Dawning Day Winery and Distillery
Highlights
- Savour premium cool-climate wines crafted sustainably in the heart of the Southern Highlands, enhancing your tasting experience.
- Relax by the fireplace in winter or enjoy vineyard views in the sunshine, creating a perfect escape from Sydney.
- Discover seasonal local produce boards featuring house-made ingredients sourced from regional growers, elevating your culinary delight.
- Experience boutique vineyard accommodation in a private barn, offering a unique farm-stay style getaway for up to four guests.
Dawning Day is a boutique Southern Highlands winery, distillery and luxury vineyard accommodation located in Exeter NSW, just 90 minutes from Sydney. Set among rolling cool-climate vineyards, Dawning Day offers an authentic winery experience in the heart of the Southern Highlands wine region.
This family-owned Exeter winery specialises in premium cool-climate wines crafted using sustainable and regenerative farming practices. As a proud member of Sustainable Winegrowing Australia, Dawning Day is committed to environmentally responsible grape growing and winemaking, supporting both the land and the local Southern Highlands community.
The Southern Highlands cellar door is open Thursday to Saturday, offering guided wine tastings, small-batch spirits and seasonal local produce boards featuring house-made produce & ingredients sourced from regional growers and makers. Relax by the fireplace in winter or enjoy vineyard views in the sunshine, often alongside resident winery dogs, Kevin & Jodie.
For those seeking winery accommodation in the Southern Highlands, Dawning Day offers a private, architecturally designed barn stay for up to four guests. Located onsite beside the working winery and cellar door, this boutique vineyard accommodation provides a unique farm-stay style experience ideal for romantic weekends, small group getaways or a wine-focused escape from Sydney.
Whether visiting for wine tasting in Exeter, a Southern Highlands weekend getaway, or a vineyard stay among the vines, Dawning Day delivers a relaxed yet refined cool-climate wine experience
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Accreditations
- Sustainable Winegrowing Australia Membership
Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
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
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- A wheelchair accessible toilet / shower and change room is available.
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).
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