Home is where the heart is, and it’s where sensational wine is too.
From iconic Australian producers steeped in over a century of history to the young superstars who are blazing their own trail and experimenting with unexpected styles, we’ve carefully gathered a representation from our country’s most famous and popular wine regions and the people who call them home.
Clyde Park Vineyard was established in 1979 when the varieties of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir were planted on the property. Further plantings since have increased the vineyard to 35 acres, expanding the original Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and adding Shiraz, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris. In all we have 7 clones of Pinot Noir, 6 clones of Chardonnay, 2 clones of Shiraz and Sauvignon Blanc and a sole clone of Pinot Gris. The Jongebloed family have owned Clyde Park since 1996 and have concentrated on developing premium quality cool climate wines, which today are sold across Australia and recently have begun to export. They are proud to be a James Halliday 5 star rated vineyard for a number of years, and their wines have won numerous awards.
Clyde Park Vineyard was established in 1979 when the varieties of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir were planted on the property. Further plantings since have increased the vineyard to 35 acres, expanding the original Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and adding Shiraz, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris. In all we have 7 clones of Pinot Noir, 6 clones of Chardonnay, 2 clones of Shiraz and Sauvignon Blanc and a sole clone of Pinot Gris. The Jongebloed family have owned Clyde Park since 1996 and have concentrated on developing premium quality cool climate wines, which today are sold across Australia and recently have begun to export. They are proud to be a James Halliday 5 star rated vineyard for a number of years, and their wines have won numerous awards.
Established in 1996, Lyons Will Estate is a cool climate winery located in the Macedon Ranges. Our energy is completely focused on varietals that flourish with ease in this region, specialising in Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Gamay and Riesling. Lyons Will Estate is a family operation, Oliver and Renata craft their wines together, everything is done by hand, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and traditional wine making techniques. Their ethos is simple ‘look after the vines and the vines will look after the wine’. Good grapes coupled with a minimalist wine making approach results in a good honest wine with a great acid balance and a clean linear finish.
All wines are made from 100% estate grown fruit.
Vineyard: 4.2ha (1.2ha Pinot Noir, 1ha Chardonnay, 1ha Riesling, 1ha Gamay)
Soils: Our unique environment and soils play a huge part in Lyons Will wines. Most of our Pinot Noir and Chardonnay is on yellow chromosol soils, with quartz running through it. Whilst our Riesling and Gamay blocks are on grey kandosol soils. Soils from our vineyard are from the Lower Ordovician Period which is between 488.3 millions of years ago to 443.7 millions of years ago.
Lindsay McCall’s winemaking legacy began in 1984 with the purchase of a 10 acre derelict orchard. Subsequently, access to a further 45 acres of vineyards has increased the estate’s source of quality fruit. Having received numerous awards over the years, Lindsay’s hard work culminated in 2007 with Paringa Estate being awarded James Halliday’s ‘Winery of the Year’.
Pizzini are Italian at heart, we are inspired by growing, making, eating, drinking and friendship. We planted our vines more than 30 years ago and continue to grow the finest Italian varietal wines right here in Victoria’s King Valley. Our wine ranges span from Sparkling Italians, to everyday drinking and handcrafted, special and rare wines. Each range telling a differnt story of family, site and craft.
Here, one of Rob’s favourite sayings has been translated into liquid. Fruit driven and instantly likeable, our True Colours range is the perfect introduction to Rob Dolan Wines. An honest and perfect reflection of the man and the land, these quaffable wines are made to be enjoyed today —either on their own, or with a great meal.
Real people, real wine, real character’ is the philosophy behind Rob Dolan. Winemaker Rob Dolan has been making wine in the Yarra Valley for over 20 years. He has an outstanding winemaking record and has played a pivotal role in the evolution of the Yarra Valley.
Ten Minutes By Tractor’s original vineyards were planted about 25 years ago; what is special about our region is its diversity and this is exemplified by the Wallis, Judd, McCutcheon and Coolart Vineyards, vineyards separated by aspect and altitude, by slope and soil. It is our aspiration as wine producers to best portray our unique vineyards that governs our wine making philosophy. This alone demands that we follow a more non-interventionist, traditional approach to our winemaking, by allowing our indigenous yeasts to do our fermentations and using traditional Burgundian methods to enhance the expression of our terroir or character of the ‘place’ from which the wine is derived. These techniques assist us in producing the wines of great elegance, complexity and length for which is region is renowned. Rated 5 red stars and one of the Best Wineries of the Regions by James Halliday’s Wine Companion each year since 2008.
Located in the Yarra Valley, 65 kilometres north east of Melbourne, the thousand candles farm is an historic, sprawling property that stretches over 1100 acres on the southern slopes of the Warramate Ranges. It comprises of vineyards, cattle pastures, and native bush. The ambition at thousand candles has always been to try and capture the detail of the unique vineyard site in the wines they produce. They take the approach that the vineyard comes first and foremost. By looking after the soils using biological farming methods, along with minimal intervention in the winery they firmly believe the wines always show more depth, balance and complexity.
Taking the helm of the winemaking from Bill Downie in 2016 was Stuart Proud. Originally, the viticulturist, he has graduated into the winemaking role as well. Not a classically trained winemaker, he has learned alot along the 20 plus year journey in the wine industry working alongside a range of winemakers plus also operating his own small label. This approach really adds weight to the saying that ‘the best wines are made in the vineyard’. He aims to create a range of wines that showcase vineyard and fruit purity rather than trying to leave a thumbprint as the winemaker.
Villa Fresco lends itself to the idea of a long lunch at an al fresco table full of best friends and the most delicious Italian fare imaginable. Fresh, vibrant and made with a nod to the traditional vino da tavola from the most famous Italian regions. Consisting of two tiers embracing both blended styles and single varietals, these are wines without fuss or formality, yet immense on deliciousness, enjoyment and value!