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Ballarat wine region

Ballarat's chief attraction was once its gold-mining past but its future as a sophisticated wine and food destination has created another rush, attracting a crowd eager for elegant, cool-climate wines and fresh produce.

The mist-shrouded vineyards around Ballarat are famous for subtly fragrant pinot noir, restrained chardonnay and elegant sparkling wines, while winemakers are also having success with riesling, and even shiraz. Low temperatures and yields, combined with small hands-on wineries, are giving Ballarat wines a boutique reputation.

Make sure you visit the region during the annual Ballarat By the Glass wine weekend, held over the Melbourne Cup Weekend. The festival offers the chance to sample hard-to-find labels from wineries do not operate regular cellar doors.

The area is also attracting attention for its diverse range of produce – from game and organic vegetables to farmhouse cheeses and chocolates – much of which is savoured by local restaurants and matched with wines produced just a few kilometres away.


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Captains Creek Vineyard

Captains Creek Organic Wines

Buy handcrafted certified organic wines, organic platters and farm fresh produce in season from the winery cellar door and farm store.
Kangaroo Hills Road, Blampied

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Eastern Peake

Using solely estate grown fruit and traditional wine making methods to produce chardonnay and pinot noir of high flavour and complexity.
RMB 876 Clunes Road, Coghills Creek

Michael Unwin Wines

Michael Unwin Wines

Michael Unwin Wines make handcrafted, premium wines using locally grown grapes. The new winery is producing Michael's own label - Acrobat wines. Open 7 days a week, we offer the visitor a full winery experience.
2 Racecourse Road, Beaufort

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Mount Beckworth Wines

A boutique winery with all the wines handcrafted and made by traditional winemaking methods to achieve complexity and balance.
Clunes Learmonth Road, Tourello

Mount Buninyong Winery

Mount Buninyong Winery

A boutique winery nestled at the foot of Mount Buninyong offering something for all tastes includingt the flagship liqueurs.
Platts Road, Scotsburn

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Mt Coghill Vineyard

Established in 1995 and specialising in pinot noir and chardonnay.
Learmonth Clunes Road, Coghills Creek

St Anne's Vineyards

St Anne's Vineyard

Established in 1972 by Alan and Shirley McLean. The winery makes a range of premium table wines and is also well known for outstanding fortifieds.
Garrads Lane, Myrniong

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Whitehorse Wines

Whitehorse specialises in sparkling wine and is situated on a hillside in the middle of picturesque forested country.
4 Reid Park Road, Mount Clear

Further Links
ballaratwineries.com