Balnarring Vineyard is located on the Mornington Peninsula
and has operated as a vineyard and winery since 1982.
It was one of the first vineyards on the Mornington Peninsula.

Kathleen Quealy & Kevin McCarthy established the business in 2006, each with a further 20 years of winemaking experience. Kathleen oversees daily operations at the vineyard.

Quealy’s winemaking is an imaginative exploration of varieties, techniques and vineyard sites.

Quealy Pinot Grigio, Friulano & field blend Pobblebonk are all grown at their Balnarring Vineyard. The Pinot Grigio is the variety that established the Quealy reputation, Friulano is an up and coming cool climate variety now premiering on the Mornington Peninsula.

Pobblebonk is the field blend of Balnarring Vineyard, a white super blend combining the aromatics of Riesling and Moscato Giallo with Friulano, Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay.

17 Rows Pinot Noir is the gold of Balnarring Vineyard, made into a deep and brooding Pinot Noir, with all the advantages of a north face, 30 year old MV6 clone vines and wide spacing.

Quealy manages the Musk Creek Vineyard located on that road in the cool hinterland of Flinders. Musk Creek Gris is exceptionally powerful and aromatic. Musk Creek Pinot Noir is feminine, with a silky palate and more a classic Peninsula style. All these wines are of great distinction deserving their single vineyard status.

Quealy Malakoff Pyrenees Nebbiolo from the vineyard owned by the John family; the Nebbiolo is on 12 year old vines. This is the second vintage as Quealy Nebbiolo.

Quealy harvests three Muscat varieties. Muscat Giallo is aromatic and with body; Muscat Giallo in Pobblebonk creates fragrance and finesse. Quealy Moscato is a balanced dry sparkling wine without any sulphur or preservative.

May Harvest Muscat is grown for Quealy by Joe Vaughan at Merricks North. It’s a French clone of Muscat with the capacity to ripen with Botrytis.

The Balnarring Vineyard range of wines offers great value with most of the wine sold directly through the Cellar Door and mailing list. It’s a classic Peninsula range with a twist.

Balnarring Vineyard Pinot Grigio Friulano is a great introduction to these cool climate white varieties. The Pinot Noir is complex and generous essentially because the handful of vineyards that supply the blend are so rigorously selected and managed. The Chardonnay is refreshingly lucid, made in tank, stirred on lees whilst gentle bubbling through a malolactic fermentation.

Muscat Rouge and Late Harvest Muscat Blanc are both gently sweet aromatic wines in a style rarely made in Australia.

How to buy and taste Balnarring Vineyard & Quealy
Visitors are welcome to taste our wines at Balnarring Vineyard. [click here to view map]. The Cellar Door is set amidst barrels, terra cotta amphorae & winemaking activity, offering a profound wine tasting experience.

Or to make an order click to download our order form

Quealy range of wines are also tasted and sold at Merricks General Wine Store.

Winery Sales & Enquiries contact us on
(03) 5983 2483 or email us info@quealy.com.au

Melbourne Trade enquiries contact Kyri Christodoulou on 0419 399 032 or kyri@quealy.com.au