Conner Park Winery 

Connor Park is a 165 hectare rural property located on the banks of the meandering Bullock Creek, only 25 minutes from Bendigo and a comfortable 2 hour drive from Melbourne.

Nestled amongst a traditional farming enterprise is one of the Regions oldest blocks of Shiraz which was planted in the late 60s by the late Tom Connor who was better known for his development of Australian farming machinery through his company Connor Shea Machinery.

Tom, who had already invented the worlds first pick up baler and post hole digger had visions of perfecting an automatic grape harvester. Unfortunately a demanding business followed by ill health prevented his dreams from coming to fruition.

Tom Connor passed away in 1982 after being presented with an OBE for his services to Australian agriculture and the vines were left to run wild. In September 1985 Toms nephew and his wife purchased the property to run as a farming enterprise.

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Knowing little about grape vines and nothing about wine production Ross and Robyn set about resurrecting the dilapidated vineyard.

The old Shiraz vines were deep rooted and produced high quality fruit which was keenly sought after by established wineries.

In 1992 Ross and Robyn decided to extend the vineyard with new plantings of Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot added to the existing block. 1993 saw a slump in fruit sales and this encouraged Ross and Robyn to process some of their Shiraz crop.

The 1993 Shiraz was followed by a Cabernet, a Semillon and Riesling and Connor Park Winery was borne. Come and see this beautiful part of Victoria for yourself.