Grampians & Weekend Escapes for Food & Wine Lovers

Blue Pyrenees Estate. Image: Miranda Stokkel Redbank Landsborough Stawell Maryborough Avoca Crowlands Amphitheatre Great Western Talbot Pomonal Elmhurst

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AN ITINERARY DOTTED WITH Moyston 5-Stars Beaufort To Eco-Luxe, Mount Avoca Willaura

Serious wine drinkers visiting the MUST DO’s OTHER HIGHLIGHTS region will marvel at the abundance Friday Savour a truly decadent 1 Lunch - Steel Cutters Cottage • Ararat Gallery TAMA Dunkeld lunch served with regional Great Western of 5-Star wineries that feature in Great Western • Best’s Wines, Great Western wines. Visit cellar doors in 2 Estate prominent wine critics’ reviews. the wine village of Great • A.T. Richardson, Armstrong 2 km from Steel Cutters Cottage Western and tour Seppelt • Pomonal Estate, Pomonal Wines’ underground drives. 3 Seppelt Wines 2 km from Grampians Estate

An unrivalled location. A 5-Star region.

From chef’s menu dinners that hero local produce to breathtaking views of The Avoca vineyards sprawled across rolling Pyrenees hills - wine and food tourers will Saturday Meander down the quiet 4 Dalwhinnie Wines • Grampians Helicopters country roads to Moonambel Moonambel fall in love with the 5-Star highlights on this curated itinerary. • Taltarni Vineyards, Moonambel Moonambel or take your 5-Star adventure 5 Lunch - Grape Farm Winery • Peerick Vineyard, Moonambel (via Stawell) to the next level with a Whether it is a glass of signature Shiraz served by Grampians Estate 2 km from Dalwhinnie Wines personality, Tom Guthrie, or an elegant sparkling enjoyed with friends at Grampians Helicopters’ guided culinary tour. 6 Dinner - Summerfield Winery Taltarni Vineyards - every bottle in this acclaimed region comes with a story, 6 km from Grape Farm Winery a smile and a good time.

Relish the culinary wow moments across the best of the West, from the French and Spanish inspired tapas at Grape Farm Winery to the award winning Tranquil sounds of native • Stargazing menus found at The Avoca. Sunday 7 Blue Pyrenees Estate wildlife will have you relaxed Avoca Avoca to • Talbot Provedore So unlock winemaker secrets, add some cool-climate stars to the wine and ready to unearth 8 Lunch - The Avoca more 5-Star wineries and • Talbot Farmers’ Market, collection and discover new places to eat, drink and enjoy this weekend. Ballarat 8 km from Blue Pyrenees Estate Summerfield Winery the award winning Talbot 3rd Sunday of every month (via Talbot) Provedore. 9 Mount Avoca 6 km from The Avoca Redbank Moonambel Landsborough

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AN ITINERARY MARKED BY Beaufort To Ballarat History Willaura The Drives, Seppelt Wines, Great Western Dunkeld

Swipe your finger along a dusty barrel MUST DO’s OTHER HIGHLIGHTS and step back in time, reimagine the Friday After a night at The Royal 1 Brunch - Royal Mail Hotel • Cockajemmy Salt Lakes, Mail Hotel, grab a bakery Dunkeld Willaura gold rush days of Western Dunkeld to delight for your journey to 2 Dunkeld Old Bakery • Tom Wills (AFL Founder) and take home treasures from your explore the heritage listed Great Western 450m from Royal Mail Hotel Memorial, Moyston journey. labyrinth of tunnels at Seppelt Wines, ’s 3 Seppelt Wines • Salingers Café & Steel Cutters largest underground cellars. 85 km from Dunkeld Old Bakery Cottage, Great Western

A family. A story. A nostalgic insight.

