Bruny Island Premium Wines

Carved from bush and pastureland on the outskirts of the sleepy little island settlement of Lunawanna on Bruny Island, is Australia’s most southern vineyard, Bruny Island Premium Wines. In 1997 Richard and Bernice bought the Wayaree Estate property and in 1998, Bernice’s father John Dillon, which they fondly call the instigator, planted and tended to 1500 vines on the site, which became the first vineyard on Bruny Island. The vineyard today boasts 6000 Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines.

As a direct descendant of one of the first settlers on Bruny, Bernice is all too aware of the patch of paradise from which they produce their world class wines. Her Great Grandfather, John Joseph Dillon, married one of the first settlers on the island in 1892. And thus began the Bruny Island Dillon family story.

Bruny Island Premium Wines is a family run business that is passionate about providing customers with a unique, enjoyable, local experience with a strong connection between their premium, handcrafted wines and the island’s fine produce.