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The Yarra Valley is the best known region within Port Phillip in the state of Victoria in Australia. Port Phillip is often referred to as the “Melbourne Dress Circle” due to the trend toward small scale “boutique” wine-making that is showcased in the city’s bistros and winebars. The Yarra Valley is the clear star of the Port Phillip wine scene.

It’s one of the country’s oldest regions, with the first grapes brought over and planted in the 1880s. Though it managed to escape the Phylloxera louse infestation that ravaged Europe’s vines and also those in some parts of the country, it still experienced a lull starting in the 1920s due to the trend in big, fruity and fortified wines. But it came back big time in the 1960s and 70s with wine-makers focusing on quality, starting with Wantima Estate and followed by Fergusson, Yarra Yering, Seville, Yering Station and Chateau Yarrinya (now De Bortoli) and others.

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Yering Station Chardonnay Yarra Valley (2005)

Winery: Yering Station
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Varietal: Chardonnay
Type: Table Wines
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colinrchorley

Silky smooth, not overly oakey and sweet and not too acidic either. Subtle peach and melon flavours and slightly amber colour make this certainly one of the better Aussie Whites we have had for around the £10 mark. I like this area of Australia a lot, ...

Yering Station Shiraz Blend Yarra Valley Shiraz Viognier (2008)

Winery: Yering Station
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Varietal: Syrah , Viognier
Type: Table Wines
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Gregory Dal Piaz

Truffle on the nose and spicy, with fine cedar and cigar leaf accents to the plummy, slightly pruney and fairly peppery fruit. This is opulent and fills the mouth with plummy fruit, topped by aromatic notes of cedar, mulberry and apricot with hints of ...

Coombe Farm Chardonnay Yarra Valley (2011)

Winery: R.G. & L.O. Coombe
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Varietal: Chardonnay
Type: Table Wines
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Dennis Lim

Really like the velvety, buttery feel on the palate

Sticks Chardonnay Yarra Valley (2005)

Winery: Sticks
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Varietal: Chardonnay
Type: Table Wines
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colinrchorley

Wasn't expecting much as its fairly mass produced but this is cheap, cheerful and very nice. Light straw, tropical fruit but rather creamy. Has the qualities I like in a Chardonnay, not too acidic and full of fruit.

Yering Station Pinot Noir Yarra Valley Extra Dry (2006)

Winery: Yering Station
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Type: Table Wines
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MarioRobles

I tasted this wine over a 2-day period, the first time was after 10 minutes of being opened; I was definitely very impressed... flavours still not developed nor balanced. I tasted it the following day, I was not very keen but did it anyway... I was bl...

Yering Station Shiraz Blend Yarra Valley Shiraz Viognier Reserve (2003)

Winery: Yering Station
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Varietal: Viognier
Type: Table Wines
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Philip

A big shiraz - meaty, fruity and very mouthfilling. The addition of the viognier results in a slightly more floral nose.

Innocent Bystander Pinot Gris Yarra Valley (2009)

Winery: Innocent Bystander
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Varietal: Pinot Grigio
Type: Table Wines
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rjpease

Grassy, earthy pinot grigio. The finish is perfectly balanced, nice and crisp. I really like this wine.

Sticks Pinot Noir Yarra Valley (2004)

Winery: Sticks
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Type: Table Wines
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Karl

This is a great drinking wine. Plum and Cherry mostly with a nice bit of pepper. Take it to parties, it won't break the bank and will make people happy. It does lack structure though. I paid $12 and was happy, but $17 seems a bit steep.

Yarra Yering Shiraz Yarra Valley Underhill (2004)

Winery: Yarra Yering Pty Ltd
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Varietal: Syrah
Type: Table Wines
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colinrchorley

This is quite simply the nicest Shiraz I have ever had. Deep purple, hints of dark cherry, blueberry and vanilla, silky smooth velvet finish and just the right amount of sweetness to go. An absolute pleasure drinking, just a shame I only have the 1 bot...

