Bellwether Winery
Highlights
- Savour handcrafted wines made on-site, showcasing sustainable practices and climate-appropriate varieties in Coonawarra.
- Explore the historic 1868 Glen Roy Shearing Shed, blending nostalgia with creativity in a unique winery setting.
- Book ahead for a delicious meal, helping to minimise food waste while enjoying fresh, local produce.
- Experience glamping under ancient redgums, surrounded by nature and friendly farm animals, perfect for families and pets.
Bellwether Wines will feed and inspire your soul. Seven kilometres north of the Coonawarra township, in Buandig country.
Based in the 1868 Glen Roy Shearing Shed this beautiful space combines history, humour and creativity – you will be overwhelmed with warm nostalgia. A boutique winery with the cellar door and community kitchen in the heart of the winery. All wines are made on site, with particular focus on sustainability of long term climate appropriate varieties made using hard work and love not power. Food is important to them- so uniquely they request you book ahead online – you will help minimise food waste. An immersive experience, you can stay the night glamping in a Bell tent or they have seven campsites if you have your own camping gear. Surrounded by ancient redgums, some with canoe scars, from this old swamp country.
Make sure you book in for a tasting of the mixture of eclectic varieties and gently handled classics.
There is an extensive produce garden, friendly farm animals and of course wines, Bellwether is child and pet friendly. If you visit during vintage you will see first hand the wines fermenting in the winery and the whole winemaking process.
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Accreditations
- Sustainable Winegrowing Australia Membership
Features
Tags
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.
- Employs people with disabilities.
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)
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
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)
- 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.
- Wheelchair accessible picnic tables (picnic tables require 720mm knee clearance and 800mm maximum height).
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).
- Staff are trained to respond to allergic reactions.
- Complies with The Food Authority requirements for allergy management in food preparation.
- Linen that is chemical and fragrance free (if requested).
- Uses organic (chemical and fragrance free) cleaning products.
- Uses organic (chemical and fragrance free) deodorisers in public areas and rooms.
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