Bendigo

Business Partners

Here at Balgownie Estate, we actively nurture relationships with preferred business partners. In developing these strategic alliances our aim is to support the local region as well as provide our valued guests with a totally pleasurable, professional and diverse experience. Enjoy!

Prattys Patch

Enjoy The Unique Charm Of Pratty's Patch Pratty's Patch is a unique 150-year-old stone and brick cottage situated in Monsants Road Maiden Gully. Pratty's Patch was built in 1863 by John Fellows to replace a smaller bark hut constructed about 3 years earlier by John and his convict wife. Pratty's Patch Bar & Restaurant was made into a restaurant during the early 1980s. The large function room was extended ten years later and the public bar was added in 1996. View our gallery page for more of Pratty's history. We trust that you will enjoy the homely old world atmosphere at Pratty's Patch and if you require any information on any upcoming functions please see Gary, Steve, Angela or Simone.

Your Meal Is Cooked Fresh Upon Order All orders are cooked from the freshest ingredients therefore may take a short while for you to enjoy a first class fine dining experience, so please feel free to take your time in enjoying the atmosphere, walk around and have a look at our collectibles and historic building.

Shelmerdine Vineyards - Heathcote

The first vineyard was planted at Tooborac in Central Victoria, during the rush for gold in the 1850's. In 1954, the Shelmerdine family commenced farming at Tooborac on the family grazing property ‘Merindoc'. In 1994 we planted the first of our now 45 acres of vines. In 1997, we found and planted 135 acres on a magnificent property at Colbinabbin, to the north of the Heathcote township, on the famed, red, Cambrian soils of the Mount Camel Range.

Willoughby Bridge Vineyard has now become an integral part of the Shelmerdine Heathcote story, producing characteristically rich and flavoursome red wines. In 2004 we opened our rustic yet stylish and comfortable Cellar door, and in 2006, the accompanying ‘Whistler Café and Garden'. There we invite you to experience the fruits of the vision of those who foresaw Heathcote's future as one of the great wine regions of Australia, and indeed, the world.

Bendigo Tourism Information Centre

Impressive Victorian buildings line the wide streets of Bendigo, as a reminder of the rich history built from one of the world's most exciting gold rushes. Today there are new treasures to be discovered in this thriving city. Bendigo is a place where art, culture, food, wine and heritage attractions are in the abundance, as was the gold of the late 1850's.

Discover hidden treasures inside one of Bendigo's most beautiful buildings - the Historic Post Office. It now operates as the Bendigo Visitor Information Centre.

A visit to the centre is the best place to start your explorations of Bendigo. You'll be greeted by a friendly local who will be able to offer you a wealth of information to ensure your visit is full of experiences that suit your interests!

Visitor maps, guide books, brochures and self-guided trail material can all be obtained from the Bendigo Visitor Information Centre. So too can a great variety of local product and souvenirs to ensure your visit to Bendigo is memorable.

Careers at Balgownie Estate

Please find listed below the current career vacancies at Balgownie Estate:

NO CURRENT VACANCIES

If you are interested in a position at Balgownie Estate Bendigo, please fill out the form below.

Bendigo Vineyard

Our Bendigo vineyard covers around 30 hectares of plantings with the majority being Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. In addition we have smaller plantings of Merlot, Chardonnay and Viognier. The vineyard was first planted in 1969 on a gentle slope along Myers Creek in well drained alluvial soils.

Our viticulturist John Monteath nurtures these now gnarled old vines to produce the best possible fruit year in and year out. The colour and concentrated flavours that these vines provide are evident in our wines and our success in recent times has been built around this superior quality fruit and the talents of winemaker Tobias Ansted to guide this into bottle.

Bendigo Cellar Door

Balgownie Estate is one of Australia's great small vineyards famed for its long lived Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz and the Cellar Door is the place to start your experience.

Today, a visit to Balgownie Estate Bendigo, takes you through a driveway lined with olive trees and vineyards. Further along sits the original cottage and high pitched roof winery, surrounded by rugged gnarly iron bark and box gum trees. The cellar door boasts a wine tasting and sales area, a café, and wine museum.

Our entire range is open for tasting including our flagship White Label Cabernet, White Label Shiraz and the Yarra Valley Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Opening Hours Cellar Door
11am-5pm 7 days

Winery Café
12-3pm 7 days

Group Bookings by Appointment Only
Telephone: 03 5449 6222

Bendigo Meetings

Balgownie Estate Bendigo offers a meeting room for up to 12 delegates featuring television & video facilities, set in a peaceful and tranquil environment only 10 minutes from Bendigo.

If only all business meetings could end with a taste of Victoria's winemaking history.