Marquee Artisan Wines Signature Chardonnay Yarra Valley (2008)

Winery: Marquee
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Varietal: Chardonnay
Type: Table Wines
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Gregory Dal Piaz

This is downright oaky and smells of dried herbs and hay. There’s 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 h...

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Innocent Bystander Pinot Noir
Winery: Innocent Bystander
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Type: Table Wines

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Toasted Coconut Marshmallows

These are good as a snack or dropped into a mug of hot chocolate. The mixture for the marshmallows becomes quite thick and requires substantial beating time, so you'll want to use a heavy-duty stan... Read more »

Yering Station Pinot Noir Yarra Valley
Winery: Yering Station
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Type: Table Wines

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Oranges and Raspberries with Lavender Honey and Yogurt

Prepare the lavender honey and fruit mixture ahead, and serve it over vanilla frozen yogurt with an extra drizzle of lavender honey. Look for dried lavender blossoms in specialty markets or health-... Read more »

Yering Station Yarra Valley Pinot Noir
Winery: Yering Station
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Type: Table Wines

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Chambord Granita

Don't use a substitute for the Chambord, a liqueur made with black raspberries, honey, and herbs; it's essential to the flavor. Read more »

Sticks Chardonnay Yarra Valley
Winery: Sticks/Yarra Valley Vineyard
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Type: Table Wines

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Grand Oranges and Strawberries

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Innocent Bystander Pinot Noir
Winery: Innocent Bystander
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Type: Table Wines

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Brown Sugar-Pecan Shortbread

Dark brown sugar adds rich caramel notes to these cookies; turbinado sugar provides crunch. If you don't want to bake all of the cookies at once, freeze one dough log for up to two months. Slice fr... Read more »

Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir Yarra Valley
Winery: Coldstream Hills
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Type: Table Wines

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Candied Satsuma Peel

Use these sugar-coated treats as a garnish for Satsuma Cloud Tart , or serve along with cookies and chocolates when entertaining. Store sugar and peel in an airtight container between layers of wax... Read more »

Innocent Bystander Pinot Gris
Winery: St. Innocent Winery
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Type: Table Wines

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Meat, Bulgur, and Rice Dolmades

Once the grape leaves are rolled, they're braised in broth and lemon juice. Their fragrant, slightly tart taste adds flavor to the broth, which is thickened with cornstarch to form a dipping sauce ... Read more »

Yering Station Little Yering Pinot Noir
Winery: Yering Station
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Type: Table Wines

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Dark-Chocolate Soufflé Cake

Cake flour is a fine-textured, soft wheat flour with a high starch content, and usually comes in a box rather than a bag. It can be found with the cake mixes at the supermarket. Read more »

Sticks Pinot Noir Yarra Valley
Winery: Sticks
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Type: Table Wines

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Toffee Candy Apples

You'll need a candy thermometer, wooden sticks, and a heavy sacuepan for these treats. Read more »

Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir Yarra Valley
Winery: Coldstream Hills
Region: Australia » Victoria » Port Phillip » Yarra Valley
Type: Table Wines

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Pineapple-Brown Sugar Frozen Yogurt

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Varietals Produced in Yarra Valley View all

  • Syrah

    The irony here is that Syrah’s origins could give Carmen Sandiego a run for her international wallet. Syrah’s deepest...

  • Merlot

    The Occitanian word “merlot” translates to “young blackbird.” An accurate description for this popular, early-budding...

  • Sauvignon Blanc

    Sauvignon Blanc is widely grown in California -- at over 15,000 acres, it’s now the third most planted variety -- and...

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

    “King of the Red Wine Grapes.” The colonizer of the vineyards, pushing native wine grapes into its shadows. The Caber...

  • Chardonnay

    British wine writer and critic, Jancis Robinson, once noted that throughout the 80’s and 90’s in the United States, C...

