Banca Ridge Winery at Varias
Highlights
- Explore the award-winning Banca Ridge wines crafted by students in Queensland's first Wine Tourism Training College.
- Wander through the interpretive gallery to uncover the rich history of the Queensland wine industry.
- Savour alfresco dining amidst picturesque gardens, enhancing your tasting experience with fresh air and local flavours.
- Join friendly tourism students for guided tastings, ensuring an engaging and educational wine journey at Varias.
The Banca Ridge Winery and Cellar Door is located at Varias, in the centre of Queensland’s Granite Belt Wine Region, the Cellar Door is open to the public.
The Cellar Door provides a commercial education and training context for students of the college and features the award winning Banca Ridge wines made by the students in the teaching winery.
Visitors can browse through the interpretive gallery which tells the story of the Queensland wine industry. Let their tourism students lead you through tastings of the full range of Banca Ridge wines. Their cellar door also showcases award winning Queensland wines.
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Accreditations
- Restaurant and Catering Australia
- QLD – Granite Belt
- QLD – Queensland Country Tourism
Features
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Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- Step free outdoor pathways (includes picnic areas, barbecues and shelters)
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Step free access to restaurant, lounge and bar
- Step free access to the conference or function room
- Doorways which are easy to open and have lever handles (doorways 850mm or wider when open and not heavy).
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
Allergies and intolerances
Caters for people with allergies and intolerances.
- Modify their cooking and cleaning practices to cater for people with food allergies or chemical intolerances (could include menus with meals free from: nuts, dairy, seafood, eggs, gluten etc).
- Equipment to respond to anaphylactic shock such as epi–pens and defibrillator.