Armstead

Armstead We are a small boutique winery/cellar door centrally located within the Heathcote Wine Region on the

Armstead Estate is a boutique winery centrally located within the Heathcote Wine Region, on the northern banks of Lake Eppalock. Our unique, 16-year-old vineyard is on an easterly facing slope, over a shallow strip of Cambrian soil, just metres from the lake. Our wines include Rose, Marsanne, Chardonnay, Sparkling Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Reserve Shiraz. Armstead is owned and operate

d by us - Emily & Tom - who have a passion for wine and appetite for adventure. Armstead was founded by Peter and Sharon Armstead in 2003, when our lakeside Shiraz vineyard was planted by hand with the help of good friends. Whilst waiting for the vines to grow, Peter sourced premium fruit across the Heathcote Wine Region, continually sourcing different varieties from premium growers to make his wines truly remarkable. We source extraordinary fruit from premium growers throughout the Heathcote region, carefully developing each varietal’s individual regional flavour. We aim for precise and authentic wines, following the principles of minimal intervention. Our wines are handcrafted, fruit driven and elegant, exhibiting full flavours and Cambrian characteristics, which are unique to the Heathcote Terroir. Check out our website for more information (armsteadestate.com.au) and if you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or phone us on 0448 888 803. Finally, we encourage the responsible drinking of alcohol so you can appreciate and savour every sip as our Winemakers had intended. It is important that you do not forward content from this page to people under the legal purchasing age. We also remind visitors to our page not to post anything condoning irresponsible or harmful drinking.

Our Cellar Door is closed this weekend.✖️Unfortunately, as we have a truck load of grapes 🍇 coming in this weekend, we’v...
29/03/2022

Our Cellar Door is closed this weekend.

✖️Unfortunately, as we have a truck load of grapes 🍇 coming in this weekend, we’ve made the difficult decision to CLOSE our Cellar Door. ✖️

*** SORRY FRIENDS ***

We just can’t be in 2 places at once.

🍷🍷🍷 BUT you can try our wines at the following places this April:

🍁 🍷 A Day at Duneira by (as part of the Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival) on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th April, 10am - 2pm.

🥂🍾 Debut Event “New Crush”, at the on Saturday 9th April, 12-4pm OR 5-9pm.

🍇🍷 on Saturday 16th April, 9am-1pm, next door to the Riddells Creek Primary School.

Hope to see you there!!! 🍷🍇🍷🍇

We're open this weekend
01/03/2022

We're open this weekend

Cellar Door open this weekend, 11am - 5pm Saturday and Sunday. Bookings via the link in our homepage 🍷🥂🍷
04/02/2022

Cellar Door open this weekend, 11am - 5pm Saturday and Sunday. Bookings via the link in our homepage 🍷🥂🍷

Happy New Year 🎉 to you all! Thanks for all your support in 2021, let’s hope 2022 is the year that’s full of more memori...
31/12/2021

Happy New Year 🎉 to you all! Thanks for all your support in 2021, let’s hope 2022 is the year that’s full of more memories with family and friends.

We’re closed this weekend, we’re taking a short break to reset and recharge after the busyness of 2021.

📷 - glad you’re enjoying a bubbles to welcome in the new year!

Our Cellar Door is open this weekend! Join us for a glass on the lawn.
01/12/2021

Our Cellar Door is open this weekend! Join us for a glass on the lawn.

Wow, that was fast! Only a couple of dozen left of our 2018 Matilda Reserve Shiraz. 🍷Jump online and pick up a bottle or...
11/11/2021

Wow, that was fast! Only a couple of dozen left of our 2018 Matilda Reserve Shiraz.

🍷Jump online and pick up a bottle or two - better be quick though before we run out!!

🎁 It’s the perfect Christmas gift or something to enjoy over the holiday season yourself - we all need a little treat to celebrate the year that was.

🍷Our Matilda will age well too if you’re building up your cellar collection - cellaring potential is up to 12 years.

Our Cellar Door is open this weekend - we hope you can join us! Emily & Tom
05/11/2021

Our Cellar Door is open this weekend - we hope you can join us! Emily & Tom

Wow, that was fast! Only a couple of dozen left of our 2018 Matilda Reserve Shiraz. 🍷We’ll have it at our Cellar Door th...
04/11/2021

Wow, that was fast! Only a couple of dozen left of our 2018 Matilda Reserve Shiraz.

🍷We’ll have it at our Cellar Door this weekend (open Saturday and Sunday, 11am-5pm) or if you can’t make it, better be quick to jump online and snap up a few bottles before we run out!!

🎁 It’s the perfect Christmas gift or something to enjoy over the holiday season yourself - we all need a little treat to celebrate the year that was.

🍷Our Matilda will age well too if you’re building up your cellar collection - cellaring potential is up to 12 years.

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366 Moorabbee Road
Knowsley, VIC
3523

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Armstead Estate Vineyard is centrally located within the Heathcote Wine Region on the banks of Lake Eppalock. We are a small boutique winery dedicated to producing moderate quantities of premium quality wines. Our wines include Sparkling Shiraz, Rosé, Marsanne, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz. Peter Armstead, the original owner & winemaker, planted the first Shiraz vines in 2003 by hand in just one weekend with the help of good friends. The vineyard is on an Easterly facing slope over a shallow strip of Cambrian soil just metres from the Lake, which now looks very picturesque as the Lake is almost full. While waiting for our vines to produce, we sourced great fruit from premium growers in the Heathcote region and got started straight away, working with experienced, award winning winemakers from the area to make our Roxy’s Paddock Shiraz and our Lakeside Marsanne.

In July 2017, Tom & Emily took over Armstead Estate. Continuing in Peter’s footsteps, Tom & Emily make all of the wines with the principles of minimal intervention, and dedication to producing the varietal’s unique regional flavour. Our Cellar Door is situated on the historic 1860s property of Wild Duck Farm, and it is in the old Foreman’s cottage, which still retains its rustic charm. We showcase all of our wines as well as local produce and preserves. A wine tasting can be enjoyed on the verandah of the Cellar Door while enjoying the delightful view of the Lake and the grounds or in front of the blazing log fire on a cold winters day. Bring your own picnic lunch and buy a glass or a bottle of wine to have with it on the grounds overlooking the Lake. We also welcome bus tours and social groups. Give us a call or an email first so that we can properly arrange a great visit for you. Browse our website for more information about Armstead Estate wines. If you have any questions please email us at [email protected] or phone us on: Tel: 03 5439 1363 Mobile: 0448 888 803