Grampians Grape Escape Announces a Festival First

Grampians Grape Escape is delighted and proud to announce Neoen Australia as the presenting partner for the annual festival in 2019. As well as being Australia’s leading independent producer of exclusively renewable energy, a best practice owner and operator of solar and wind power plants and world leader in energy storage solutions, Neoen is dedicated…

A Giant Player in the Industry

ON THE steep eastern slopes of the Grampians stands a vineyard celebrating the history of the region with innovative thinking. Fallen Giants, at Halls Gap, has been exhibiting at the Grampians Grape Escape for four years. The vineyard was planted in 1969, and supplied grapes to wineries near and far. After being a part of…

Top Dog in the Pyrenees – DogRock Winery

PERCHED on the cusp of the Pyrenees sits an accomplished producer of premium, sustainably produced wines. DockRock Winery has celebrated two decades in operation, producing small batches of premium Riesling, Chardonnay, Grenache, Tempranillo and Shiraz (sparkling and still) grown in their vineyard in the peaceful Crowlands. The boutique winery was awarded a 96/100 Gourmet Traveller…

About Kate Kirkpatrick

GGE Co-Festival Director Kate Kirkpatrick knows a thing or two about running a successful event. She spent many years moving around Australia working in events and tourism, working in the industry for her entire career. Moving back to Victoria 12 years and settling in the Grampians region where she now calls home with her partner…

A Love That Started Under The Rose

A love for wine and nature bought a couple together, however, it was Grampians grapes that brought them to our region to start a business and a family. Adam Louder has been making wine for 20 years, and has a world of experience from the Napa Valley, USA; Bordeaux, France; Margaret River, Western Australia; and…

Meat and Greet Paul West at Grampians Grape Escape

Crowned on multiple occasions in the short time they’ve been open, James Collicoat from Avoca’s much-loved butchers, Pyrenees Premium Cuts, is set to take to the stage at Grampians Grape Escape, hosting a butchery masterclass with Paul West from River Cottage Australia. A cut above the rest, the locally owned and run business started up…

Rupanyup’s Claire Morgan has Finger on the Pulse

Mother of three, farmer and businesswoman, Claire Morgan is making her mark on Rupanyup. She’s giving people more reasons to visit this country town located on the great Silo Art Trail. With seemingly boundless energy, Claire is driven by the mantra, ‘participate in change; inspire others’. It’s Claire’s initiatives to add value to what’s grown…