I grew up in Healesville, and did a little bit of summer work in vineyards, starting in '91. In '99 I started working in wineries full time. I only occasionally look back and wonder 'what was I thinking?'
"Wine is made in the vineyard" so the approach to winemaking is of minimal handling. The grapes are harvested by hand according to fruit flavours at about 13 degrees baume. The grapes have little or no filtration. Only French oak is used with a...
We strive to deliver individual wines of flavour, character and balance by working with low yielding vineyards and using minimal wine making techniques to preserve the vineyard's natural goodness.
Dreamscape Tours run private Winery Tours of the Yarra Valley. Explore the Yarra Valley with your private PARTY BUS departing from any location in Melbourne. Includes transport, lunch, tastings, host, BYO drinks and a good vibes!
We’re Yarra Valley winemakers, and our wines are a little different to the big guys. Minimal intervention, a bit of ‘raw’ processes, nothing too filtered or cleaned up in any way. Our wines aren’t squeaky clean. They’re a bit edgy. Always interesting
Journey Wines are a reflection not only of the unique vineyard sites on which the grapes were grown, but also of the journey of winemaker Damian North.
The House of Ong is situated high on Mount Toolebewong, with a south facing aspect in the cool climate Yarra Valley GI. Surrounded by pristine temperate rainforest, our beautiful site is distinctively marginal.
The home of revered winemaker Timo Mayer, must surely sit at one of the best viewpoints of the Yarra Valley. Atop the aptly titled Bloody Hill, Timo and his partner Rhonda built their fantastic rammed earth home 14-years-ago.
Giant Steps is a privately owned, estate based, Yarra Valley grower and winemaker. Giant Steps has forged a reputation for delivering some of Australia’s most consistent, over-performing, Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs.
***** 5-star winery “TarraWarra is, and always has been, one of the top-tier wineries in the Yarra Valley” James Halliday’s Wine Companion
"Tarrawarra is one of the finest wine estates in Australia". Winewise Magazine