Ballandean Estate is preparing to release its 10th Fiano vintage this Friday 16 September. Ballandean Estate winemaker Dylan Rhymer lends a sophisticated finesse to the rare white wine varietal, delivering a richer Italian style with mouth-watering acidity, grippy texture and mineral undertones.
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Ballandean Estate’s 2019 Nebbiolo took home the Trophy for Best Italian Red Varietal at the Queensland International Emerging Wine Variety Challenge. Angelo Puglisi, founder of Queensland’s oldest family-owned and -operated winery, accepted the prize at the Brisbane awards dinner held at 66 on Ernest restaurant at Southbank,…
Ballandean Estate is preparing to convert its much-loved signature restaurant into the Granite Belt’s first wine lounge. Slated to open late July 2022, The Barrelroom will evolve into an atmospheric, cosy venue where visitors can sit back, relax and indulge in fine wine and platters of local…
After a two-year wait, Ballandean Estate is releasing its single-vineyard Fiano vintage, just in time for the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers. In Roman times, Fiano was called Apianum, derived from the Latin word for bees, who swarm en masse around ripe Fiano berries given the chance.
Ballandean Estate is set to release its exclusive 2018 vintage single-vineyard Durif, a full-bodied alternative red. The ultimate choice for any lover of big reds, this much anticipated vintage will be available for tasting at Ballandean Estate’s cellar door and for sale online from Saturday 28 August…
When it comes to pizzaz and Australian Shiraz, wine pioneers and Ballandean Estate founders Angelo and Mary Puglisi will be celebrating their lifetime achievement in style on Australia’s second annual Shiraz Wine Day this Thursday 22 July 2021. They stand behind over 50 years of Shiraz, a…
Ballandean Estate is releasing its much-anticipated 2018 vintage single-vineyard Saperavi, a full-bodied rare and alternative red. The Granite Belt has garnished itself a fearsome reputation for this varietal, originating in Soviet Georgia, where they have been making wine…
Angelo and Mary Puglisi, pioneers of the wine industry in Queensland, are releasing Ballandean Estate’s 50th Anniversary Opera Block Shiraz today, a milestone for the Granite Belt, the Puglisi family and Queensland wine. Newlyweds Angelo and Mary Puglisi embarked on their lifelong wine adventure in 1968…
Ballandean Estate brings the love to Brisbane in response to visitation doubling Alternative wine ambassador Ballandean Estate will be bringing the love to Brisbane at Saturday’s Drink Queensland Cellar Door Festival. Since COVID-19 lockdown, Queensland’s oldest family-owned and family-operated winery has experienced an extraordinary…
In a world-first, this Friday Ballandean Estate is releasing an intoxicating trilogy of its critically acclaimed single-vineyard Strange Bird™ varietals: Giallo, Fiano and Malvasia. Ballandean Estate winemaker Dylan Rhymer has lent his sophisticated finesse to this aromatic blend to deliver a full-bodied aromatic white with a…
Rare and alternative wine release
