kingsley grove estate

Kingsley Grove Estate is a family owned and operated winery. The Berry family are dedicated to making great, palatable wine. We are also interested in promoting South Burnett wine. Kingsley Grove Estate was founded by the Berry family in 1998 and is operated by the family. Michael and Patricia developed the concept of the vineyard and the site location for the winery whilst undertaking Viticulture studies at Melbourne University and until recently ran the whole production themselves. The vines are now looked after by Stewart, giving Mike and Pat a well deserved rest. Their son, Simon has been making our boutique wine now for 7 years and loving it. The newest addition to the team is Jo, his wife who is now running the office. Simon and Jo's children, Grace and Polly are learning the ways of the farm by living it and have a fabulous time. Kingsley Grove vineyard lies within the South Burnett Region of Queensland near to the regional town of Kingaroy, which is about 21/2 hours drive from Brisbane. Kingaroy is traditionally recognised for growing Peanuts and Navy Beans, and has been growing wine grapes in the area since the early 1900's. More recently Kingaroy has gained recognition as one of the fastest growing wine regions in Queensland. Our vineyard is 430 metres above sea level and was established in 1998 when the first vines of the current ten varieties were planted on the site. It is currently 24 acres (10 hectares) in size and can be easily seen from the Bunya Highway, approximately 10km beyond Kingaroy, on the way to the Bunya Mountains National Park. All the wine from Kingsley Grove is produced in a very modern equipped winery, which is located within the vineyard itself. The winery was built in December 2001 and then expanded in 2003. The site layout minimises the time between the picking of the grapes and processing into the wine, which will ensure that the fine properties of the grapes at picking can be maintained throughout the process.