Bellarine Peninsula wineries and cellar doors

The Bellarine Peninsula wineries are a cluster of small cellar doors between Drysdale, Portarlington and Wallington, about half an hour’s drive from Geelong. Start with Scotchmans Hill for a structured tasting, then lunch with a bay view at Jack Rabbit or Terindah Estate, and finish at Oakdene. Most cellar doors open from about 11 am to 4 pm, and a tasting costs around $20. Without a car, The Q Train dining train and a few tours from Melbourne do the driving.

How many wineries, and where

Numbers vary with who is counting. Halliday Wine Companion says the wider Geelong wine region, made up of the Bellarine, the Moorabool Valley and the Surf Coast, has “more than 60 wineries and close to 50 cellar doors”. Tourism Australia puts the Bellarine at about 40 cellar doors. “Geelong wineries” usually means this whole region; this guide sticks to the Bellarine.

Jack Rabbit and Terindah are neighbours on McAdams Lane, and Scotchmans Hill is in Drysdale, which makes a three or four stop day realistic.

Cellar doors to start with

Opening hours and fees from each winery’s own site. Checked October 2026.

Winery	Where	Cellar door hours	Notes
Scotchmans Hill	190 Scotchmans Road, Drysdale	Mon-Tue 12 to 4 pm; Wed-Sun 11 am to 4 pm	Tastings $20 (five wines) or $30 premium (six); 18+ only
Oakdene	255 Grubb Road, Wallington	7 days, 11 am to 4 pm	Second cellar door and restaurant at Quiddity Place, Mannerim
Oakdene at Quiddity Place	27 Banks Road, Mannerim	Wed-Sun 11 am to 4 pm	Cellar door, gallery and Hidden Frog restaurant
Terindah Estate	90 McAdams Lane, Bellarine	Thu-Mon 11 am to 4 pm	Walk-ins welcome; deck lounge with bay views
Jack Rabbit Vineyard	85 McAdams Lane, Bellarine	Lunch 7 days; dinner Fri and Sat	Tasting paddles of whites and reds; restaurant bookings online

Scotchmans Hill is the one to book if you want a proper sit-down tasting. Halliday lists it as established in 1982, and Visit Geelong & the Bellarine calls it one of the Bellarine’s oldest wineries. Tastings run 45 minutes, and the fee is waived when you buy wine to take away (conditions apply). Midweek, a Weekday Duo for two people pairs two tastings with a cheese platter. A 15% public holiday surcharge applies to food only, not wine.

Jack Rabbit is a restaurant first, looking out over Corio Bay. Tastings come as “z blade” paddles of either whites or reds. Its booking system shows a fully booked date greyed out, so weekend lunches need planning.

Terindah Estate, just along McAdams Lane, makes single-vineyard Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel and Shiraz plus a traditional-method sparkling. The tourism board points out its W Class tram bar.

Oakdene runs two cellar doors: the main one on Grubb Road in Wallington, and Quiddity Place at Mannerim with a gallery and restaurant.

Two more to know about:

• Bellarine Estate, 2270 Portarlington Road, makes wine and gin and hosts music events. Its cellar door hours differ between its own pages (Friday to Sunday on one, Friday and Saturday on another), so phone before you go.
• Flying Brick Cider Co is a cider house rather than a winery, and takes table bookings.

The tourism board also lists Lethbridge Wines, Circulus Wine and The Whiskery in Drysdale, a gin and whisky bar often with live music.

The Q Train

The Q Train is a restaurant train that runs on the Bellarine Railway’s heritage line. You board at Drysdale station, eat a five-course degustation cooked on board, and roll past Swan Bay to Queenscliff and back. All services start and finish at Drysdale.

The Q Train	Checked October 2026
Departs	Drysdale Railway Station (all services return there)
Meal	Five-course degustation prepared on board
Route	Drysdale, past Swan Bay, to Queenscliff and back
Length	3 to 6 hours depending on lunch or dinner (GetYourGuide listing)
Price	From A$150 on GetYourGuide
Rating	4.9 from 16 reviews on GetYourGuide

It solves the designated-driver problem: one person drives to Drysdale, everyone else drinks on the train. McHarry’s buses 60 and 61 both reach Drysdale from Geelong. The line itself is covered in our Bellarine Rail Trail and railway guide.

Winery tours

Our tour list has no group winery tour that starts in Geelong. What exists:

• Discover Hidden Wineries (Boutique Wine Series) from Melbourne, A$165. On its Bellarine dates it visits Provenance, Terindah Estate and Scotchmans Hill, with a cheese platter and a short Geelong stop; on other dates it goes to different regions, so check the date before booking. It is new, with no reviews yet.
• Around the Bay Food & Wine Taste Trail from Melbourne, A$219, rated 4.9 from 10 reviews. It starts on the Geelong waterfront, lunches at Jack Rabbit Vineyard, then crosses to the Mornington Peninsula on the Searoad ferry.
• Port Phillip Ferries packages from Docklands, such as the Texas BBQ & Barrel Trail (from A$195) with Lethbridge, Bellarine Estate and The Whiskery.
• Private tours. A private Bellarine wine and cider day (Scotchmans Hill, Jack Rabbit, Flying Brick, Queenscliff Brewhouse) is also sold on GetYourGuide. Its listed price looks like a rate for the whole group rather than per person, so check the details on the booking page.

More tours are on our tours page.

Planning a winery day from Geelong

• Pick three or four. Scotchmans Hill, Jack Rabbit and Terindah are close together; add Oakdene on the way back via Wallington.
• Watch the days. Terindah closes Tuesday and Wednesday; Quiddity Place closes Monday and Tuesday; Scotchmans opens later on Monday and Tuesday.
• Book lunch. Winery restaurants fill on weekends.
• Don’t drink and drive. Let the Q Train or a tour do the driving.
• Stay over. For a night on the Bellarine, the Portarlington Grand Hotel is in our Portarlington guide; for Geelong’s hotels, see our Geelong accommodation guide.

The Bellarine Peninsula guide covers the beaches and towns to mix in with the wine.