • Lunch 11.30am – 2.30pm in a leather armchair in the beautiful cellar door. Browse the gorgeous boutique. Or just grab a • All day platters available barstool and enjoy a taste of our hand-crafted, • Bookings preferred single vineyard wines. Open weekends 10am to 4pm from June until Sold Out. ma onwine .com.au a inalanewine .com.au or : ma onwine ballandean gmail.com : a inalane big ond.com 27850 New England Highway, Ballandean QLD 4382 61 Savina Lane (o f Back Creek Rd), Severnlea QLD 4380 yramid oad Wine One of the little ones Ralph, the famous winery dog will meet and greet you in the car park before escorting you to the historic tasting room where Warren and Sue will warmly welcome you. The couple hand planted their vines in this scenic valley which lies in the foothills of Girraween National Park. A few years later they established their winery and cellar door and invite you to savour the handcrafted wines at your leisure. • Crisp white wines for your summer picnic. • Bold succulent reds to keep you warm on ym ony ill Wine winter nights. • Awarded Most Successful QLD Exhibitor • Personalised service and attention. Trophy at Royal QLD Wine Show 8 times over Open daily 10:00am to 4:30pm. last 9 years. • Our Reserve Shiraz rated 5 stars, served to Prince William and Kate in Brisbane, scoring 96 points – just 1 point behind Penfolds Grange. • Our Gewurztraminer awarded Trophies at Royal Melbourne and Brisbane Wine Shows. • Open 7 days – 10am to 4pm. yramid road.com.au ym ony ill.com.au or : in o yramid road.com 2017 Eukey Road, Ballandean QLD 4382 25 Wyberba Lane, Wyberba QLD 4382 obin Wine Premium ~ Limited Edition ~ Single Vineyard ~ Hand Crafted Wines Our winemaking philosophy is undeniably ‘old world’, where respect is paid to the vineyard, the vine and the grape….with little, if any reverence paid to the winemaker! Thus, the purity of the grape as it comes from the vine is the essence of Tobin Wines. This authentic re lection of ‘terroir’ – that sense of place where the grape is grown and nurtured – with minimum interference in the winemaking process leads to wines that are truly wi ted Gum Wine W i ey Gully Wine unique. Enjoy a leisurely wine tasting in our stylish Wine, Dine & Recline CELLAR DOOR cellar door, set in a classic 1920s Queenslander Award-winning winery set in historic homestead 10am – 5pm / 7 days surrounded by lush vineyards and native forest. overlooking the Severn Valley. Hand-crafted wines (Closed Good Friday & Christmas Day) Explore our crisp dry whites, deep inky reds and with cottage accommodation and degustation Anzac Day: 1pm – 5pm hedonistic Pink Moscato. All wines are crafted dining with home-grown produce, wine matching exclusively using hand-picked grapes from our and entertainment on Saturday nights. dry grown vineyard. Winery rated 4 stars by Open: Friday-Tuesday 10 am - 5 pm for wine James Halliday. Open Weekends/Public Holidays tasting and sales. Group dining and functions by 10am–4pm or by appointment. appointment. twi tedgum.com.au w i eygullywine .com.au tobinwine .com.au : in o twi tedgum.com.au : denice w i eygullywine .com.au 2253 Eukey Road, Ballandean QLD 4382 25 Turner Road, Severnlea QLD 4380 34 Ricca Rd (Cnr Sundown Rd), Ballandean QLD 4382
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granitebeltwinecountry.com.au 27 How to Escape to the Granite Belt Toowoomba BRISBANE If you’re heading south from Brisbane, it’s a scenic 230km drive. Take any highway or byway that puts you onto the Ipswich Motorway heading west, then take the Warwick exit onto the Cunningham Highway. When you reach Warwick Gold Coast Beaudesert on the Southern Downs, follow the signs towards Sydney on Warwick Killarney the New England Highway. If you’re coming from the south, just follow the New England Highway, crossing the NSW/ Queensland border into Granite Belt country at Wallangarra, Legume 20km north of Tenterfield. Lismore Byron Bay Before you leave home visit our website to plan your visit and STANTHORPE Wallangarra Ballina find out where to stay. www.granitebeltwinecountry.com.au Casino Tenterfield Granite Belt Wine Country @GraniteBeltWine
Distance from: Brisbane ...... 230km Toowoomba ...... 140km Gold Coast ...... 250km Sunshine Coast ...... 350km
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