Port Phillip Wine
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Port Phillip is a zone within the Victoria wine region of Australia. Some call it “Melbourne’s dress circle” for its trend of high-quality boutique wineries located near this major city where they are showcased in bistros and winebars. However, these wines, particularly from the Yarra Valley, have also made a splash in other parts of the world.
The Port Phillip Bay provides cooling climate conditions for most of the area, but parts further inland experience hotter weather. For this reason, the region boasts an array of styles from sparkling, to dry white to light and full-bodied red and sweet.
The subregions of Port Phillip are:
* Geelong
* Macedon Ranges
* Mornington Peninsula
* Sunburry
* Yarra Valley
Other wineries which do not fit into these zones have cropped up outside the eastern suburbs of Melbourne and French Island, such as Cannibal Creek, Chestnut Hill, French Island Read more »
Popular wines made in Port Phillip under $20
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Moorooduc Estate Victoria Pinot Noir
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Craiglee Shiraz Sunbury
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Yering Station Pinot Noir Yarra Valley Extra Dry
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Paringa Shiraz David Hickinbotham Individual Vineyard
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Moorooduc Estate Chardonnay Mornington Peninsula the Moorooduc
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Cooralook Chardonnay Mornington Peninsula
Snoothrank: Avg. Price $6.09
Varietals Produced in Port Phillip View all
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Merlot
The Occitanian word “merlot” translates to “young blackbird.” An accurate description for this popular, early-budding...
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Cabernet Sauvignon
“King of the Red Wine Grapes.” The colonizer of the vineyards, pushing native wine grapes into its shadows. The Caber...
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Chardonnay
British wine writer and critic, Jancis Robinson, once noted that throughout the 80’s and 90’s in the United States, C...
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Syrah
The irony here is that Syrah’s origins could give Carmen Sandiego a run for her international wallet. Syrah’s deepest...
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Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc is widely grown in California -- at over 15,000 acres, it’s now the third most planted variety -- and...
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Pinot Noir
“With so voluptuous a perfume, so sweet an edge, they make the blood run hot,” Joel Fleischman, wine columnist at Van...
Popular Wineries in Port Phillip View all
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Farrawell Wines
A bare 30 acre block was purchased at Lancefield in 1996. With the addition of trees, dams, vines...
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Coldstream Hills
Since its first vintage in 1985, Coldstream Hills has grown to be one of the Australia’s leading ...
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Yarra Vale
Yarra Vale Wines is a boutique vineyard that is aimed at producing wines for the discerning wine ...
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Graeme Miller Wines
Winemaker & Viticulturist Graeme Miller is one of the pioneers of the 1960s/70s rebirth of the Y...
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Giant Steps Winery Pty Ltd
Our winery in the Yarra Valley is home to Giant Steps Vignerons and Innocent Bystander winemakers...
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Yarra Track Winery Pty Ltd
Yarra Track is a family owned and operated boutique winery, located in the Yarra Valley and estab...
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Port Phillip on Snooth-
January 2012
Yarra Yering Dry No 1-Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec Merlot Petit Verdot Blend Rot Yarra Valley 2005
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Apology that I don't know how to add a new vintage as the one I tasted is 2004 instead. It is quite perfumery when opened and at first it is quite earthy and later on with hints of bark. On the palate, it is full of dark fruits with distinctive blackcurrant. Typical Australian red with more close to elegance and subtle. 93+ points.P.S. I've got ... Read More
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December 2011
Giant Steps Pinot Noir Yarra Valley Sexton 2008
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bold fruit filled with bing cherries, and raspberries, easy drinking Read More
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October 2011
Yarra Yering Dry Red No.1 Yarra Valley Victoria Bottle 2007
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Nice and oaky, but doesn't stay long on palate... Read More
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October 2011
Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir Yarra Valley 2007
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My wine club did a Pinot Noir tasting this month. This was one of the recommended wines for the tasting, but our wine buyer was hesitant as Australia is not known for Pinot Noir. I poured it first, expecting it to be the worst of the 5 we tasted. WOW! This is one terrific Pinot! Very lush and flavorful, without a harsh finish like some Pino... Read More
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September 2011
Tuck's Ridge Pinot Noir Mornington Peninsula 2006
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Lovely wine. Elegant, supple, well balanced Read More
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September 2011
Paringa Estate Shiraz Mornington Peninsula Estate 2007
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I didn't see the vintage of the bottle I had, but it's fun to bring this one to a party. It's different and a real crowd pleaser. It's an intense wine to drink & not something you will really want to drink more than a glass of, but very fun to share this one with others. Read More
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August 2011
Yering Station Shiraz Blend Yarra Valley Shiraz Viognier 2004
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No written review
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