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Queensland

Queensland is a wine region in Australia, home to 16 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines, known for Granite Belt.

Queensland at a glance: red-leaning; known for Granite Belt.
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Queensland's 16 wineries lean red but make plenty of white too; Cabernet Sauvignon is the most common single-grape bottling; wines carry GI designation.

About the Queensland region

    Location
    Wine is produced in every state, with more than 60 designated wine regions totalling approximately 160,000 hectares; however Australia's wine regions are mainly in the southern, cooler parts of the country, with vineyards located in Sout…
    Climate
    Queensland winegrowing spans strongly contrasting elevated and inland settings rather than one uniform state climate.
    Soils
    Queensland’s wine regions do not share one soil profile.

Region facts sourced from Bureau of Meteorology, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0 (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International), State of Queensland (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International), Wikipedia contributors, "Australian wine", Wikipedia, revision 1343408200, retrieved 2026-07-11. (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International).

Most common single-grape wines

When Queensland wines are made from a single grape (rather than a blend), these are the most common:

Wine profile

Queensland leans red (about 63% of its wines) but makes meaningful white too.

135 distinct Queensland wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.

  • Red85 · 63%
  • White46 · 34%
  • Rose4 · 3%

Types: Sparkling, Still.

Representative Queensland wines

Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.

  • Golden Grove Estate — Sangiovese
  • Summit Estate — Petit Verdot
  • Savina Lane — Lady of Spain Graciano
  • Casley Mount Hutton — Shiraz
  • Ravenscroft — Pinot Grigio
  • Ravenscroft — Raven Rose
  • Sirromet — Sun Wine
  • Sirromet — LM Reserve Assemblage

Quality designations

Wines here carry GI status — a controlled quality designation.

  • GIGeographical Indication — a defined origin area used in Australia and other New World countries.

Australia wine designations

GI
A geographical indication identifies wine as originating in a country, region or locality where a quality, reputation or other characteristic is essentially attributable to that geographical origin.
Understanding the wine data
Designation
The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
How this ranking is built

Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.

Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.

How to choose a good Queensland wine

Look for the GI designation — it signals a controlled-origin Queensland wine.

FAQs

Where is Queensland?
Wine is produced in every state, with more than 60 designated wine regions totalling approximately 160,000 hectares; however Australia's wine regions are mainly in the southern, cooler parts of the country, with vineyards located in South Australia , New South Wales , Victoria , Western Australia , Tasmania and Queensland .
What do the designation terms on Queensland wines mean?
GI: A geographical indication identifies wine as originating in a country, region or locality where a quality, reputation or other characteristic is essentially attributable to that geographical origin. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
How are wineries and producers selected for Queensland?
Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
How are representative Queensland wines selected?
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Queensland?
The current regional catalogue contains 135 linked wines from 16 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.

Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.