BENT ROAD . WINE
PREMIUM WINES FROM THE GRANITE BELT

Nestled against the NSW border, in the far south-eastern corner of Queensland, the Granite Belt is an official Australian Wine Region (called a GI) surrounding the town of Stanthorpe.

Despite what outsiders may think, we enjoy a cool, continental climate because we are inland on the Great Dividing Range beyond the warm, humid influence of the Coral Sea.

The Granite Belt is definitely cool climate! In fact, we are the only Australian region (that we know of) to record frost in every month of the year and we are one of the few regions to get snow.

We also sit at nearly 1000m above sea level which keeps the average temperatures down but exposes the grapes to higher UV than lower lying areas; allowing for slow, even ripening of flavours and sugars.

Glen, often laments that “Growing grapes is the hardest thing I’ve ever done”. (Coming from a man who has researched cancer!) This is due in part to the fact that our approach to vineyard maintenance is minimal and reactive; intervening only when necessary and using only organic friendly products.

… But controlling disease without chemicals is a constant battle. The high rates of summer rainfall mean that irrigation is generally unnecessary but moisture loving diseases can spread like wild-fire after a few rainy days.