Winery Statistics

Established

• Grampians Estate was established in 1989

Production

• 2000 cases

Winemakers

• Andrew Davey, Don Rowe and Tom Guthrie

Wine trophies

• 40

Halliday rating

• Five red stars

Wine region

• Grampians Wine Region

Vineyard size

Wines are 100% Estate grown and hand-picked.

Yield averages around 0.8t/ha (2 t/ac).

• Mafeking: Shiraz 1.8 ha and Chardonnay 1.4 ha, total 3.2 ha
• Garden Gully: Shiraz 2.4 ha, riesling 2.4 ha, total 4.8 ha

Location

• Winery & Mafeking Vineyard: 366 Mafeking Rd, Willaura, 23 km SW of Moyston, or 37 km SW of Ararat in Western Victoria
• Garden Gully Vineyard: 1477 Western Hwy, Great Western. 3377

Soils and climate

• Mafeking: Granite sand over sandstone. Cool climate being south of the Divide. 700 mm rainfall
• Great Western: River loam. 550 mm rainfall

Vineyard management

• Cane and spur pruned. Hand-picked with help from the local Willaura Football and Netball Club. Drip irrigation. Mulch.

Wines

• Predominantly 100% estate grown and hand-picked. Yield averages around 0.8t/ha (2 t/ac)

Wine availability

• Grampians Estate wines are available at the Cellar Door, through the web site, and various local and interstate restaurants and wine outlets