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Underground Wine Cellar Tour: Sparkling Shiraz History
4.8
82 Ratings
Great Western
Explore the largest underground wine cellars in the Southern Hemisphere and discover the story behind the making of Australia’s very own Sparkling Shiraz. Your guide will share the fascinating stories from the historic cellars, including tales of the previous owners and the wines they developed.
Explore the largest underground wine cellars in the Southern Hemisphere and discover the story behind the making of Australia’s very own Sparkling Shiraz. Your guide will share the fascinating stories from the historic cellars, including tales of the previous owners and the wines they developed.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Seppelt Great Western - Join a Seppelt tour guide for a fascinating glimpse into Australia’s pioneering wine history as you explore the heritage-listed underground cellars, known as “The Drives.” These hand-dug cellars, excavated by out-of-work gold miners beginning in 1868, took over 60 years to complete and stretch for 3 kilometers, capable of…
- Seppelt Great Western - Join a Seppelt tour guide for a fascinating glimpse into Australia’s pioneering wine history as you explore the heritage-listed underground cellars, known as “The Drives.” These hand-dug cellars, excavated by out-of-work gold miners beginning in 1868, took over 60 years to complete and stretch for 3 kilometers, capable of holding over 3 million bottles of wine. The Drives are the largest underground cellars in the Southern Hemisphere and a must-visit in the Grampians Region.
After emerging from the underground, enjoy a journey through Seppelt’s sparkling wines, including the iconic Seppelt Sparkling Shiraz, first produced in the early 1890s.
Tours depart from the Seppelt Wines Cellar Door daily at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm. A visit to the Grampians is not complete without experiencing Seppelt Great Western’s historic cellars.
What's Included
- Guided tour
- Sparkling Wine tastings
- Guided tour
- Sparkling Wine tastings
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic beverages
- Alcoholic beverages
Additional Information
- Infants can travel in stroller
- Infants can travel in stroller
Location
Seppelt Cellar Door
Cemetery Road
Tours depart from the Seppelt Great Western Cellar door. Please enter via the front door.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(82 Ratings)
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50smay
May 2, 2026
Tasting at Seppelts - Tyler was a wealth of information. A wonderful, engaging tour followed by a lovely tasting. Love the famous sparkling Shiraz and Pinot Meuner. Also cellar door not only had wines but a great collection of local goods.
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Karinawaring
Apr 25, 2026
Great Day Out - Taryn was an amazing guide, knowledgeable and friendly, funny and entertaining.
Her delivery was faultless and we thoroughly enjoyed the experience
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Jenenes2022
Apr 19, 2026
Fantastic wine tour - Ricky was a wonderful guide, very informative, witty, and obviously has a passion for what he does.
We walked away with a far greater appreciation for what goes into wine making - he made it a far better tour than what we had expected.
Thanks Ricky 🙂
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Rodney_k
Apr 12, 2026
One of the most... - One of the most interesting experience you will have. The tour guide certainly new what he was talking about and was very interesting.
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731aryag
Apr 4, 2026
Underground tour - The underground tour was pretty good. We enjoyed the explanation.
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E2038lamarkw
Apr 1, 2026
Best Wine Estate tour - We were fortunate to meet Ricky who ended up being our tour guide. We went on the historical wine tour. What an amazing tour that goes down in tunnels that were dug in the 1860's. So much history.
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Tgreenwood21
Mar 13, 2026
Underground Cellar Tour - Thank you Tyler for such a fascinating and animated tour. You are a fantastic story teller and our kids (9 & 11) said they had so much fun especially the occasional jump scare which has us all in giggles. Highly recommend this tour and cellar door tasting experience. Thanks again
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Wldeken
Feb 27, 2026
Unique experience - Mark was our guide, very knowledgeable and easy to listen too.
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Midrix
Feb 22, 2026
Cellar tour and tasting. Clink clink! - Had a great tour of the cellar with Mark, finished off with a tasting upstairs. Great to find a vineyard in Oz with a cellar and was super refreshing to be able to cool off from the heat. Mark was great and kept us entertained throughout, definitely worth booking the cellar tour.
We're driving back to St Kilda with the sound track of clinking in the back. Perfect day!
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906darthn
Feb 25, 2026
Please avoid, they'll cancel last minute - Four days’ notice to cancel a ticketed event that people have planned travel, accommodation, and time off work around is not acceptable.
We organised our weekend around this Underground Dining experience. When you’re attending something in Great Western, it’s not exactly around the corner — there are bookings, fuel, possibly accommodation, and rearranged plans involved. To pull the plug less than a week out due to “booking numbers” shows either poor forecasting or a willingness to shift the inconvenience onto your customers.
While a refund is offered, that doesn’t undo the disruption. The cost isn’t just the ticket price — it’s the time, planning and logistics that have now been wasted.
It’s disappointing because the concept is fantastic and the marketing promises a premium experience. Unfortunately, the execution in this instance hasn’t matched that standard.
Will not rebook, I'd certainly advise you to not
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