Seppelt Wines

12/10/2026

Not every day do we have opera echoing through our underground cellars!

One of our favourite stops on a Seppelt Great Western Underground Tour is Dame Nellie Melba Drive.

We often find ourselves explaining just who Dame Nellie Melba was. Our usual line? Think Taylor Swift of the early 1900s! That generally gets a chuckle or two.

But today, we didn’t need to explain a thing!

Back in 1910, the world-famous Australian opera singer visited Great Western to officially open the underground Drive named in her honour. Her visit also gave us one of our favourite stories, involving a bathtub and 152 bottles of ch*****ne!

Fast forward 116 years, and today we had the absolute pleasure of welcoming Clarissa Dodawec, who stood in Dame Nellie Melba Drive and treated our guests to a beautiful operatic performance.

What a moment. What an incredible sound in those historic tunnels.

We reckon Dame Nellie herself would have approved!

Turn your sound on for this one.

02/10/2026

Have you seen the amazing underground cellars of Seppelt Great Western?
Come and explore the historic drives, hear the stories behind them and discover one of Great Western’s most remarkable pieces of w**e history.
Tours run daily and bookings are recommended.
Book your tour at seppeltgreatwestern.com.au

24/09/2026

Heading to the Grampians this AFL Grand Final long weekend?

Make a stop at Seppelt Great Western part of the plan.

Enjoy w**e tastings and cellar door sales, explore the historic underground cellars on a guided tour, and stay for lunch at the Seppelt Canteen.

Open all long weekend.
Cellar Door 10am–5pm
Canteen 10am–3pm
Tours 11am, 1pm + 3pm

Book your experience at seppeltgreatwestern.com.au

14/09/2026

A few extra seats have just opened up…

If you missed out on the full Shiraz & Jazz heritage rail experience, there’s now a limited one-way Melbourne to Stawell option available for Friday 9 October, including lunch with us here at Seppelt Great Western.

Only around 10 extra places have been opened, so if a heritage train trip through Western Victoria sounds like your kind of Friday, this is your chance to jump on board.

Book the one-way trip here:
https://events.humanitix.com/wimmera-day-trip

We’d love to welcome a few more passengers through the big doors at Seppelt Great Western.

🚂Wimmera Day Train 9 &12 October 2026🚂
🍷The inaugural Shiraz and Jazz Train travelling through the Wimmera is coming up soon🍷
For the rail enthusiast or those looking for a fabulous day out, we now have NEW convenient options to join the Wimmera Shiraz and Jazz train on Friday October 9 or Monday October 12
Options include:
• Southern Cross to Ararat
• Southern Cross to Stawell
• Ararat to Stawell
• Ararat to Horsham
• Horsham to Southern Cross
• Ararat to Southern Cross
Please note – these options link with advertised V/Line services which you will need to check and arrange.
✅Fares start from $90 (does not include V/Line fares).
🎟️Tickets and further information available here:
https://events.humanitix.com/wimmera-day-trip

28/08/2026

A little glimpse into sparkling w**e making at Seppelt Great Western in the 1950s.

Today, you can still step into this incredible history. Join one of our daily tours to see historic w**emaking equipment, explore the extraordinary underground Drives and finish with a tasting of the sparkling w**es Seppelt is so well known for.

A true Great Western experience, right beneath your feet.

Book your tour at seppeltgreatwestern.com.au

27/08/2026

YOUR TABLE IS WAITING… BENEATH THE SURFACE.

We’ve opened our remaining 2026 Ticketed Underground Dining sessions at Seppelt Great Western.

No need to find 12 friends. No need to book the whole dining room. Our ticketed evenings are your chance to simply book a seat and experience one of our most extraordinary spaces.

A journey through the historic Drives.
Seppelt w**es.
Three courses.
And dinner deep beneath the grounds of Great Western.

Remaining dates:
Saturday 19 September
Saturday 17 October
Saturday 12 December

With some sessions already close to booked out, now is the time to choose your date.

Click BOOK NOW at seppeltgreatwestern.com.au and join us underground.

25/08/2026

FIVE RED STARS. AGAIN.

We’re incredibly proud to share that Seppelt has once again been awarded 5 Red Stars in the 2027 Halliday W**e Companion.

It’s a little badge that represents something much bigger: consistency, craftsmanship and exceptional w**e, year after year.

From generations of w**emaking history to the w**es being poured at our Great Western Cellar Door today, it’s pretty special to see the Seppelt name continuing to sit among Australia’s outstanding w**eries.

A huge congratulations to Clare Dry, the w**emaking and viticulture teams and every person who plays a part in bringing these w**es to life.

Five red stars. Another year. We’ll raise a glass to that.

Come and taste what all those stars are about at Seppelt Great Western.

21/08/2026

Turns out we’re seeing red… and we’re VERY happy about it.

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Seppelt has done it again, receiving 5 RED STARS in the 2027 Halliday W**e Companion.

And these aren’t stars handed out for having one particularly good year. Five Red Stars recognise w**eries that keep producing exceptional w**es, vintage after vintage.

Which feels pretty fitting for a place that’s been making a bit of w**e history at Great Western for a very long time.

Historic cellars underground. Some seriously good w**e above ground. And another five red stars to add to the story.

We’re pretty chuffed.

Pop into Cellar Door, taste your way through the Seppelt range and come see why Great Western continues to punch well above its weight.

18/08/2026

Before Seppelt was Seppelt, it was Irvine’s W**es.

This incredible image from 1905 shows barrels lined up at the Great Western w**ery, with the roof of historic Vine Lodge just peeking through on the left.

Hans Irvine purchased the w**ery in 1888 and was the man who truly put Great Western w**e on the map. He expanded the w**ery, embraced sparkling w**e production and even opened a London warehouse to take Great Western w**es directly to the British market. Seppelt later purchased Irvine’s W**es in 1918, beginning the next chapter of this remarkable place.

Come and discover the stories, the historic buildings and the extraordinary underground Drives for yourself, followed by a tasting of the w**es Seppelt Great Western is still known for today.

Book your tour at seppeltgreatwestern.com.au

11/08/2026

Hans Irvine, standing inside one of the underground Drives at Great Western.

He was the man who truly put this w**ery on the map, growing Irvine’s W**es into an internationally recognised name and helping establish Great Western’s reputation for exceptional sparkling w**e.

More than a century later, you can walk through these very same underground cellars, hear the stories of the people who shaped them and finish with a tasting of the sparkling w**es Seppelt Great Western is still known for today.

Book your tour at seppeltgreatwestern.com.au