Puddleduck Wines
Highlights
- Savour handcrafted wines at Puddleduck Wines, crafted onsite in Tasmania’s picturesque Coal River Valley.
- Relax on the serene deck overlooking the pond, perfect for unwinding with family and friends.
- Explore the Pecking Menu featuring locally sourced produce, enhancing your tasting experience with fresh flavours.
- Let the kids enjoy the playground while you browse the Everything Ducky Duck Shop for unique treasures.
Experience Puddleduck Wines, a charming family-owned vineyard and winery nestled in Tasmania’s Coal River Valley, just a stone’s throw away from the historic township of Richmond in Southern Tasmania. As one of the few Australian vineyards handling every aspect of wine production onsite, from growing the fruit to crafting and selling the wines, they offer a truly authentic experience.
Puddleduck Wines cellar door awaits you daily from 10 am to 5 pm, offering customised wine tastings and a serene deck overlooking the pond and vineyard. Indulge in the “Pecking Menu” featuring locally sourced produce. While you relax, the kids can have a blast in our dedicated playground area or feeding the ducks and guinea fowl.
Don’t miss the Everything Ducky Duck Shop, where you’ll find a delightful array of duck-themed treasures alongside locally made provisions and the award-winning Bubbleduck sparkling.
Join them at Puddleduck Wines for an unforgettable Tasmanian experience where every sip is a celebration of family, tradition, and the beauty of the Coal River Valley.
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Accreditations
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Quality Tourism Accreditation
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Sustainable Tourism Accreditation by ATIC
Features
Activities
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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.
- Asks all visitors if there are any specific needs to be met.
- Advise tour guides of the access needs of guests at the time of booking (includes pick up and drop off requirements)
- Assistance with booking arrangements (includes providing clear itineraries with written instructions on what to do at various destinations)
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.
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Vision
Caters for people who are blind or have vision loss.
- Braille and tactile signage on all information and paths of travel are available.
- Uses easy to read fonts in their signage and communication materials (Helvetica and Arial).
- An appropriate area for toileting an assistance dog is available.
- Handrails on all stairways
Hearing
Caters for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
- TVs with captioning option is available.
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)
- Uses floors/coverings which are slip resistant, firm and smooth
- Uses non-slip tiles in the bathroom or slip resistant matting
- 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
- 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.
- Wheelchair accessible picnic tables (picnic tables require 720mm knee clearance and 800mm maximum height).
- Wheelchair access to amusements and activities including boats and bush trails (includes tour rides, skyways, trolley cars, flying fox, amusement rides and boating).
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
Physical – High support needs
Caters for people with high support needs who travel with a support person.
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.
- Equipment to respond to anaphylactic shock such as epi–pens and defibrillator.
- Uses organic (chemical and fragrance free) cleaning products.
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