Continuing South towards the Queensland border, you will pass through the small country town of Ballandean. Renowned for its picturesque setting and the Granite Belt's largest number of award winning winemakers. It is in this area, just to the south of Stanthorpe, where Queensland's first commercially grown table grapes were harvested. Grapes have been grown in the Granite Belt since the 1870s, thanks predominantly to the arrival of Italian settlers. The first legally planted wine grapes were allegedly grown by the Puglisi family of Ballandean. The trail takes you past: Bungawarra Wines - Strange bird varieties include: malbec Granite Ridge Wines - Strange bird varieties include: petit verdot, tempranilllo and verdelho Tobin Wines - Strange bird varieties include: tempranilllo and verdelho Golden Grove Estate - Strange bird varieties include: babera, durif, malbec, mourvede, nero d'Avola. Tempranillo and vermentino Ballandean Estate - Strange bird varieties include: fiano, malbec, durif, saperavi, sylvaner, viognier