Wine, Gin & Beer Experiences in Bundanoon & Southern Villages

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Compare Bundanoon & Southern Villages Wine, Gin and Beer Experiences

Exeter Vineyard - tasting experiences in the Southern Highlands

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Bring a group for a relaxed weekend tasting, then add cheese boards, antipasto or pizzas from the estate kitchen to share.

Dawning Day Winery & Distillery - tasting experiences in the Southern Highlands

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Cooler months bring tastings beside the open fire, while warmer afternoons move outside to the pergola overlooking the rows of vines.

Choosing a Tasting Experience

Both cellar doors for a group tasting in Bundanoon & Southern Villages sit in Exeter, a short drive apart. Exeter Vineyard, on Sallys Corner Road, hosts birthday celebrations and corporate get-togethers, while Dawning Day Winery & Distillery, on Rockleigh Road, shapes its tastings for business groups.

How the two Exeter cellar doors compare for a group:

What's poured: Exeter Vineyard pours its own cool-climate range, from Sauvignon Blanc to Cabernet Sauvignon, while Dawning Day adds house gin, vodka and limoncello to more than 20 wines.
Price: an Exeter Vineyard tasting is $15 per person, taken off any bottles bought that day; Dawning Day quotes its group tastings to suit the booking.
Food: Exeter Vineyard pairs tastings with cheese boards, antipasto and estate-made pizzas, and Dawning Day offers produce boards of pickles, cheese and cured meats.
Occasions: Exeter Vineyard takes birthday lunches and corporate bookings, including exclusive use of its cellar door; Dawning Day is set up for corporate groups.
Staying over: Dawning Day has an architect-designed barn on its estate for colleagues who want to stay the night.

Both are small family operations with limited seating, so book ahead with your date and numbers rather than arriving with a group unannounced.

Bundanoon & Southern Villages Wine, Gin & Beer Experiences

For a birthday long lunch, Exeter Vineyard can close its cellar door to the public and serve a shared menu for your party.
For a client or staff tasting with spirits as well as wine, Dawning Day builds the session around your numbers and aims.
Exeter Vineyard opens its cellar door on weekends, so plan a casual group visit for a Saturday or Sunday.
Platters at Exeter Vineyard need ordering ahead for any group of three or more.

The families behind the pour

Eddy Rossi founded Exeter Vineyard after growing up in an Italian winemaking family, and has around 40 years of winemaking behind him.
Mike and Katrina Archer grow Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Gamay at Dawning Day, with strawberry clover between the rows to feed the soil.
A share of Dawning Day's wine revenue goes to charities and community groups.
The cool, elevated climate of the Highlands shapes the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay poured at both estates.

Common Questions About Tasting Experiences

Which Southern Villages cellar door suits a birthday?

Exeter Vineyard in Exeter hosts birthday celebrations, from a guided tasting for a small group to exclusive use of the cellar door for a long lunch.

What does a tasting at Exeter Vineyard cost?

$15 per person, and that amount comes off any wine bought on the day.

Where can a work group taste gin as well as wine in the southern villages?

At Dawning Day Winery & Distillery in Exeter, which distils gin, vodka and limoncello alongside its wines.

Can a corporate group stay overnight after a Southern Villages tasting?

Yes, at Dawning Day, where an architect-designed barn on the estate takes overnight guests.