Watchbox Wines
Advertisement
Indigo Valley VIC 3688
Australia
Watchbox Wines is located in Rutherglen in North-East Victoria's Legends, Wine & High Country.
Restaurant/Cafe on site.
The winery is named after a piece of local history and prominent local feature – The Watchbox. After moving into the valley it was noticed that the locals referred to going ‘up the Watchbox' when talking about going up Watchbox Road. This seemed a curious turn of phrase. They learned that the Watchbox was not only the name of a rocky escarpment overlooking the vineyard but that local history identified a granite knoll to the west of this escarpment as the site for ‘the watchbox'. This watchbox was where the stockmen from the Eldorado Run watched over the stock grazing the Indigo and Black Dog Creek Valleys in the early 1800's. Each morning these stockmen would depart from the hut located on the Indigo Valley to watch out for marauding wild dogs and cattle duffers – the site of this hut is generally felt to be at the end of Watchbox Road!
Our Recommendations
- Good for Functions
- Good for Weddings
Regions
- Legends, Wine and High Country (NE Victoria)
- North East Victoria
- Rutherglen
To see more details you must be a logged-in subscriber.
To subscribe please enter your email address in the "Subscribe Now - it's Free" box on the right and click the "Join" button, or fill in this form >
Subscribe today - it's free
Subscribe now - for news and reviews, our newsletter (optional), to join our forums, and more.
Enter your email address and click the Subscribe button. We respect your privacy.
Log in
Search VisitVineyards.com
Become a Member today
Enjoy exclusive experiences and benefits when you visit cellar doors, restaurants, provedores and more. Become a VisitVineyards.com Member today »
Browse
Related Articles
Explore the amazing vineyards and cellar doors of the historic Rutherglen region.
Competitions - wine, dine, travel
Napoleone and Co Cider is made by the winemakers at Punt Road Wines from their own estate grown fruit and is fermented like wine not brewed like traditional cider. Now you can get a taste of their refreshing Apple and Pear ciders – enter and you could win one of four mixed half cases »
Comments
To see comments you must be a logged-in subscriber.
To subscribe please enter your email address in the "Subscribe Now - it's Free" box on the right and click the "Join" button, or fill in this form >