The Places · Australia
Mornington Peninsula
Made By profiles 9 places in Mornington Peninsula, spanning winery, distillery — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Winery
Ten Minutes by Tractor
Mornington Peninsula, Australia
Sitting in the rural heart of Main Ridge, Ten Minutes by Tractor holds a Pearl 3 Star Prestige rating for 2025 and represents the Mornington Peninsula's case for serious cool-climate winemaking paired with destination dining. The property draws visitors making a deliberate day of the Peninsula's wine country, where food and wine integration is the point rather than an afterthought.
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02.Winery
Garagiste
Mornington Peninsula, Australia
Garagiste has earned a Pearl 3 Star Prestige rating (2025) within Mornington Peninsula's tight cohort of serious small-production wine operations. The name signals its roots in the garagiste movement, minimal-intervention, small-batch winemaking practised at a scale where every decision is felt in the glass. For visitors to the Peninsula, it represents one of the more considered addresses in a region that has become one of Australia's most closely watched cool-climate wine zones.
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03.Winery
Crittenden Estate
Mornington Peninsula, Australia
Crittenden Estate sits in Dromana at the heart of the Mornington Peninsula wine corridor, earning a Pearl 3 Star Prestige rating in 2025 for a cellar door experience that reflects the region's cool-climate seriousness. The property is a reference point for visitors tracing the Peninsula's identity through Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, positioned among the area's most recognised producer addresses.
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04.Winery
Montalto
Mornington Peninsula, Australia
Montalto sits at the upper end of the Mornington Peninsula's estate dining tier, holding a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating for 2025. Set on Shoreham Road in Red Hill South, the property combines vineyard views with a dining format that positions it among the Peninsula's most considered food-and-wine destinations. For visitors making a dedicated trip from Melbourne, it belongs in the same planning conversation as Ten Minutes by Tractor and Paringa Estate.
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05.Winery
Paringa Estate
Mornington Peninsula, Australia
Paringa Estate sits in Red Hill South at the cooler, refined end of the Mornington Peninsula, where maritime influence and basalt soils shape the region's most serious Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The property holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating for 2025, placing it among the Peninsula's most recognised producers. For visitors focused on site-driven viticulture and fine wine, it represents one of the region's benchmark addresses.
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06.Winery
Yabby Lake Vineyard
Mornington Peninsula, Australia
Yabby Lake Vineyard, located at 86-112 Tuerong Rd in the Mornington Peninsula, holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating (2025), placing it among the region's most formally recognised producers. The estate sits within one of Australia's most closely watched cool-climate wine districts, where Pinot Noir and Chardonnay define the conversation. Visitors come for serious wine, not spectacle.
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07.Winery
Port Phillip Estate/Kooyong
Mornington Peninsula, Australia
Port Phillip Estate and its sibling label Kooyong occupy the upper tier of Mornington Peninsula wine production, holding a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating for 2025 and operating from Red Hill South, one of the peninsula's cooler growing elevations. The estate produces cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in a region where post-harvest decisions in the barrel shed carry as much weight as anything that happens on the vine.
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08.Distillery
Chief's Son Distillery
Mornington Peninsula, Australia
Chief's Son Distillery operates from Somerville on the Mornington Peninsula, holding a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating from EP Club in 2025. Located at 25/50 Guelph St, the distillery sits within a Peninsula drinks scene increasingly defined by craft production and regional terroir. It occupies a distinct tier among local producers making a case for serious small-batch Australian spirits.
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09.Distillery
Bass & Flinders Distillery
Mornington Peninsula, Australia
Bass & Flinders Distillery sits at 40 Collins Rd, Dromana, where the Mornington Peninsula's cool maritime climate shapes every spirit produced on site. A Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating in 2025 places it among the region's most recognised craft producers. For visitors tracing the Peninsula's artisan trail, it represents the distilling complement to the area's established wine culture.
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