About This Event
Every Friday and Sunday from May - September | 10:30 - 12:00
Good to know
Duration
Approximately 1
hour 30 minutes.
Meeting Point
Silverhand Estate
Cellar Door. Full arrival instructions and check-in details will be included
within your booking confirmation email.
Age Restrictions
Children must be
aged 12 years or over to enter the winery.
Adult tickets
include wine tasting and guests consuming alcohol must be aged 18 or over.
Accessibility
This is a walking
tour that includes uneven vineyard terrain, moderate inclines and hill climbs
and extended periods of walking and standing. Please contact the team prior to
booking if you have specific accessibility requirements.
What To Wear
This experience
takes place outdoors and operates in most weather conditions. Please wear
comfortable walking shoes or boots and weather-appropriate clothing
Weather Information
Tours take place
rain or shine unless otherwise advised.
Arrival Information
Please arrive at
least 15 minutes before your scheduled tour time to allow for check-in.
Dogs
Dogs are not
permitted due to access restrictions within the winery and production areas.
About this event
Please note that we are currently in the midst of our grape harvest. During this time, the winery will be closed to public access to ensure the safety of both our visitors and harvest team and we will be offering a virtual tour of our winery instead. We apologise for any inconvenience and kindly ask that you take this into consideration before making your booking.
Discover
Silverhand Estate from a new perspective as you walk through the vineyard,
discover the winemaking process and enjoy a guided tasting of award-winning
wines.
One of our
knowledgeable guides will lead you on a walk through the estate, giving you a
brief history of the area, and share information on the grape varieties grown.
You will learn about how our wines are thoughtfully crafted and discover some
of the flora and fauna that call these vineyards their home. The walking tour
continues to our winery where you can see first-hand where all of our
production takes places.
The tour
continues into our winery, where you will gain an insight into the journey from
grape to bottle before finishing in the Cellar Door with a guided tasting of
selected Silverhand wines.
What you will experience
Your tour begins
with a guided walk through the vineyard, where your guide will introduce you to
the estate and explain how our vineyards are managed throughout the year.
During the
experience you will discover:
- The history of Silverhand
Estate and the surrounding area
- The grape varieties grown
across the vineyard
- Organic vineyard
management practices
- Local flora and fauna
found throughout the estate
- The growth of English wine
production
The experience
then continues inside the winery, where you will explore:
- Wine production processes
- Winery operations and
equipment
- The bottling and packaging
line
- The journey from vine to
glass
The tour
concludes in the Cellar Door with a guided tasting of some of our award-winning
wines.
Terms and conditions
- Guests must follow
guidance provided by the tour guide at all times.
- Children must be aged 12
or over to visit the winery.
- Guests must be aged 18 or
over to consume alcohol. Valid photographic identification may be
requested.
- By attending, guests
consent to photography and videography for promotional purposes unless
otherwise requested.
- Additional booking,
cancellation and refund policies can be found within your booking
confirmation.