Specialties
Table Wines, Sparkling Wine, Fortified Wine, Liqueurs, Beer and Spirits, including Single Malt Whiskey, Gin and Gin Liqueurs - all preservative free and chemical free
History
Established in 1990.
Castle Glen Australia started its life in 1990 with the planting of the Castle Glen Vineyard. In 1994, Cedric designed and built "The Castle" - an iconic building sitting in the heart of the Granite Belt. Having conquered the art of making Table Wine, Fortified Wine and Sparkling Wine (Technique Traditionelle), Cedric started making fruit wines using fruit from the local growers in the district.
Traditional English style Liqueurs and the 'World First' Crème Liqueurs followed to become a large part of the business through the late 1990's and early 2000's and now boasts a range of 500 plus truly unique products. Only the freshest naturally ripened fruit, the best quality nuts, chocolate, and spices are shipped into Castle Glen to make these taste sensations. Castle Glen has continued to diversify, and in 2009 became the first Brewery on the Granite Belt. The Castle Glen Distillery was established at the same time and can now boast to be the first Whiskey producer in Queensland.
Meet the Business Owner: Cedric M.
Determined to create All Natural Preservative Free Wines, Cedric Millar, Castle Glen's Wine Maker, oversees all of the growing and production at Castle Glen Australia. Using only the grapes grown at Castle Glen's Vineyard, Cedric produces wine with personality and allows the character of the season to determine the outcome of the wine. He says, "A truly great wine is just made of grapes!"
The vines at Castle Glen Vineyard were planted in 1990 and Cedric has been making the wine with the many different varieties of grapes since the first harvest in 1994. Diversification came early, venturing into fruit wines and liqueurs made from fresh local produce. Traditional English Style Liqueurs and the 'World First' Crème Liqueurs have followed to become part of a range of 500 plus truly unique products.
Recently Cedric embarked on the development of the Castle Glen Brewery and Distillery, becoming the first Brewery on the Granite Belt and the only producer of Whiskey in Queensland.