Victoria

Victoria is our home state and arguably Australia's most varied wine map: Yarra Valley Chardonnay and Cabernet, Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir and Gris, Macedon's alpine sparkling and Bindi's famous Pinot, Beechworth granite, Heathcote's Cambrian Shiraz and Rutherglen's immortal Muscat — all within a few hours of the shop.

The 850-plus wines here reflect real local knowledge: Yarra Yering, Giant Steps, Moorooduc Estate, Lethbridge, Fowles, Eldorado Road, Seville Estate. We visit these cellar doors, taste the new releases early and back the vineyards before the press does.

No other state packs this much climatic range into weekend-trip distances: cool maritime Mornington, alpine Macedon, warm continental Heathcote and hot Rutherglen sit within a morning's drive of each other. That's why one Victorian shelf can hold delicate sparkling, profound Pinot, muscular Shiraz and hundred-year-old fortified without contradiction.

Drinking Victorian means drinking fresh — short freight, current releases, cellar-door condition. We ship anywhere in Australia, or come talk about our backyard at Chadstone Shopping Centre.