  • 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 Yarra Valley View all

  • Graeme Miller Wines

    Winemaker & Viticulturist Graeme Miller is one of the pioneers of the 1960s/70s rebirth of the Y...

  • Giant Steps Winery Pty Ltd

    Our winery in the Yarra Valley is home to Giant Steps Vignerons and Innocent Bystander winemakers...

  • Yarra Track Winery Pty Ltd

    Yarra Track is a family owned and operated boutique winery, located in the Yarra Valley and estab...

  • 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...

  • Sticks

    Sticks Yarra Valley is beautifully situated on a single site in the picturesque Yarra Valley, an ...

  • 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 Valley on Snooth

  • September 2014

    Rochford Winery hosts the biggest annual concert event in the Yarra Valley, A Day On The Green. Headline acts this year include Mariah Carey, Jimmy Barnes & The Living End, Paul Simon & Sting.It's one of the first big wineries that you'll pas by as you drive into the valley, and it's big enough to offer segway tours or a dawn balloon ride. Rochf... Read More

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  • September 2014

    An Australian leaf from LVMH’s portfolio, the little brother of Moet & Chandon, Ruinart, Veuve Clicquot and the beautiful Krug. It’s almost like the outfit that the rest of the family kinda ignore. Not to be confused with Domaine Chandon in the Napa Valley, but they have the same parents anyway. Domaine Chandon does benefit from French winemaker... Read More

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  • September 2014

    Hi everyone, after another long bout of absence, back posting a couple of ... ... ... Noir producers from the Yarra Valley, located in a sheltered pocket of the valley floor. One of the dwindling number of original family-owned wineries in VIC.US distributor is The Wine Angel. *I have no financial interests in the winery or the distributor*Ta... Read More

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  • May 2014

    Yes Emark, baseball is played here in Australia, and the left field is the same ... same ... vignobles of the Yarra Valley, and Adelaide Hills were represented by Coldstream Hills and Shaw &Smith, respectively. Notably absent were Mornington Peninsula, Macedon, Geelong (?Too snobby or ?too short of wine to send up to Queensland.)Alas I didn't ... Read More

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  • May 2014

    I am another Aussie and I think you may have drunk your Leeuwin too young, or perhaps the bottle had been heat affected in transit? Why not try the same winemaker's Prelude Chardonnay? The price will be reasonable, and the fruit more accessible. If you like super premium Chardonnay then Rick Kinzbrunner's Giaconda Estate, Cullen's Kevin John, Mo... Read More

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  • April 2014

    JD: Wha?  I was linking to an Aussie wine, I think Long Shadows is ... ... the 2010 Luke Lambert Syrah Yarra Valley offers up gorgeous aromas of fresh black and red raspberry, cracked black pepper, wild flowers, and bacon-like meaty qualities on the nose. Medium to full-bodied on the palate and gorgeously balanced and fresh, this opens up in t... Read More

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  • January 2014

    Hey all:I've been interested in wine for a while now....we had a small ... ... small family vineyard in the yarra valley planted in 1983 with cabernet/merlot. We won a few medals at Lilydale, and stopped making wine in the early '90's selling gthe grapes firstly top Seppelts at Great Western, and the to two Yarra Valley producers. I'm semi ret... Read More

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  • Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir Yarra Valley 2007

    December 2013

    Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir Yarra Valley 2007

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    Wine review by martins2002


  • October 2013

    Hi everyone,I am a Australian wine lover and I once owned (in partnership) a Yarra Valley wine company.  We focused on Cab/Sav, Pinot and Chardonnay, it was a blast and we had some real success but I had to move to Beijing and we had to wrap up the Partnership.Anyway, I love French reds and have done a little with Lynch Bages and Domaine de Chev... Read More

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  • Yarra Yering Shiraz Yarra Valley Underhill 2002

    September 2013

    Yarra Yering Shiraz Yarra Valley Underhill 2002

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    Wine review by mark


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