A newcomer to the area, Valhalla was set up in 2007 by a passionate winemaker who's adopted a modern approach using sustainable, renewable practices to produce quality wines. Taste its range at the cellar door built entirely using straw bale.


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1. All Saints

0.42 MILES

From its tree-lined driveway, aristocratic garden and heritage-listed 19th-century castle, first impressions at All Saints are eye-opening, and the…

2. Cofield Wines

1.68 MILES

Stop by to sample Cofield's Champagne-style sparkling wines, a point of difference in the region, produced using the traditional method. It's a family…

3. St Leonard's Vineyard

1.99 MILES

Head through the atmospheric barrel room filled with rusty old machinery to enter St Leonard's modern cellar door with grassy outdoors area and lagoon…

4. Pfeiffer

2.52 MILES

Run by a father-daughter winemaker team, this atmospheric cellar door is known for its gamay. Book ahead for picnic hampers to enjoy on its historic…

5. Chambers Rosewood

3.67 MILES

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6. Stanton & Killeen Wines

3.95 MILES

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7. Campbells Winery

4.2 MILES

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8. Rutherglen Estates

4.23 MILES

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