Encompassing the rainforest beauty of Mt Tamborine and the emerald countryside in the valleys of Canungra, Clagiraba, and the Albert River, is Queensland's boutique wine region. The Gold Coast Hinterland Wine Country is a spectacular wine region featuring boutique wineries and vineyards producing award-winning wines. The cellar doors and restaurants of this region operate from historic homesteads and buildings, and offer the visitor an exceptional wine tourism experience. This impressive wine region is situated a short half hour from the Gold Coast and an hour from Brisbane.

The Gold Coast Hinterland Wine Country is the fastest-growing wine region in Queensland, and the high quality wines found in this area are rapidly making their mark in state and national wine shows.

Encompassing the cooler climate of Mt Tamborine through to the milder climates of Albert River, Canungra and Clagiraba Valleys, the region allows a diverse range of grape varieties to be grown. These range from planting of Verdelho, Chambourcin and Semillon, through to Merlot, Cabernets Franc and Sauvignon, Shiraz, Chardonnay, and Viognier. All are boutique wineries, that are proud of show casing some of the best premium wines made in Queensland.

The cellar doors are filled with people passionate about Queensland wine and enjoying a glass in the glorious hinterland country. Here the welcome to visitors is as important as the wine and gourmet food served. The Gold Coast Hinterland Wine Country aims to demystify wine - taking a relaxed, informative and "at home" approach to their wine tastings. Many of the wineries offer superb restaurants, cheese tastings, gourmet picnics, as well as winery and vineyard tours. Educational wine and food tastings are also available. Group tours are welcome, as are individual travellers.

Tamborine Estate

Nestled amongst the idyllic setting of strangler figs and rainforest, high on the volcanic plateau of Mt Tamborine, is the Gold Coast's oldest vineyard at Tamborine Estate.

Canungra Valley Vineyards

Canungra Valley Vineyards is owned and operated by the O'Reilly family.The homestead, Killowen, was built in Warwick in 1858, and moved to its current site in 1989. The boutique vineyard was established in front of the sweeping verandahs in 1998.

Albert River Wines

Winner of the 2003 Queensland Tourism Award for Best Tourism Winery, Albert River Wines is one of Queensland's most successful boutique wineries, and is located at one of the State's oldest properties - Tamborine House encompassing a total of 135 acres.

The Cedar Creek Estate Vineyard and Winery

The Cedar Creek Estate Vineyard and Winery was officially opened by The Premier of Queensland The Honourable Peter Beattie MLA on the 4 th of November 2000. The property consists of 24.5 acres located on magnificent Tamborine Mountain approximately 550 metres above sea level, and as its name suggests, Cedar Creek flows through the property.

Heritage Wines of Mt Tamborine

Up on Mt Tamborine, with breathtaking views of the Gold Coast and Hinterland, is one of the Gold Coast Hinterland's most elegant cellar doors. Heritage Wines of Mt. Tamborine is the perfect way to enjoy a wine tasting in style, with a graceful restaurant overlooking the rainforest valley down to the indigo ocean in the distance.

Mount Nathan Winery

The newest member of Gold Coast Hinterland Wine Country, Mount Nathan Winery, is the culmination of many years toil & effort from the time George Gibson picked grapes at Cessnock NSW in the 1930's through to establishing a Winery on the Central Coast of NSW 30 years ago.

Tamborine Mountain Distillery

This family distillery began when Alla and Michael Ward moved from Tasmania to the Gold Coast Hinterlands. They discovered they had too many fruit at their new property than they knew what to do with. Thus, quite logically, they decided to begin the distillery.

Thumm Estate Wines

Nestled in a magnificent majestic valley at the base of the Gold Coast's Mount Tambourine, Managing Director / Oenologist Robert Thumm continues his family's three hundred year heritage of viticulture and winemaking.