8 May 2024

MEDIA RELEASE

ridgemill estate Winery and Cabins in the Vineyard Earns Prestigious Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Award 2024 for the Fourth Consecutive Year.

Stanthorpe, QUEENSLAND — ridgemill estate is pleased to announce today that it has been recognized in Tripadivsor’s® Travelers’ Choice® Awards for 2024. The award honours businesses that consistently earn great reviews, placing them among the top 10% of listings around the world on Tripadvisor.

Martin Cooper and Michelle Feenan, Owners of Ridgemill Estate: 

“Reflecting on our journey, we’re immensely proud of ridgemill estate’s back-to-back Trip Advisor accolades, having achieved the ‘Certificate of Excellence’ award from 2017 to 2019 and the esteemed ‘Traveler’s Choice’ award from 2020 to 2024”.

This consistency really is a testament to the exceptional service, quality and experience our team collectively offers visitors to our estate in both our accommodation options and our cellar door experiences.

We extend heartfelt gratitude to our esteemed guests for their steadfast support and invaluable feedback”.

It is with great pride that we accept the Tripadivsor® Travelers’ Choice® Award”.

 About Tripadvisor:

·       Tripadvisor, the world’s largest travel guidance platform*, helps millions of people each month** become better travelers, from planning to booking to taking a trip.

·       Travelers across the globe use the Tripadvisor site and app to discover where to stay, what to do and where to eat based on guidance from those who have been there before.

·       With more than 1 billion reviews and contributions, travelers turn to Tripadvisor to find deals on accommodations, book experiences, reserve tables at delicious restaurants and discover great places nearby.

·       Check out all the reviews and discover more about ridgemill estate here: 

www.tripadvisor.com.au/Hotel_Review-g1396874-d1396125-Reviews Ridgemill_Estate_Cabins_in_the_Vineyard-Severnlea_Queensland.html

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Media Contact: Michelle Feenan, Owner, PH: 0400 188 373 | [email protected]

Available for Interview: Martin Cooper, Owner 0403 462 200 | [email protected]

Join us for a weekend of Grazing the Granite Belt!

One ticket includes local gourmet grazing dishes, wine pours from boutique wineries, Sunday brunch and the unlimited use of all-day hop-on-hop-off buses to the participating venues.

This is your opportunity to meet the beautiful and talented makers and producers of the Granite Belt. Meet them in person at their very own cellar door and foodie venue to find out more about the wine you’ll be sipping and the produce and food you’ll be grazing – literally from the vine to the wine and paddock to the plate!

Get ready to indulge with these local gourmet spots this Autumn at Grazing the Granite Belt

Saturday 18 May 2024 Venues:

–       Balancing Heart Vineyard

–       Ballandean Estate

–       Casley Mount Hutton Winery

–       Dear Vincent

–       Heritage Estate Winery

–       Jester Hill Wines with The Folly Truffles

–       Ridgemill Estate with Jamworks Gourmet Foods

–       Robert Channon Wines

Sunday 19 May 2024 Brunch Venues:

–       Jamworks Gourmet Foods

–       Sutton’s Juice Factory, Cide and Shed Café

–       Vincenzo’s at the Big Apple

Make THIS the weekend you plan to visit Granite Belt Wine Country.

TICKETS ON SALE: www.granitebeltwinecountry.com.au/grazing

ABOUT THE VENUE:

The Abbey Boutique Hotel is a stunning 133-year-old gothic, Victorian 3 story building, made from local sandstone. The Abbey is commonly mistaken for a castle or Australia’s version of Downtown Abbey, but it was actually a nun’s convent for the Sisters of Mercy!

 Still boasting original cedar ornate woodwork doors, a magnificent grand staircase, stained glass windows made at the Royal Bavarian Art Institute for stained glass in Munich, Germany and an original pressed metal ceiling, the Abbey is a must visit for those that love the romance of yesteryear!

 ABOUT THE TWILIGHT WINE & DINE:

Your evening begins enjoying canapes in the picturesque hotel gardens, sipping sparkling wine from ridgemill estate.

The grandeur continues with a 6-course dinner, paired with hand selected wines from the ridgemill estate collection.

Experience the magic of this unique and exclusive event, where guests come together on long tables under a marque to celebrate good food and wine, good company, and good times. 

