The Scenic Rim is home to a burgeoning boutique drinks industry. Local producers are pairing their skill with the natural assets – volcanic soil, climate and topography – to create exciting wines, craft beers, liqueurs and coffee.
Make a (long) weekend of it and tick these accredited Eat Local Scenic Rim locavores off for your self!
Witches Falls Winery
Witches Falls prides itself on creating wines that you’ll love to drink. Wine maker, Jon Heslop, produces three distinctive wine ranges – the Granite Belt, the Wild Ferment and Prophecy.
The Overflow Estate 1895
Scenic Rim’s newest vineyard and cellar door, situated on an historic grazing property and overlooking Lake Wyaralong.. Call in for a light lunch or cheese platter, and try the Vermentino, Fiano, Tempranillo and Montepulciano varieties.
O’Reilly’s Canungra Valley Vineyards
Situated just outside the town of Canungra, call in for lunch, or simply visit the cellar door for a tasting. Order a picnic and enjoy it creekside with a bottle of O’Reilly’s bubbles.
Bunjurgen Estate Vineyard
At Bunjurgen Estate, you’ll be warmly welcomed by owner David McMaugh, who produces a variety of wine styles, including rosé and chambourcin, verjuice and port, made solely from grapes grown on the property. Wine tastings are conducted in a relaxed and informal manner.
Scenic Rim Brewery
A small family-owned brewery located in Mt Alford, just outside Boonah. Housed in a gorgeous, historic Queenslander-style shop, you’ll learn plenty about beer and brewing from the brewer Mike Webster.
Tamborine Mountain Coffee Plantation
You’ll never look at your morning coffee the same way again! Visit Tamborine Mountain Coffee Plantation and discover how they grow coffee beans, harvest and roast them.