Wineries

Black & Ginger Wine Shed is a relaxed cellar door in Pomonal, just off the Ararat–Halls Gap Road. The winery focuses on small-batch, handcrafted Grampians wines and is known for experimenting with different varieties and winemaking styles. Visitors can enjoy tasting flights, wine by the glass and a casual sit-down experience, with food available from neighbouring Barney’s Bar & Bistro during lunch service. It’s an easy stop while exploring Pomonal, Halls Gap and the eastern side of the Grampians.

Clayfield Wines is a small, boutique winery near Moyston specialising in premium Grampians Shiraz. The cellar door experience is intentionally simple and personal, with visitors able to taste current releases and often chat directly with the winemaker about the vineyard, traditional winemaking methods and basket pressing. Clayfield is known for elegant, cool-climate Shiraz and is a good stop for visitors exploring Moyston and the southern side of the Grampians. Tastings are available by appointment.

Hounds Run Vineyard is a certified organic vineyard near Great Western, set on a 230-acre working farm with wide views across the Grampians, Black Range and Sugarloaf Hill. The vineyard supplies fruit for Black & Ginger Wines, including Shiraz and Merlot, and is closely connected to the region’s small-batch wine scene. Visitors can stay on the property in an off-grid tiny house overlooking the vines, making it more of a vineyard stay experience than a traditional cellar door. Wine tastings for Black & Ginger are available separately at the Black & Ginger Wine Shed in Pomonal.

Fallen Giants Vineyard is a family-owned winery just a few minutes from Halls Gap, set on the eastern slopes of the Grampians with views towards the Mount William Range. The vineyard was planted in 1969 and focuses on cool-climate Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Riesling, with the property farmed organically since 2018 and certified organic since 2022. Visitors can enjoy cellar door tastings, wine by the glass, local produce platters and relaxed outdoor seating, with a playground making it a good option for families exploring the Grampians.

Pomonal Estate is a family-owned winery, cellar door, microbrewery and restaurant set at the foothills of the Grampians in Pomonal. Visitors can enjoy wine tasting flights, wine and chocolate pairings, handcrafted beer and cider, local produce and relaxed dining with views towards the Grampians. The estate also has luxury accommodation on site, making it an easy place to combine a winery visit with a longer stay in the region. The seasonal cellar door operates through spring, summer and autumn.

Grampians Estate is a boutique winery and cellar door in Great Western, known for its cool-climate Shiraz and sparkling Shiraz. The winery operates from the historic Garden Gully vineyard, where some Shiraz vines date back to 1878 and Riesling vines to around 1890. Visitors can enjoy guided wine tastings, local produce and casual food at the winery café, with the cellar door open daily from 10am

Best’s Wines in Great Western is one of Australia’s oldest continuously family-owned wineries, established by Henry Best in 1866. Visitors can enjoy seated wine tastings in the historic red gum slab cellar door, housed in the winery’s original stables, and take a free self-guided tour through the hand-dug underground cellars dating from the 1870s. The property also includes the historic Nursery Block, home to some of Australia’s oldest and rarest pre-phylloxera vines. Best’s is particularly well known for its Shiraz, Riesling and Pinot Meunier and is an excellent stop for anyone exploring the Great Western wine region.

Seppelt Cellar Door in Great Western is one of the Grampians region’s best-known winery experiences, combining wine tasting with more than 160 years of winemaking history. The Great Western winery was established in 1865, and visitors can taste Seppelt’s still and sparkling wines, enjoy a light lunch or cheese platter, and explore the historic underground cellars known as The Drives. These hand-dug tunnels were first excavated in 1868 and extend for around three kilometres beneath the winery. The cellar door is open seven days a week, with tastings and guided underground tours available.