St Ignatius Vineyard

06/06/2026

🖐️ Here are five reasons to visit us on King’s Birthday weekend:

1️⃣ Explore Alternative Varietals: 🧐😮😋
Think TORRONTES, MALBEC or CARMENERE and you are only scratching the surface. Our unwavering dedication to viticulture will ensure you an authentic experience. You will find exotic varietals including our coveted Torrontes - exclusively grown and made at St Ignatius Vineyard.

2️⃣ Discover Innovative Wine Styles: 🍷🥂🍷
Indulge in diverse offerings from our cellar door and sample delicious wines including MALBEC BLANC - yes, a white wine made from red grapes! MALBEC ROSE and MALBEC NOIR. We are certainly pushing oenological boundaries and we are not afraid of doing it - Not in vain we’re known as ‘The House of Malbec’.

3️⃣ Meet the Makers: 👩‍🌾🧑‍🔬👩‍🎨
You will be treated to a personalised wine degustation with a focus on what you really want to experience – a feast for your senses, a wealth of new knowledge or just a lot of fun - Your call!

4️⃣ Unearth Older Vintages: 🔒🔐🔓
Not in the mood for exploring but rather relying on the trusty traditional Pyrenees Style? Well, you won’t be disappointed either! as we can unlock and dig deep in our cellar unearthing some precious mature reds - Just ask.

5️⃣ Convenient Location: 🌅🌄🎆
Our winery is perfectly located as the gateway of the Pyrenees. Grant St Ignatius Vineyard the first stop on your way in or bookmark us NOT-TO-BE-MISSED on your way back home. Make the most of the trip by exploring the surroundings and extend your stay for a truly memorable experience.

Sat 6 – Mon 8 From 11AM to 5PM
Any other day/time pre-arranged via online booking:
https://www.stignatiusvineyard.com.au/bookings/
📨 Messenger or by calling the winery 📞03 5410 0525

30/05/2026

📢 Cellar Door CLOSED for Private Function on Sunday 31st.

🍷The good news? You can still enjoy your favourite wines by ordering online anytime through our website.

👍 We're looking forward to welcoming you back next weekend for the long weekend/public holiday. Gather your friends and family, relax with a glass of wine, and make the most of the extra day off!

🍇 We hope to see you then. Cheers! 🥂

29/05/2026

26/05/2026

📆 Sunday 31st May ❌️ CLOSED for private function.
✅️ OPEN Saturday from 11am for hosted wine tasting of our new release wines:

https://www.stignatiusvineyard.com.au/bookings/

⏰️ Online bookings available for midweek tastings too!
Come and discover what's behind the door!

25/05/2026

🌄 Hidden among the dry hills of Central Otago stands Mitchell’s Cottage — a reminder of the hard lives lived during New Zealand’s gold rush era.

🍁 Built from local schist stone in the late 1800s at Bald Hill Flat, the cottage sheltered the Mitchell family through harsh winters, scorching summers, and the uncertainty of life on the goldfields.

💰 At a time when thousands arrived in Otago chasing fortune, families like the Mitchells created homes from the land itself, stacking stone by hand and building communities in places that today seem remote and silent.

⏳️ The settlement once echoed with the sounds of miners, horses, sluicing water, and hopeful prospectors. Today, the weathered cottage remains as one of the few surviving links to that chapter of Central Otago history.

🤔 Standing there now, surrounded by open tussock country and old mining scars, it’s easy to imagine the resilience required to raise a family in such an unforgiving landscape.

Mitchell’s Cottage is more than an old stone building — it is a story of endurance, migration, family, and the determination of early settlers who helped shape the Otago region.

24/05/2026

New Zealand's South Island left us inspired at every turn.

23/05/2026

From crystal-clear lakes to snow-capped mountains, winding streams to unforgettable dreams, New Zealand’s South Island left us inspired at every turn.

20/05/2026

🤔 Still thinking about last month’s magic with St Ignatius Vineyard at Pyrenees Unearthed 🍷✨
🔒 We’ve already locked in the date for next year — Saturday 10 April 2027 — and you should too.
⏰️ The countdown to Pyrenees Unearthed 2027 starts now!

Reminiscing about last month 🍷

St Ignatius Vineyard

17/05/2026

🍇🌶️🫐 We are proud to see our wine featured at today’s Private Cellar Shiraz Lunch — a perfect day, a stunning venue, and a wonderful celebration of great food, wine, and company.😋🍷👌

🍷 TODAY AT LIFE’S TOO SHORT 🍷

Our kitchen is closed today while we host a private Cellar Shiraz Lunch in the cellar… but you can still play along with us from 2–6pm with cheese platters, wines by the glass, and some seriously special pours — including the stunning 2018 St Ignatius “Contemplation” Reserve Shiraz. 🍇

Think rich dark fruit, spice, velvet texture and the kind of slow Sunday sipping that deserves nowhere else to be.

Walk-ins only today. Come settle in, linger longer, and enjoy a little slice of the cellar experience with us. 🍷



COCKTAIL SPECIALS
- $12 Berry-Apricot Elderflower Pash
- $15 Casablanca Kiss Gintini
- $15 Tickle My Grapefruit Gintini
- $15 There's A Hole In My Glass
- $16 Strawberry x Passionfruit Margarita
- $18 Espresso Martini Royale
- $18 Negroni Sbagliato
- $20 Butterscotch Espresso Martini

PLUS
- Lots of delicious European tapas
- No credit card surcharges, ever!
- No weekend or holiday surcharges

NEWS:
• GOOGLE for changing open dates & hours
• CLOSING 02 August 2026 😔
• OPENING
Distillery & Life's Too Short Events late 2026 in new venue 😊
• So come in before we're gone!!!

THIS WEEK:

SUN 17 MAY
Kitchen Closed for Event:
Secret Cellar Shiraz Lunch sold out
Wines & Platters available 2-6pm.
No Dinner Service.

MON/TUE/WED/THU
Closed

FRI 22 MAY
- $9 Happy Hour 3PM until 6PM
- Drinks & dining 3PM til 11PM 🍽

SAT 23 & SUN 24 MAY
Closed as we're away

*TICKETS to events can be purchased via the link in the bio or check our events page. Some walk-ins are possible. If in doubt, phone us on 0466 045 473.

📸: [lifestooshortbar]

07/05/2026

What a fantastic weekend at the Grampians Grape Escape! 🍷

🙏 A big thank you to everyone who stopped by the St Ignatius Vineyard marquee for a tasting, a chat, and to share in the wonderful atmosphere of the festival.

❤ It was great to meet so many wine lovers and celebrate the incredible food, wine, and community spirit of the Grampians region together.

🫶 We appreciate all your support and look forward to welcoming you to the vineyard again soon! 🍇