Victoria

The "home of Australian wine diversity." - Wine Australia

Key varieties: chardonnay, pinot noir, shiraz/syrah, cabernet, riesling, fortifieds

"With more than 800 wineries and over 600 cellar doors, Victoria is a wine lover’s playground. From household-name wineries to boutique producers that fly under the radar, Victoria’s diverse wine scene offers incredible experiences and countless quality bottles to discover.

Pinot noir and chardonnay are true heroes for the state, with some of Australia’s finest examples hailing from the cool-climate reaches of the Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Macedon Ranges, Geelong and Gippsland. A little further from Melbourne, expect bold reds, such as shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and others including durif and nebbiolo.

Italian wine varieties have made a home for themselves around the state, but they have a particularly proud and successful past in Victoria’s High Country – the spiritual home of prosecco. Pristine riesling dominates in key regions (Macedon and Great Western are just two to explore), while the state’s warmer climates help to produce vibrant red wines and richer white wines, such as fiano and vermentino.

Delve into Victoria’s 20-plus wine regions for some of Australia’s most consistent top-quality wines." - James Halliday

Map courtesy: James Halliday’s Wine Atlas of Australia (Hardie Grant Books 2008)

  • Taltarni Museum Cabernet 1991

    [SOLD-OUT] Taltarni Museum Cabernet 1991

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees

    In the early 1960s, ex-schoolteacher turned earth moving contractor, Walter Henning combined forces with some Ballarat businessmen and began the search for land to plant a vineyard. Walter with Geoff and Max Oliver flew their aircraft all around...

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    $58.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 2013

    [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 2013

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees
    Farming Organic Sustainably-made

    JAMES HALLIDAY 96 POINTS!

      "Saturated purple-crimson; the classic breeding lines are on full display; black fruits of every description fill the medium-bodied palate, with spicy/cedary tannins rippling the surface from start to finish. Already very distinguished, and...

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    $70.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 2012

    [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 2012

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees
    Farming Organic Sustainably-made

    JAMES HALLIDAY 96 POINTS!

      "The deep purple-crimson colour semaphores serious intent, thoroughly intimidating when you realise this is the fourth tier of Dalwhinnie's shiraz releases; the intimidation continues with a black fruits, tar and licorice bouquet of what is an...

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    $80.00
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  • Giaconda Shiraz Ergo Sum 2008

    [SOLD-OUT] Ergo Sum Shiraz 2008

    Region: VIC- Alpine Valley

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    "The nose has more of the graphite and mineral characters. The palate is long and racy with emerging black pepper and very fine mouth coating tannins." - Rick Kinzbrunner, Giaconda winemaker   "Inky garnet in the glass, this wine smells of...

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    $75.00
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  • Seppelt Benno Shiraz 2005

    [SOLD-OUT] Seppelt Benno Shiraz 2005

    Region: VIC- Bendigo

    Campbell Mattinson 94 points!"Inky, smoky, fruity whopper, admirably tempered by ripe, spicy tannins. Indeed it's pretty much structured to perfection. It tastes of violets, blackberries, fresh leather and cloves, a regional hit of eucalypt apparent...

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  • Giaconda Cabernet 2006

    [SOLD-OUT] Giaconda Cabernet 2006

    Region: VIC- Alpine Valley

    Jeremy Oliver 91 points"Scented with violets, cedar, chocolate and vanilla, this rather polished and aromatic cabernet delivers juicy, sweet-fruited flavours of cassis, mulberries, dark plums and dark cherries supported by some presently rather assertive...

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  • Seppelt Benno Shiraz 2004

    [SOLD-OUT] Seppelt Benno Shiraz 2004

    Region: VIC- Bendigo

    Ralph Kyte-Powell 5 stars!'After years of neglect, the wonderful heritage of the Seppelt label is being recognised with a superb range of wines including this one. It's intense, with dark cherry and berry fruit of luxurious proportions, notes of spice,...

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  • Seppelt Benno Shiraz 2003

    [SOLD-OUT] Seppelt Benno Shiraz 2003

    Region: VIC- Bendigo

    Jeremy Oliver 96 points!"A deeply, densely flavoured shiraz of exceptional elegance and tightness. Briary and spicy, its heady aromas of red cherries, dark berries and plums are lifted by assertive floral and peppery qualities. An opulent expression of...

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  • [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 2009

    [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 2009

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees

    Jeremy Oliver 91 Points!"It might lack its customary richness, but this is a fine effort from a hot year. Fiery aromas of dark plums, blackberries and restrained cedar/vanilla oak with undertones of cloves, nutmeg and baked earth precede a firm, dark and...

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    $99.00
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  • Taltarni Museum Cabernet 1985

    [SOLD-OUT] Taltarni Museum Cabernet 1985

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees

    In the early 1960s, ex-schoolteacher turned earth moving contractor, Walter Henning combined forces with some Ballarat businessmen and began the search for land to plant a vineyard. Walter with Geoff and Max Oliver flew their aircraft all around...

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    $65.00
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  • Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 2007

    [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 2007

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees

    The Big Red Wine Book 97 points!"The Dalwhinnie Shiraz vineyard is one of Australia's great wine treasures. It has hit top form here. As good as perfect. Here's that rare beast: it has smoothness, length of flavour, layers to its personality and...

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    $69.95
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  • Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 2006

    [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 2006

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees

    -My kind of wine. Lovely mix of ripe elegant flavour and smart oak, the perfume and style of it both delicious and enchanting. This is a wine distinguished by its complex, elongated, integrated tannin, by its fresh acidity, by its easy length of flavour...

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    $69.95
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  • Giaconda Cabernet 2001

    [SOLD-OUT] Giaconda Cabernet 2001

    Region: VIC- Alpine Valley

    "Classical, aristocratic and almost essential cabernet with pure, pristine fruit, superb oak handling and assertive, firm tannins that will soften over time. Its dusty, cedary, chocolate-like and lightly herbal aromas of violets, cassis and dark plums...

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    $85.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Taltarni Museum Cabernet 1982

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees

    In the early 1960s, ex-schoolteacher turned earth moving contractor, Walter Henning combined forces with some Ballarat businessmen and began the search for land to plant a vineyard. Walter with Geoff and Max Oliver flew their aircraft all around...

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    $58.00
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