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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Yarra Yering Yarra Valley Dry Red #1
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Yering Station Pinot Noir Yarra Valley Extra Dry
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Innocent Bystander Moscato Rose
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Yering Station Chardonnay Yarra Valley
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Green Point Shiraz Yarra Valley Reserve
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Kooyong Pinot Noir Mornington Peninsula Estate
Avg. Price $34.19
Varietals Produced in Port Phillip View all
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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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Pinot Noir
“With so voluptuous a perfume, so sweet an edge, they make the blood run hot,” Joel Fleischman, wine columnist at Van...
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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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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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Merlot
The Occitanian word “merlot” translates to “young blackbird.” An accurate description for this popular, early-budding...
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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...
Popular Wineries in Port Phillip View all
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Goona Warra Vineyard Pty Ltd
One of the first permanent European settlements in Victoria occurred at Sunbury in 1836. The firs...
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Feehans Road Winery
Established in August 2000 and releasing our first wines in 2005, Feehans Road Vineyard has quick...
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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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Yarra Yering Pty Ltd
Wine was grown in Victorias Yarra Valley from the mid 1800’s through to the 1920’s and was a p...
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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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Sticks
Sticks Yarra Valley is beautifully situated on a single site in the picturesque Yarra Valley, an ...
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Port Phillip on Snooth-
February 2012
Green Point Shiraz 2004
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Heavy smells of blackberry and pepper. Deep reddish purple color. Slightly sweet yet very dry. This wine compliments apple smoked cheddar cheese to a mild degree. I have found that this wine is much better than expected. Read More
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January 2012
Marquee Artisan Wines Signature Chardonnay Yarra Valley 2008
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This is downright oaky and smells of dried herbs and hay. Theres something vaguely mineral here, with almond husks and some heirloom apple notes too. Rather broad and caressing on the palate, this really spreads out in the mouth. While it lacks some height, it does delivere a lovely core of almond brittle, tangerine and peach fruit. Theres a tou... Read More
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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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