Mitchelton
The rich history of Mitchelton stretches back to 1836, when explorer Major Thomas Mitchell came across this place.
ADDRESS
470 Mitchellstown Rd NAGAMBIE VIC 3608
PHONE
OPENING HOURS
Cellar Door
OPEN 7 DAYS / 10.00AM – 5.00PM
SATURDAY 10.00AM – 6:00PM
OPEN PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY
The Provedore
SATURDAY – SUNDAY / 10.00AM – 4.00PM
OPEN PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY
The Muse Restaurant
OPEN 7 DAYS / 8.00AM – LATE
OPEN PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
OPEN CHRISTMAS DAY FOR LUNCH BOOKINGS
Gallery
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY / 10.00AM – 4.00PM
ANY OTHER DAY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
OPEN PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY
Day Spa
7 DAYS / 10.00AM – 7.00PM
OPEN PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
CLOSED CHRISTMAS DAY
Hotel
RECEPTION 7.00AM – 11.00PM
OPEN PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
WEBSITE
Visit
Location
Mitchelton is an easy 90 minute drive north from Melbourne, via the Hume and Goulburn Valley Highways.
Directions
Take the Shepparton exit off the Hume Highway. Clear signposting will show you the turnoff (Mitchellstown Road) about 5 kilometres before the town of Nagambie. Follow Mitchellstown road another 5 kilometres, cross the bridge and Mitchelton is on your right.
E X T R A H E A D I N G
About
The rich history of Mitchelton stretches back to 1836, when explorer Major Thomas Mitchell came across this place during a 900-kilometer journey from Sydney to Melbourne. Over a century later in 1969, the entrepreneurial Ross Shelmerdine planted his first crop of vines here, naming his new winery after the historic figure. The bottles which were produced, with a focus on Riesling and Shiraz, were soon enjoyed by wine lovers around Australia and were also highly awarded on the world stage. In 1991, Mitchelton won both the Jimmy Watson Trophy for best dry one year old red (the 1990 Print Shiraz) as well as Vineyard of the Year. As well as its wines, restaurant and Ministry of Chocolate café, Mitchelton also became known as a destination for outdoor concerts in a spectacular setting ‘on the green’. Over the years thousands of audience members have enjoyed music from Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Bryan Adams and many others. The Ryan family purchased Mitchelton in 2011, adding to the winery’s offering with the opening of a luxury boutique hotel in 2018.
MITCHELTON ARCHITECTURE
The plans for the winery, cellar door and tower were drawn by Robin Boyd CBE, one of the country’s most renowned architects. Following Boyd’s death in 1971, the equally admired Australian architect Ted Ashton completed the design. After Mitchelton opened in 1974, the 55-metre tower soon became a recognised icon of the Victorian winemaking landscape. More recently, Mitchelton continued its partnership with leading architects by engaging the practice of Hecker Guthrie to design a new cellar door and 54-room hotel. The impressive result borrows from the existing architecture’s modern lines, rustic textures and sculptural forms, making it a natural fit in both the built and natural environment.