Red Dirt Distillery
51-53 Hickory Street
Dorrigo NSW 2453
(02) 6657 1373
David and Susie Australian Distillers Handmade Vodka and Liquers

About Us

Our winery was established in 2000 in Bellingen and was moved to Dorrigo in December 2005. We source premium local and regional fruits and potatoes to produce our products. With excellent quality water, a feature of the Dorrigo plateau, and a building with good thermal properties conducive to a controlled and slow ferment, we produce a unique, handcrafted products.

In October 2007 we obtained our Distillation License. We distill our wines and use the spirit to fortify the original wine, thus producing aperitif and port/sherry style wines at a strength of 21% alc/vol. We also produce Australia's only Potato Vodka using Dorrigo red soil Sebago potatoes.

We ferment and store our wines in 200lt or 400lt stainless steel variable capacity tanks, which are sealed with a stainless steel lid and air lock. Using stainless steel highlights the fruit's true characteristics. No fining agents are used in the production of our wines. We prefer to use natural methods and regularly rack the wine to remove the lees and to assist in the clarification of our product. We do not "oak" our wines and do not add additional sulphites to the wines once fermentation has been completed.