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Underground Wine Cellar Tour: Sparkling Shiraz History
4.9
64 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
4.9
(64 Ratings)
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Freedom57713700199
Nov 6, 2025
Amazing cellar tour - Awesome activity. The cellar was splendid. I can imagine what it feels like to work there. The tour guide was good in delivering the background story of the place, added with humour and creativity.
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Flnm2020
Nov 6, 2025
Best Wine Tour - The tour was very informative and a lot of fun. The guide was knowledgeable and made the experience really enjoyable. Highly recommended tour!
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Z938noarturw
Nov 6, 2025
Best wine tour with the locals - We did the tour with Tyler, which was very pleasant and funny. Even though he was new, he seemed to have a lot of knowledge about the history of the place.
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Rosieg30
Nov 2, 2025
Fascinating! - We booked online for the Tour plus a grazing platter for 2. What a great way to spend an afternoon!
We arrived a little early for the tour so had a drink and our grazing platter which was fantastic value for money.
Tom was our Tour Guide and presented an interesting and engaging tour. The winery is very interesting but the underground tunnels are next level. Lots of tunnels to walk through and so fascinating.
This is a must see attraction.
Afterwards we had generous tastings and finished off our platter. Lovely day.
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Global03352008674
Oct 20, 2025
Not to be missed - This is the third time we have visited Seppelt’s and done the underground tour and tasting it is outstanding. You learn a lot about the history of the Great Western area and champagne making. A bonus is tasting a range of their outstanding sparkling wines
We did the 12.00 AM tour (.our Guide Ricky was knowledgeable and entertaining )and followed it up with a grazing platter lunch. The whole experience was excellent
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Mariojj7891cf
Oct 16, 2025
Great winery tour - Wonderful insight into the history of the winery and the people who made it. Brought to life by Tyler our tour guide. Followed by a fantastic wine tasting
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Jde4984yg
Oct 12, 2025
Great! - Very nice viewing of their historical setting. Unique cellar experience. Makes you want to have one of your own. Mark and Ricky gave some awesome backgrounds of the wines and we had a wonderful general conversation. More like going out for drinks with friends than a tasting.
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Morneb386
Oct 10, 2025
Wonderful education experience top off with excellent extracted juice from the vine - Running a bit late we joined Taryn and a small intimate group of people on an enlightening tour over 170 years in the making. Breathtaking images were captured during an educational tour that will be forever in our top places to visit. Well worth a stop if in the vicinity of Great Western.
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Juliedg756mt
Oct 9, 2025
Exceptional tour and service with personality. - An amazing experience led by our informative and engaging guide, Taryn.
Our tour could not have been delivered better.
My husband and I left Seppelt with a greater appreciation of wine and respect for the laborious work of miners digging out over 3 kms of tunnels to form the underground cellars.
Highly recommended this experience. If you haven’t done it yet, book to be immersed in the rich and extensive history of Seppelt.
We have had this one on our to do list for sometime and weren’t disappointed.
Thank you Taryn for a memorable visit. You obviously love what you do….. a great tour followed up with beautiful service afterwards.
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Culture05075091680
Sep 22, 2025
Excellent - Excellent experience on the Wine tunnels tour. Ricky our tour guide was very informative and did an amazing job. Would recommend this tour to everyone.
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