Witches Falls Winery, Tamborine Mountain: Cellar Door, Bookings and Tips

Witches Falls Winery is a cellar door at 79 Main Western Road on Tamborine Mountain, where you book a table, taste wine among the vines and stay as long as your table lasts. It is part of the Gold Coast Hinterland wine scene, about 72 km and 70 minutes by car from Brisbane.

This is a winery visit you plan: bookings are essential, there is no restaurant, and the best way to do it is a tasting, a platter and a long sit on the grass.

Cellar door hours at Witches Falls Winery

• Monday to Thursday: 10 am to 5 pm
• Friday and Saturday: 10 am to 6 pm
• Sunday: 10 am to 5 pm

The winery opens on public holidays except Good Friday and Christmas Day. On ANZAC Day it opens from 1 pm. Hours can change, so check the Visit Us page.

Booking a table and wine tasting

Bookings are essential, especially on weekends, and a booking guarantees you a table. Tables are held for 90 minutes, or 120 minutes on Sundays.

Tastings run for at least 60 minutes and use pre-selected flights, with tasting notes for each wine. Each pour is 20 ml, and there is a separate tasting for artisanal cider. Prices are not listed on the page, so check when you book.

• Include children and non-drinkers in your group size.
• Online bookings are capped at 12 people. For 13 or more, call (07) 5545 2609.
• Not everyone has to taste: non-tasters can buy by the glass or bottle.

Food at Witches Falls Winery

There is no on-site restaurant. Cheeses, chutneys and crackers are available to enjoy with your tasting, from the cellar door menu.

Outside food is not allowed, except a birthday cake (you supply everything, as no plates or cutlery are provided). You can bring a picnic blanket to sit among the vines and share a bottle, and you can stay longer than your tasting.

The wines

The range covers whites, pinks, reds, wild ferment wines, dessert wines and tasting packs. Wild fermentation, the winery says, uses the grape’s natural yeasts rather than commercial ones, which gives wines with character that vary from one vintage to the next.

The Wine Companion lists the winery as established in 2004 and run by Jon and Kim Heslop, with Jon as winemaker. It lists about 10.4 hectares of vineyards, with pecorino from the estate vines and other fruit from the Granite Belt and South Australia’s Riverland.

The winery is part of Mountain Beverage Group, which also includes Boxer Brewing Co., Eighth Day Cider and Piano Rock Vermouth. Boxer’s tap room, The Kennel, has its own booking page and schedule.

Is Witches Falls Winery dog and kid friendly?

Dogs are welcome if they are friendly, well-behaved and on a leash. Mention them when you book.

Children are welcome and prams are allowed, but note them in your booking. There are no high chairs, and there are two unisex bathrooms, one with a baby change table.

Accessibility

The venue is wheelchair accessible and has a disability-friendly bathroom. It is mostly outdoors, with grass, gravel and paved paths.

Planning your visit

• How long: plan on 90 minutes for a standard table, longer on a Sunday.
• Best time: Friday and Saturday stay open until 6 pm, an hour later than other days.
• What to bring: a jacket, a hat, a picnic blanket and a designated driver.
• Not offered: winery tours, private functions and on-site accommodation.
• Buying wine: delivery is free Australia-wide on orders over $199 after discounts and otherwise a flat $25.

Getting there and parking

Witches Falls Winery is at 79 Main Western Road, about 72 km and about 70 minutes by car from the Brisbane CBD without traffic.

On-site parking is available but limited, and hard to find on weekends and event days. There is ample street parking nearby.

The winery says there is no public transport on the mountain and limited Uber or taxi access, and recommends driving or a tour company. Because tastings involve alcohol, plan your driver before you go.

Nearby on Tamborine Mountain

• Tamborine Mountain Distillery – another stop on the mountain.
• Eagle Heights – another stop on the mountain.
• Mount Tamborine – things to do, the gallery walk, waterfalls and lookouts.
• Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens – walks and an orchid house.
• Tamborine Mountain Rainforest Skywalk – a rainforest walk and cafe.
• Cedar Creek Falls – a walk and a swimming spot.
• Tamborine Mountain Markets – last Sunday of the month markets.

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