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Many people would know the regional town of Bendigo for its gold mining history, its beautiful grand Victorian buildings, the botanical gardens in the town centre and also being home to the largest Chinese dragon in the southern hemisphere but there is also a wonderful wine industry.
It has been noted that vines have been planted as early as 1855 in the region and by 1862 the Bendigo wine district was the fourth largest in the colony.
Today the region has close to thirty wineries open to the public that produce some cracking wines, with reds dominating, especially Shiraz.
The white wines are well represented with Chardonnay being predominately planted but there is plenty more including apple cider being produced at one winery by the traditional méthode champenoise way, where the second fermentation occurs in the bottle.
Go put your prospecting hat on and discover the wonderful wines of Bendigo.
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Avonmore Estate
Location: Mayreef/Avonmore Rd, Avonmore VIC
Opens: Wed - Sun 11am - 5pmFacilities:
Balgownie Estate
Location: 46 Hermitage Rd Maiden Gully VIC
Open: Daily, 11am - 5pmA smaller set-up than Balgownie in the Yarra Valley but with good experienced staff it made for a very enjoyable day. This is one of the larger set ups in the Bendigo r...read more
Features: Wine education centre, produce store
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Bendigo Wine Estate
Location: 682 Axedale-Goornong Rd, Axedale VIC
Opens: Wed - Sun 11am - 5pm
Big Hill
Location: Cnr Calder Hwy & Belvoir Park Rd, Big Hill VIC
Open: Wed - Sun 10am - 5pmThe vines of Big Hill are easily spotted by the side of the road with the cellar door and function room perched on the side of the hill. The friendly fella who took us ...read more
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BlackJack
Location: Calder Hwy, Harcourt VIC
Open: Sat - Sun & public holidays 11am - 5pmOne of my best mates, whose opinion on wine I value greatly, has his favourite red wine listed as the BlackJack Shiraz. His Love affair of this wine has being going on ...read more
Blamires Butterfly Crossing
Location: 410 Harcourt Rd, Sutton Grange VIC
Opens: Sat - Sun & public holidays 11am - 5pm
Blanche Barkly Wines
Location: In township of Kingower VIC
Opens: Sat - Sun
Bress
Location: 3894 Harmony Way, Harcourt VIC
Open: Open public holidays 11am – 5pm. CafeA foodies paradise! Adam on most occasions is chief pourer and your official winemaker, who is passionate about all the good things in life. His passion shines through ...read more
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Bullock Creek
Location: 111 Belvoir Park Rd, Ravenswood North VIC
Opens: Sat - Sun 11am - 6pm
Chateau Dore Winery & Receptions
Location: 303 Mandurang Rd, Mandurang VIC
Opens: Mon - Fri 9am - 5.30pm, Sat 10am - 4pm, Sun 11am - 4pmFacilities:
Connor Park
Location: 59 Connor Rd, Leichardt VIC
Open: Daily 11am - 5pmThis is difficult because at Connor Park they make really good red wines from some of the oldest Shiraz vines in the region that are smooth and rich, like the Honour an...read more
Harcourt Valley
Location: 3339 Calder Hwy, Harcourt VIC
Open: Daily 11am - 5pmThis was a great discovery and is the perfect spot for small groups. The stone building has an upstairs tasting room complete with a small elevated deck. Inside the ba...read more
Features: BBQ facilities, petanque
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Kangderaar
Location: 288 Wehla-Kingower Rd, Rheola VIC
Opens: Sat - Sun 10am - 5pm
Leamon Estate
Location: 5528 Calder Hwy, Big Hill VIC
Opens: Wed - Mon 11am - 5pm
Lynnevale Estate
Location: 83 Cahills Rd, Mandurang VIC
Opens: Sat - Sun & public holidays 11am - 5pmFacilities:
Mandurang Valley
Location: 77 Fadersons Lane, Mandurang VIC
Opens: Sat - Sun 11am - 5pmFacilities:
Marong
Location: 811 Edwards Rd, Marong VIC
Opens: Thu - Mon 11am - 6pm
Nuggetty
Location: 280 Maldon-Shelbourne Rd, Nuggetty
Opens: Sat - Sun & public holidays 10am - 4pm
Old Loddon Wines
Location: 5 Serpentine Rd, Bridgewater on Loddon VIC
Opens: Sat - Sun 12pm - 5pm
Pondalowie
Location: 123 View St, Bendigo VIC
Open: Weekdays 9am - 5pm, Weekends & public holidays 12pm - 4pmPondalowie was once located at the sleepy town of Bridgewater but has decided to shift digs to the funky top end of View St, opposite the highly regarded Bendigo art ga...read more
Sandhurst Ridge
Location: 156 Forest Drv, Marong VIC
Open: Wed - Mon 12pm - 5pmDown a couple of dusty tracks, just when it feels like you are a million miles from nowhere the native bushland opens up to a hidden oasis of green vines and where ther...read more
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Sutton Grange
Location: Carnochans Rd, Sutton Grange VIC
Opens: Sun 12pm - 4pmFacilities:
Water Wheel
Location: Raywood Rd, Bridgewater on Loddon VIC
Open: Weekdays 9am - 5pm, Weekends & public holidays 12pm - 4pmFor those that know Water Wheel wines, (found in numerous bottle shops across the country) then this is the chance for you to visit the place of origin. Water Wheel is...read more