Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grants

Applications for Round 5 of the Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grants opened on 1 August 2023 and close at 5.00pm ACST on 30 September 2023.

The objective of the Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grant is to support wine and cider producers who add value by encouraging visitors to wine regions, and thereby encourage wine tourism.  Wine and cider producers who meet the eligibility criteria will be able to access an annual grant of up to $100,000 (GST exclusive) for their eligible domestic cellar door sales.  Total funding under the grant program will be capped at $10 million each financial year.

To be eligible for Round 5 of the Wine Tourism and Cellar Door Grant, applicants must:

• be a wine or cider producer 
• be a legal entity registered for GST with an active ABN 
• have made at least $1,207,000 (GST exclusive) in sales of rebatable* wine in the 2022–23 financial year 
• have accrued rebatable domestic cellar door sales in excess of any such sales used to meet the $1,207,000 (GST exclusive) threshold in the 2022–23 financial year 
• have paid the WET on all eligible sales used as part of the application 
• have owned or leased a physical cellar door in Australia in the relevant financial year and/or their related entity/ies have owned or leased a physical cellar door in Australia in the relevant financial year, and 
• have a liquor licence valid in the relevant financial year.  

*rebatable wine relates to wine or a sale that is eligible for producer rebates as described under Division 19 of A New Tax System (Wine Equalisation Tax) Act 1999. 

Before applying for this grant, ensure you have:

• read and understood the program guidelines
• understood the need to use the notional wholesale selling price figures in your application
• downloaded and reviewed our step by step guide to preparing a Statutory Declaration, and
• reviewed the FAQs if you have questions.

For an application to be valid it must be accompanied by all three of the required supporting documents:

• a properly completed statutory declaration
• evidence of a lease agreement, mortgage or certificate of title (with the map page included) in the name of the applicant or related entity for the physical cellar door in which the sales occurred, and
• evidence of the liquor licence for the physical cellar door valid in the relevant financial year.

For more information, visit www.wineaustralia.com/wine-tourism-and-cellar-door-grants or contact Wine Australia at cellardoorgrants@wineaustralia.com