The South Burnett sits inland and north of Brisbane — a region of red-soil farming country, rolling pastures and the unmistakable smell of roasting peanuts around Kingaroy. It is one of Queensland's two largest wine regions by vine area and cellar door count, alongside the Granite Belt, but it gets less attention than its southern counterpart because it's harder to reach. The visitor experience is correspondingly more relaxed — these are cellar doors that haven't been polished for the tour bus trade.
Cooee Wine Tours covers six South Burnett cellar doors across Kingaroy and Murgon as part of our broader Queensland wine programme. Because the region sits roughly 2.5 to 3 hours from Brisbane, we offer two formats: a full single-day tour (an early start, return by evening) or a two-day overnight escape with accommodation at Kingaroy. The overnight option is what most wine enthusiasts choose — it doubles the time at each cellar door and adds a regional dinner.
Wine character here is inland-Queensland through and through: red volcanic loam over granite, warm dry days, cool nights. The signature varieties are Shiraz, Verdelho and Chambourcin, with several producers also doing serious work with Tempranillo and fortified styles. The wines tend toward full-bodied and generous — the kind of bottles you open for a roast, not a salad.
Planning multi-region wine touring across Queensland? See the Queensland wine hub for all six regions and our multi-day Grand Tour.
Murgon
Flagship Estate
