The Best Wineries Near Flinders, Mornington Peninsula
The Mornington Peninsula is home to more than 200 wineries, but not all of them are created equal — and if you're staying in Flinders, you happen to be within minutes of some of the very best.
The Peninsula's cool maritime climate produces exceptional Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, earning comparisons with Burgundy that once seemed bold and now seem entirely fair. Whether you're planning a long winery lunch, an afternoon tasting, or a full winery tour weekend, here's our local guide to the best options near Flinders.
Ten Minutes by Tractor
The name tells you the origin story: three family vineyards, each separated by ten minutes on a tractor. What Martin and Karen Spedding have built from those three sites is a benchmark of Peninsula winemaking — world-class Chardonnay and Pinot Noir poured in an architecturally beautiful cellar door and restaurant overlooking rolling hills with sea-kissed air on all sides.
The degustation menu is one of the Peninsula's finest dining experiences. The wine pairing is exceptional. If you're going for lunch, book weeks ahead and plan to stay the afternoon.
Distance from Nantucket Cottage: Approximately 10 minutes by car.
Tedesca Osteria
Strictly speaking, Tedesca is a restaurant more than a winery — but when the wine list is this good and the food is built around a wood-fire that produces some of the most memorable cooking on the Peninsula, the distinction barely matters. Tedesca is deeply Italian in spirit and intensely local in produce. The pasta is extraordinary.
Book in advance. This is not a drop-in situation on weekends.
Distance from Nantucket Cottage: Approximately 10 minutes by car.
Quattro at Mantons Creek Winery
One of the most underrated wineries near Flinders. Quattro sits at the Mantons Creek Winery and offers a cellar door experience alongside lunch — relaxed, genuinely delicious, and without the wait times that affect the Peninsula's more famous names. The wines are focused on single-vineyard expressions, and the setting — rolling vineyard views in a quieter part of the Peninsula — is worth the trip alone.
Distance from Nantucket Cottage: Approximately 8 minutes by car.
Pt. Leo Estate, Merricks
One of the grandest winery experiences on the Peninsula — 135 hectares including 50 acres of vines, a world-class sculpture park, and three dining options including the fine dining restaurant Laura. It has had enormous investment in this estate, and it shows at every level.
Allow a full afternoon. The sculpture park alone — overlooking Western Port Bay — is worth the entry fee. The Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are exceptional.
Distance from Nantucket Cottage: Approximately 5 minutes by car.
Nazaaray Estate
The Mornington Peninsula's southernmost vineyard, sitting just minutes from Flinders on the Mornington-Flinders Road. Nazaaray is a boutique operation on 50 acres — sweeping views, wildlife on the property, and a cellar door offering award-winning wines that have appeared in some of Australia's finest restaurants. For guests at Nantucket Cottage who want a local, low-key tasting without driving far, this is the one.
Distance from Nantucket Cottage: Minutes.
Planning Your Winery Visit
A few practical notes for getting the most out of a winery day near Flinders:
Book ahead for restaurants — Ten Minutes by Tractor and Tedesca in particular fill months in advance on weekends. Midweek visits can sometimes offer more availability.
Autumn is the best season — March through May is harvest season on the Peninsula, when the wineries are at their most active and the landscapes at their most beautiful.
Designate a driver or book a tour — Several Peninsula winery tour operators offer full-day guided experiences departing from Melbourne or Flinders.
Pace yourself — Five cellar doors in a day is ambitious and rarely as enjoyable as two or three done properly.
Where to Stay for a Winery Weekend
Nantucket Cottage in Flinders puts you within minutes of every winery listed above — and gives you a balcony with ocean views of Point Leo to come home to at the end of it.
Four bedrooms, sleeping 8. Pets welcome. Nespresso for the morning. A winery list on the fridge.