Queensland’s Granite Belt is Australia’s highest altitude wine region with a climate similar to France’s Rhone Valley.
With the first wine grapes planted in the 1860’s,

it’s Queensland’s premium wine producing region with a

few surprises up its sleeve.
Wine makers are admired for their expressions of

Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Shiraz, Verdelho,

and other mainstream varieties however it’s their

Strange Bird Wines that have wine lovers describing

the area as full of surprises.
These non-signature varieties allow wine makers to experiment,

bend the rules and surprise even the most adventurous

of wine lovers.
Strange Bird are what they call their rare to find alternative,

lesser-known wine varieties.
Our Strange Bird Wine Tour provides the opportunity for you

to taste wines you may never have heard of or tasted before.
Enjoyed in Europe for generations, these alternative varieties, Alvarinho, Jacquez, Malvasia, Montepulciano, Saperavi,

Sylvaner and Tinto Cao, to name just a few,
Our Tour gives you the opportunity to taste and quench

your desire for something new and exciting.
Gold, gold, and more gold awards are a testimony to

160 years of wine making history and the Granite Belt’s growing reputation as one of Australia’s most under
rated, interesting wine regions.