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Ballandean Estate's cellar door is closing for a three-week break starting Saturday, May 23. We will welcome you back to the tasting room and Barrelroom Wine Lounge on Saturday, June 13. 

From then on, we will return to being open daily from 9am to 5pm, 7 days a week. A warm welcome will be waiting for you at the friendliest cellar door on the Granite Belt. Established in 1932, Queensland’s oldest winery is home to 50-year-old Shiraz vines.

Our rustic and beautiful cellar door on Sundown Road, Ballandean, is in the heart of wine country. Take a seat inside and taste a selection of our award-winning wines.  Or sit back, relax and indulge by the fire in the Barrelroom Wine Lounge, where we are serving grazing and cheese platters. You are always welcome to enjoy a glass of wine and platter on the front lawn in our courtyard, with views over the Opera Block vineyard.

Walk ins are always welcome. Bookings are recommended on the weekend and for groups of 4 or more.

Like to try our wines at the cellar door? Our wine tasting experience is $10 per head, refundable on bottle purchase and typically lasts an hour. The tasting includes six pours and allows your  freedom of choice between all of our wines (excluding any members’ only wines). Your friendly tasting host will guide you through every pour. 

Bookings are essential for large groups and recommended on weekends. 

Eat local, drink local is our mantra.  The Barrelroom Wine Lounge offers signature grazing platters,  cheese and dip platters 7 days per week. We also have a Gourmet Food gallery, where you can buy local artisan products and build your own platter. 

Our cellar door is located at located at 354 Sundown Road in Ballandean, 20 minutes south of Stanthorpe. Australia’s highest altitude wine region is home to great wineries, food, relaxation and escape.

We invite you to visit the Granite Belt today, and immerse yourself into the birthplace of Queensland wine. It’s an easy escape from Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast or the Gold Coast:

• 2 hours’ drive south-west from Brisbane
• 3 hours’ drive south-west from the Gold Coast
• 2 hours' drive south from Toowoomba

To plan your journey, check out RACQ’s easy to use trip planner. Start planning your wine country visit today. 

We want your visit to Ballandean Estate is safe, welcoming and accessible.  There's a dedicated parking bay, wheelchair access, accessible toilet facilities and more. Visit our Accessible Tourism page to help you plan, and find out how we can tailor experiences to suit you.

Established 1932 — Queensland’s oldest winery and home to 50-year-old Shiraz vines.

We have two vineyards in Ballandean: Ballandean Estate and Bellevue. Our free-draining granitic soils, cool climate and high altitude provide us with the perfect conditions to create national and international award-winning cool climate wines.

We love experimenting with alternative varietals. Ballandean Estate owner Angelo Puglisi planted his first Strange Bird™ variety Malbec in 1984. A wine pioneer, Angelo’s vinicultural vision has delivered 13 new Strange Birds™ for the Granite Belt Geographical Indication. In early 2019, we launched Queensland’s 27th Strange Bird™, Malvasia , the first to be released on the Granite Belt.

Ballandean Estate blends the history of five generations with modern winemaking methods, resulting in a remarkable wine experience.

It’s not just our fine wine that puts the Granite Belt on the map — we have a bounty of local produce, breathtaking national parks, the largest granite rocks in the county, hiking, cycling, fields of wildflowers and boutique bush accommodation. Think rolling hillsides lined with vineyards, artisan cheese producers, olive groves, picking your own strawberries and enjoying luscious desserts, and orchards growing apples, pears, plums and peaches.