Cool-climate wines. Truffle farms. Handmade pasta. A hiking trail through ancient granite boulders. Long, unhurried afternoons doing exactly what you came for.
It’s four days, three nights, and a very good reason to head inland this winter.
Queensland’s Granite Belt
18-21 August 2026
3 Nights, 4 Days
Departs from/concludes in: Stanthorpe
Marc our Stanthorpe local driver-guide and storyteller
Daily continental breakfast hamper in your cabin for your stay
Essen cooking class with lunch and wine from Ridgemill, 2 glasses of wine per person
Wine tasting at Ridgemill for sundowner
Josie's cocktail on arrival, dinner and 2 glasses of wine per person
Truffle hunting with light lunch
Dear Vincent wine tasting from the back of the ute
Gnocchi cooking class with dinner, wine from Ridgemill, 2 glasses per person
The View Wine Grape to Glass food pairing lunch
Winetasting at the Church
Dinner & 2 glasses of wine per person
Arrive at Ridgemill Estate 11:30am
Cooking class and lunch at Essen
Wine tasting at Ridgemill
Cocktail and a light dinner
Stanthorpe Food & Wine Odyssey Begins at 11:30 AM
Guided truffle hunt, farm tour and tasting
Wine and salami tasting
Aperitivo
Gnocchi cooking class
Morning hike through Girraween National Park: 2.7 km circuit
Wine tasting with a local producer
Food and wine pairing lunch
Aperitivo & dinner
Visit the Stanthorpe Cheese Factory
Stop in at Sutton Juice Factory
Wrap up at midday - head home at your own pace
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