 Saturday, March 16, 2024 | starting @ 5:00pm | 8 Locke Street, Warwick.

 Tickets to this exclusive event are limited!

BOOK YOUR TICKET HERE

For more infomation contact Lisa at The Abbey Boutique Hotel: PH: (07) 4661 9777 

Places are limited so BOOK YOUR SPOT TODAY!

During your visit, our knowledgeable staff will take you on a journey through the vineyard, explaining the cultivation and harvesting techniques, crucial in producing our exceptional wines.

Dependant on the day you visit, you may feel the thrill of picking grapes directly from the vine, help with the plunging of red grape skins in our open ferment vats, or witness the viticulture team’s labour of love as they take on a grape crush!

Throughout this 2 hour guided experience, you will have the opportunity to ask questions, engage with our passionate team, and deepen your understanding and appreciation of the winemaking process. 

The guided harvest immersion experience includes:

• Vineyard walk and educational experience
• Tour of wine production space 
• Grape picking experience (depending on schedule)
• Observation of grape crushing activities (depending on schedule)
• Plunging of red wines under fermentation (depending on schedule)
• Complimentary wine tasting in our cellar door.
• Gourmet cheese platter to share
• 10% discount on wine purchases

Luxury winery accommodation in Stanthorpe | ridgemill estate

Be greeted by the friendliest people in Australia- Stanthorpe locals! and experience the changing seasons of winery life while staying in stylish Stanthorpe accommodation.

ridgemill estate is a boutique working vineyard located in Severnlea, a peaceful 5 minute drive from Stanthorpe and smack bang, right in the centre of Granite Belt Wine Country.

What makes staying at a ridgemill estate so special (and why you should do it!)

A unique and authentic wine appreciation adventure awaits you.

Our 12 self contained Studio Cabins and 3 bedroom Luxurious Winery Escape House are all surrounded by vineyard. Enjoy the chance to wake each morning and walk amongst the vines, and at the end of the day be mesmerized by the sunset and drift away, with nothing else to do but sit and sip!

Experience the seasons.

Each season tells a story in the cycle of creating a beautiful bottle of wine and when you wake in a vineyard the narrative is being told all around you!

During Winter the vineyard appears dormant, but at root level the vines are soaking up rich soil nutrients. You will see our viticulture team out amongst the vines pruning- a process which determines the following years vine growth. You will fall in love with fresh frosty Granite Belt mornings and wine tasting in our cellar door with the wood fire crackling in the background.

Spring celebrates bud burst and fruit set as the vines come to life. Our winemaker Pete is out meticulously tending to the vines to ensure the year’s vintage is optimized and that the fruit is a true expression of the season. Spring nights pair perfectly with a cheese platter and wine stargazing the milk way!

Summer heralds the onset of veraison and as we slip deeper into the season we move towards vintage. Pete monitors the developing fruit’s sugar levels, in preparation for his team of pickers to harvest. It’s a beautiful season to sneak off for a morning trip to Girraween NP. Partake a little toe dipping fun in the cool waters, then return back to ridgemill for an afternoon picnic amongst the vines, sipping your favourite wine from our collection.

In Autumn, the vines take on the rich golden hues of changing colour- bring your camera! You will see Pete and the team out picking and harvesting with vintage now in full swing. If you are lucky you will stay on a day when they are crushing and pressing the fruit. It’s a thrill to be a wine spectator! With beautiful fresh juice, the cycle begins and Pete ventures into his world of creative blending and refining to produce the next vintage of quality ridgemill estate wines. 

Opportunities to get involved!

The evolution of a bottle of wine unfolds around you during every season of your stay and we know there are budding viticulturists who stay with us who would love the chance to experience more.

We think you’ll love:

● Pick Crush Plunge Program enquire

● Wine Maker’s Tasting Experience find out more

● Vine to Wine – Special Vineyard Tour enquire 

Feeling like it’s time to ‘wine down’?

ridgemill estate will make your senses come alive!

Visit a winery where you can stay the night, experience the world of wine in every season, and do as little or as much as you like.

ridgemill estate, Queensland’s High Country, located only 2.5 hours drive from Brisbane, 1.5 hours from Toowoomba.

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● Studio Cabin

● Winery Escape House

● Special Deals