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)

  • 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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  • [SOLD-OUT] Giaconda Shiraz Warner Vineyard 2010

    [SOLD-OUT] Giaconda Shiraz Warner Vineyard 2010

    Region: VIC- Alpine Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    Jeremy Oliver 94 points!“Elegant and tightly focused, this dusty, faintly herbal shiraz has the length and structure to flesh out nicely. Its retrained smoky and floral bouquet of dark berries, cherries, plums and cedar/chocolate oak is lifted by a meaty...

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    $110.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Eagle Shiraz 2010

    [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Eagle Shiraz 2010

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees
    Farming Organic Sustainably-made

    Wine Front 95 points!“First Dalwhinnie Eagle Shiraz since the 2005. 30% whole bunches. It’s a complex, layered wine. Has a terrific firmness too; it’s almost aristocratic. Flavours of beetroot and plum, soy and dried woody spice. Roses, red and fragrant...

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    $160.00
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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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  • 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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  • [SOLD-OUT] Giaconda Shiraz Warner Vineyard 2008

    [SOLD-OUT] Giaconda Shiraz Warner Vineyard 2008

    Region: VIC- Alpine Valley

    Jeremy Oliver Rating 96!"Its peppery, spicy bouquet of deep red and black fruits, dark chocolate and gamey, cedary oak reveals hints of musk, blueberries and briar. Backed by powerful, fine-grained savoury oak, it's medium to full-bodied but densely...

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    $105.00
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  • Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 2004

    [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 2004

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees

    Jeremy Oliver 97 points!"Heady, wild, floral and musky aromas of cassis, plums, redcurrants and cranberries are handsomely supported by dusty new vanilla oak and backed by minty nuances of menthol, licorice and treacle. Sumptuous and smooth, its seamless...

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    $85.00
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  • Giaconda Shiraz Warner Vineyard 2005

    [SOLD-OUT] Giaconda Shiraz Warner Vineyard 2005

    Region: VIC- Alpine Valley

    Jeremy Oliver Rating 96!"A massively proportioned shiraz by the standards of this vineyard, and one whose meaty ripeness and treatment with bruising, charry oak simply demands time in the cellar. It opens with exaggerated slowness to reveal deep,...

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    $105.00
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  • Giaconda Shiraz Warner Vineyard 2004

    [SOLD-OUT] Giaconda Shiraz Warner Vineyard 2004

    Region: VIC- Alpine Valley

    "The 2004 vintage was an exceptional year for reds; dry, cool weather produced wines that delivered power, finesse and complexity at much lower alcohol levels. In short, ripeness without sweetness, power without the heavy cloying hand of overripe fruit...

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    $105.00
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  • Dalwhinnie Eagle Shiraz 2004

    [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Eagle Shiraz 2004

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees

    -Campbell Mattinson 95 points!“ It’ s not hard to imagine this turning into a classic. The tannin structure is super-fine and super good, the fruit pristine and the profile of it spot-on. Chalky, cherried, tobacco-like, perfumed on the nose and in the...

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    $145.00
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  • Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 2001

    [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz 2001

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees

    Jeremy Oliver 94 points!"Complex, understated aromas of floral, spicy and musky red cherries, plums and raspberries overlay suggestions of undergrowth, leather and freshly turned earth. Fine and restrained, but with a smooth and fatty texture, it opens...

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  • Giaconda Shiraz Warner Vineyard 2001

    [SOLD-OUT] Giaconda Shiraz Warner Vineyard 2001

    Region: VIC- Alpine Valley

    Jeremy Oliver Rating 96!"Presenting an exceptional balance between almost flagrant fruit intensity and its lingering savoury finish, this wonderfully concentrated and elegant shiraz offers a perfume of violets, sweet scents of animal hide and freshly...

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    $125.00
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  • Dalwhinnie Eagle Shiraz 2000

    [SOLD-OUT] Dalwhinnie Eagle Shiraz 2000

    Region: VIC- Pyrenees

    Jeremy Oliver 95 points!"Its complex, herbal aromas of meaty, peppery and rather gamey small black and red berry fruits reveal a dusty, stalky background that continues throughout its firm and drying palate, but which should evolve with time towards more...

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    $175.00
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