From the French establishment of Chateau Remy, to the Two Hats awarded The Royal Mail Hotel, Dunkeld to the Royal Mail Hotel - be captivated by the historical moments highlighted Saturday Explore the hand dug 4 Best’s Wines • Bunjil’s Cave, Black Range tunnels and Concongella Great Western throughout this culinary itinerary. Great Western • Gum San Chinese Museum, Cellar Walk at Best’s Wines 5 Lunch - Sally’s Paddock Ararat to Moonambel before making your way Tour the visually spectacular southern extremity of the Great Dividing Range, 100 km from Best’s Wines • J-Ward - Old Ararat Gaol & where warmer days and cooler nights have allowed for a wealth of grape (via Ararat & Redbank) to the Pyrenees to be engrossed by stories told of 6 Taltarni Vineyards Lunatic Asylum varieties to be grown since planting began in 1863 at St Peters Vineyard. winemaking generations. 15 km from Sally’s Paddock • Summerfield Winery, Moonambel Pre-booked tours and cellar door stories of pioneers, heritage buildings, generations of winemakers and gold rush days will have you settling in with a Shiraz for more. Sunday Make up a picnic lunch 7 Pyrenees Farmhouse • Hills Winery, Elmhurst from Pyrenees Farmhouse Avoca This itinerary is not all about stepping back in time. Recently, a new generation Avoca to • Mountainside Wines, Warrak of winemakers are emerging in the region, experimenting with techniques and before setting off to explore 8 DogRock Winery the back roads to Beaufort. • Beaufort’s Big Garage Sale pushing boundaries, making a little history of their own. Ballarat 45 km from Pyrenees Farmhouse Mount Langi Ghiran, Bayindeen Continue your historic • Mitchell Harris Wine Bar, Ballarat (via Warrak 9 Mount Langi Ghiran & Beaufort) getaway in Ballarat where the gold rush began in 1851. 25 km from Dogrock Winery Redbank

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Explore the relationship food has Blue Pyrenees Estate, AvocaDunkeld MUST DO’s OTHER HIGHLIGHTS with wine, fall for the authenticity Friday After lunch for two and 1 Lunch - Blue Pyrenees Estate • Pyrenees Ranges Avoca Falls of the people and relish intimate an afternoon stroll, take 2 Mount Avoca • Pyrenees Farmhouse Café, Avoca pleasure in a game of 2 km from Blue Pyrenees Estate Avoca winemaker experiences. pétanque at Mount Avoca, then soak up the beautifully 3 Dinner - The Avoca • Chinese Gardens, Avoca renovated and romantic 6 km from Mount Avoca interior of The Avoca. A starry sky. A quiet drive. A French tradition.

Named the Pyrenees in 1836 by European explorer Major Thomas Mitchell as it reminded him of France’s Pyrenees region, the first vines were planted in the Saturday With picnic lunch in hand, 4 Brunch - Olive & Lavender • Richards Campground, Raglan area in 1848 by a man named MacKereth. Pyrenees enjoy wine and gin tastings Avoca • Walk at Mt Cole State Park with amazing views to the 5 Wimmera Hills Winery His winery supported the three wine shops in Avoca until he sold up to a Region Pyrenees ranges. Then • Pyrenees Pantry Café, Beaufort 30 km from Avoca clergyman named Dawson, who promptly uprooted the vines, shut the winery take a stunning drive to the 6 DogRock Winery and destroyed the cellars. Crowlands for a little spice in your Shiraz. 25 km from Wimmera Hills Winery It wasn’t until 1961 that the terroir romanced Château Remy to the region, a winery we know now as Blue Pyrenees Estate. Nowadays, this grape grower’s paradise is dotted with over 30 wineries along with culinary experiences, from Spanish tapas through to the bespoke delights of farmer’s markets. Sunday Time your journey with the 7 Talbot Provedore & Markets • Lake Wendouree, Ballarat iconic Talbot markets or Talbot • Art Gallery of Ballarat So let the magic of food, wine and a game of pétanque bring you closer Pyrenees to unearth a boutique winery at 8 Amherst Winery together during a dreamy weekend escape. Ballarat Amherst, before a final taste • Café Culture, Ballarat Mt Cole State Park 5 km from Talbot Provedore of the region at Mitchell Harris. 9 Mitchell Harris 45 km from Amherst Winery

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Willaura Pack up the family, escape the hustle Halls Gap Recreation Reserve MUST DO’s OTHER HIGHLIGHTS Ballarat and bustle and make memories on Friday This leg of the itinerary 1 Breakfast - Café Chickpea • Mt Arapiles Lookout travels from winery to a Grampians getaway with fun for Horsham • Norton Estate Winery, Horsham to waterfall, with time to view 2 Lunch Platter - Barangaroo Lower Norton everyone. Halls Gap the ranges from the north Dunkeld 15 km from Café Chickpea and visit one of Australia’s • McKenzie Falls, Halls Gap oldest and most awarded 3 Grampians Olive Co olive groves. 50 km from Barangaroo A great time. A memory. A family connection.

Awaken your little foodie’s sense of adventure in the gourmet Grampians with welcoming wineries, farm gates and relaxing cafés. From a bush tucker Saturday With fun caravan parks, 4 Fallen Giants Vineyard • Halls Gap Zoo experience at Brambuk to a dramatic sunset over Lake Fyans, parents can have Halls Gap kangaroo spotting and an 7 km from Halls Gap • Coolas Ice Creamery, Halls Gap their cake and eat it as well with a feast of things to see and do. incredible regional zoo, 5 Lunch - Pomonal Estate the kids will be happy for a • Kangaroo spotting at Halls Gap 7 km from Fallen Giants Vineyard Recreation Reserve Tourist park accommodation will make a weekend escape with the tribe easy hot choccie chill out while 6 Red Rock Olives after exploring the state’s largest regional zoo, bush tracks, natural baths and parents taste the region. 3 km from Pomonal Estate majestic waterfalls.

