Vinelea Wines

Vinelea Wines Artisan scale vineyard and winery specialising in Shiraz, Chardonnay and a Hermitage White blend. Small family owned and operated vineyard and winery

Open this long weekend, 11 to 4 each day. And the weather is going to be fine!
06/06/2026

Open this long weekend, 11 to 4 each day.
And the weather is going to be fine!

We will be open for tasting and sales across the Kings Birthday weekend, June 6, 7 and 8. If you'd like to visit please ...
17/05/2026

We will be open for tasting and sales across the Kings Birthday weekend, June 6, 7 and 8. If you'd like to visit please contact us at [email protected], or msg us on 0427928511.
Cheers!

It's getting to the end of the autumn colour here in Beechworth, and the winery is looking stunning. We've just updated...
14/05/2026

It's getting to the end of the autumn colour here in Beechworth, and the winery is looking stunning.
We've just updated the Vinelea web site with tasting notes for our currently available wines, and added the order form here:https://vinelea.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Vinelea-Order-Form-May-2026.pdf
We are extremely pleased with these vintages, the 2024 Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are excellent, no surprise given the 'vintage' weather of that summer. Sadly, we only had 2 barrels of each due to a severe frost in Oct 2023.
The '23 Shiraz and '21 petit-blanc are also available, along with limited stock of the '21 Shiraz. All 3 are drinking beautifully and showing the benefit of some time in the bottle.
Please don't delay a purchase, our stocks are very limited this year.
Cheers! Stuart & Rhonda.

3 new release wines, available now.
04/05/2026

3 new release wines, available now.

Another wine from the past, back when I was experimenting with yeasts and trying to make a big Northern Rhone wine. This...
02/05/2026

Another wine from the past, back when I was experimenting with yeasts and trying to make a big Northern Rhone wine.
This one came out more Rhone than Saint Joseph!
Now it's silly smooth, and beautifully balanced but still a very big Shiraz.
Another example of how well Beechworth wines age.

Absolutely stunning, like an old Burgundy.
20/04/2026

Absolutely stunning, like an old Burgundy.

Autumn colours are here now at Vinelea, it's nice to reach Autumn after a pretty disastrous Summer. We sadly had no vint...
16/04/2026

Autumn colours are here now at Vinelea, it's nice to reach Autumn after a pretty disastrous Summer.
We sadly had no vintage this year, we lost all of the white grape crop to frost very late in Spring, and then due to the extreme heat and dry the red grapes failed to form properly, even with watering. We would have loved to have saved the Pinot as it's become our best wine, but the grapes were all skin and seed with very little juice.
Such is the nature of farming, it can just be hard work for no return.
So we now reset and prepare for 2027.
Our next vintage release is in May.
Cheers, Stuart and Rhonda.

2025 Chardonnay and petit blanc barrel samples, we do a proper blind tasting prior to racking to ensure the wines are so...
23/11/2025

2025 Chardonnay and petit blanc barrel samples, we do a proper blind tasting prior to racking to ensure the wines are sound and true to our style.

Shoot thinning continues, second pass in the Pinot today. It's labour intensive but a critical step in making top qualit...
09/11/2025

Shoot thinning continues, second pass in the Pinot today. It's labour intensive but a critical step in making top quality wines.

Back into the vineyard after a few intensive weeks of winemaking. This is shoot thinning in the Chardonnay 95 clone. It'...
03/11/2025

Back into the vineyard after a few intensive weeks of winemaking. This is shoot thinning in the Chardonnay 95 clone. It's been a slow start for the vines this year due to the cold and dry spring, but fortunately we've had no frost damage, and the vines are very clean (no disease). Hopefully this translates to a 'normal' harvest starting around late February and a nice, big crop.

Address

333 Malakoff Road
Beechworth, VIC
3747

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+61427928511

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