Cellar doors

Wild Duck Creek Estate

Make an appointment to taste these small-volume, high-quality wines, including the Duck Muck Shiraz that impressed American wine critic Robert M. Parker Jr (wildduckcreekestate.com.au). Drink now White Duck Roussanne Viognier

Cellar Springflat Shiraz

Sanguine Estate

Winemaking siblings Mark Hunter and Jodi Marsh focus on regional hero shiraz but don’t overlook their blushing rosé and juicy tempranillo (sanguinewines.com.au). Drink now Tempranillo Cellar D’Orsa Reserve Shiraz

Heathcote Winery

Viognier and shiraz are championed at this tasting room in a produce store dating back to the 1850s gold rush (heathcotewinery.com.au). Drink now Mail Coach Viognier Cellar The Origin Shiraz

M. Chapoutier

Rhône Valley vigneron Michel Chapoutier joined forces with Jasper Hill to create La Pleiade, a local shiraz with a French accent. The cellar door in Heathcote offers wines from Chapoutier’s vineyards in the area and the Victorian Pyrenees (mchapoutier.com.au).

Drink now Tournon Lady’s Lane Vineyard Heathcote Shiraz Cellar La Pleiade Shiraz

Tellurian

Winemaker Tobias Ansted is the mastermind behind wines that favour Rhône varieties. Enjoy the fruits of his labour at this bucolic cellar door (tellurianwines.com.au). Drink now Rosé

Cellar Tranter Shiraz