With plenty of chances for wildlife encounters, award winning wineries to unearth and an iconic ice-cream shop, it’s no wonder the Grampians is a tourist haven for families. Sunday Leave room after a big 7 Breakfast - Harvest Halls Gap • Lake Fyans brekkie for lunch at one Halls Gap • Gum San Chinese Heritage So let this itinerary inspire your next family adventure. Halls Gap to of the best country pubs 8 Lunch - Barney’s Bar & Bistro Centre, Ararat Bayindeen in Victoria. Finish your Lake Fyans 15 km from Harvest Halls Gap adventure with a visit to • Clayfield Wines, Moyston the iconic Mt Langi Ghiran. 9 Mount Langi Ghiran • Mountainside Wines, Mt Cole 65 km from Barney’s Bistro Pyrenees Grampians Between 2-3 hours from and Avoca Ararat a trouble free drive across from , 1 Blue Pyrenees Estate Mon - Sun Utensils  17 Montara Wines 1st Fri Utensils the Grampians & Pyrenees wine regions & Cafe Blue of Month Armstrong 2 Mount Avoca Mon - Sun child  make the perfect epicurean escape. 18 A.T. Richardson Call ahead 3 Pyrenees Farmhouse Fri - Mon Utensils 19 Miners Ridge Call ahead 4 The Avoca Hotel Wed - Sun Utensils  Bayindeen Beaufort 20 Mount Langi Ghiran Mon - Sun 5 Pyrenees Pantry Mon - Sun Utensils Cathcart Crowlands St Arnaud 21 Fratin Brothers Vineyard Fri 6 DogRock Winery Call ahead Dunkeld Elmhurst 22 Dunkeld Old Bakery Wed - Mon Utensils 7 Wimmera Hills Winery Call ahead  23 Royal Mail Hotel Mon - Sun Utensils  Horsham & Mrs. Baker’s Stillhouse Great Western Moonambel RD 24 Best’s Wines Mon - Sun WESTERN HWY St.Arnaud Utensils Range MARYBO 8 Dalwhinnie Wines Mon - Sun R STAWELL- O 25 Grampians Estate Mon - Sun National U Glenorchy G 9 Grape Farm Winery Fri - Sun Utensils Park H- A Redbank V 26 Salingers Café Mon - Sun Utensils OCA ST ARNAUD 10 Peerick Wines Sat - Sun STAWELL-AVOCA RD Utensils Roses Gap RD 27 Seppelt Wines Mon - Sun  NORTHERN 11 Summerfield Winery Mon - Sun Utensils  RD Moonambel 28 Steel Cutters Cottage* Fri - Sun Utensils ARNAUD ST Landsborough Maryborough 12 Taltarni Vineyards Mon - Sun

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Pomonal MAROONA-GLENTHOMPSON RD HWY 37 Pomonal Estate Wed - Sun Utensils  child Dunkeld 38 Barney’s Bar & Bistro Wed - Sun Utensils 39 Red Rock Olives Fri - Mon Utensils * Wines stocked from across the region including SubRosa and Clarnette & Ludvigsen as well as other Warrak wineries who don’t have cellar doors. 40 Mountainside Wines Call ahead

Utensils Food/Meals Whilst not all wineries have a restaurant or café, Cellar Door/Licensed some provide excellent BBQ facilities. Feel free to BYO meat or picnic - check individual websites.  Accommodation In addition some wineries offer free tours that require The enclosed culinary itineraries have been designed to journey at your own pace, child Kids Activities bookings. Please arrange prior to your visit. with opportunities to stop and unearth the beauty of the region. Grampians Grape Escape

Grampians & Pyrenees Events

From the iconic Grampians Grape Escape at Halls Gap to Pyrenees Unearthed held alongside the Avoca River - the Grampians and Pyrenees regions are home to many wonderful events and festivals. Whether it be a long lunch at a winery, or cellar door hopping during Seriously Shiraz, every event provides an opportunity to truly experience the breathtaking natural assets, charming townships and local hospitality.

Plan Your Trip

Planning a romantic getaway along quiet country roads? Or perhaps it’s time to pack up the family and discover wide open spaces, a regional zoo and farm gates?

For more culinary itineraries, accommodation options and further details about the Grampians & Pyrenees, head to: www.visitgrampians.com.au www.visitpyrenees.com.au