The Places · Australia
Yarra Valley
Made By profiles 21 places in Yarra Valley, spanning winery, distillery — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Winery
Yarra Yering
Yarra Valley, Australia
Yarra Yering sits at the serious end of the Yarra Valley's winery spectrum, earning a Pearl 3 Star Prestige rating in 2025 that places it among the region's most recognised estates. Set on Briarty Road in Gruyere, the property draws visitors who come specifically for the wines rather than passing trade. Plan ahead: this is not a casual drop-in destination.
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02.Winery
TarraWarra Estate
Yarra Valley, Australia
TarraWarra Estate sits along the Healesville-Yarra Glen Road in the heart of the Yarra Valley, carrying a Pearl 3 Star Prestige rating for 2025 that places it among the region's most recognised producers. The property draws a loyal following who return for the combination of serious wine production and a setting that reflects the valley's cooler-climate character. For visitors planning a Yarra Valley itinerary, it anchors the upper tier of the region's estate experience.
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Yeringberg
Yarra Valley, Australia
Yeringberg sits on Maroondah Highway in Coldstream, within one of the Yarra Valley's oldest wine-growing corridors. Rated Pearl 3 Star Prestige by EP Club in 2025, it represents the quieter, estate-focused tier of Yarra Valley producers, a counterpoint to the region's larger cellar-door operations. The property rewards visitors who arrive with context and patience rather than those seeking a quick tasting stop.
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04.Winery
De Bortoli
Yarra Valley, Australia
De Bortoli at Dixons Creek holds a Pearl 3 Star Prestige rating (2025), placing it among the Yarra Valley's most recognised producers. Operating from its Pinnacle Lane address in one of the valley's cooler growing pockets, the estate spans both entry-level and prestige tiers, making it one of the region's most range-complete wineries. Visitors to the Yarra Valley should treat it as a serious reference point for understanding how the region's style has developed.
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05.Winery
Yering Station
Yarra Valley, Australia
Yering Station is one of the Yarra Valley's prestige wine destinations, operating from a heritage site on Melba Highway and recognised with a Pearl 3 Star Prestige award in 2025. The estate sits within a region defined by cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, positioning it alongside the Valley's most credentialed producers. For visitors combining cellar door visits with the broader Yarra wine circuit, it is a natural anchor point.
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06.Winery
Hoddles Creek Estate
Yarra Valley, Australia
Hoddles Creek Estate operates from the cool upper reaches of the Yarra Valley, where elevation and aspect shape wines of genuine precision. Awarded Pearl 2 Star Prestige status in 2025, the estate sits among a tier of Yarra producers where vineyard altitude does most of the talking. The address at 505 Gembrook Rd places it deeper into the valley than many visitor-facing cellar doors, which defines its character entirely.
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07.Winery
Oakridge Wines
Yarra Valley, Australia
Oakridge Wines sits on the Maroondah Highway in Coldstream, at the cooler western end of the Yarra Valley where elevation and aspect shape wines of genuine finesse. A Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating in 2025 places it in the upper tier of Australian wine producers. The address at 864 Maroondah Hwy is the starting point for anyone building a serious Yarra itinerary.
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08.Winery
Giant Steps
Yarra Valley, Australia
Giant Steps has built one of the Yarra Valley's most respected wine programs from its Healesville base, earning a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating in 2025. The estate sits in Victoria's cool-climate heartland, where Chardonnay and Pinot Noir set the benchmark, and its aging and barrel program reflects the precision that defines the region's upper tier.
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09.Winery
Mayer
Yarra Valley, Australia
Mayer holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating (2025) and sits among the Yarra Valley's more serious dining addresses, operating from Healesville on Miller Road. The valley's cool-climate wine culture forms the backdrop against which its kitchen works, placing it in a comparable set defined by produce-led cooking and regional wine credentials rather than metropolitan ambition.
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10.Winery
Dominique Portet
Yarra Valley, Australia
Dominique Portet sits along the Maroondah Highway in Coldstream, within the Yarra Valley's established cool-climate corridor. Awarded Pearl 2 Star Prestige recognition in 2025, the winery occupies a tier of the valley's producer set defined by structured tasting formats and European-inflected winemaking tradition. For visitors exploring the region's upper bracket of cellar-door experiences, it belongs on a short itinerary alongside peers like Yering Station and Yeringberg.
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11.Winery
Serrat
Yarra Valley, Australia
Serrat sits at Wandin East in the Yarra Valley, holding a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating for 2025, a credential that places it among a small tier of recognised producers in one of Victoria's most closely watched cool-climate wine regions. Among the Yarra Valley's growing roster of estate experiences, Serrat operates from a position of award-backed authority that rewards visitors who plan ahead and seek out the region's quieter eastern reaches.
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12.Winery
Levantine Hill
Yarra Valley, Australia
Levantine Hill sits at 882 Maroondah Highway in Coldstream, at the cool western edge of the Yarra Valley, and holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating for 2025. The estate operates within a region that has steadily repositioned itself among Australia's serious cool-climate wine addresses, with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay as its central arguments. For visitors approaching the Yarra Valley's upper tier, Levantine Hill represents one of the region's more considered stops.
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13.Winery
Wantirna Estate
Yarra Valley, Australia
Wantirna Estate holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating (2025), placing it among a small cohort of high-recognition Australian wineries operating outside the main tourist corridor. Located in Wantirna South, on the suburban eastern edge of Melbourne, it represents the Yarra Valley's quieter, allocation-driven tier, where critical standing rather than cellar-door traffic defines the reputation.
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Medhurst
Yarra Valley, Australia
Set among the vines of Gruyere in the Yarra Valley, Medhurst holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating for 2025, placing it firmly in the upper tier of the region's dining and wine establishments. The address on Medhurst Road puts guests in the middle of one of Victoria's most respected cool-climate wine corridors, where the meal itself is inseparable from the land surrounding it.
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15.Winery
Mount Mary
Yarra Valley, Australia
Mount Mary holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating (2025) and sits among the Yarra Valley's most respected addresses for serious wine production. Located at 24 Coldstream West Road, the estate operates within a region where cool-climate precision defines the competitive set. For visitors planning a Yarra Valley itinerary, Mount Mary belongs in the same conversation as Yeringberg and Yarra Yering when it comes to prestige-tier allocation wines.
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16.Winery
Seville Estate
Yarra Valley, Australia
Seville Estate holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating from EP Club (2025), placing it among the Yarra Valley's most credentialed producers. Located at 65 Linwood Rd in Seville, the estate represents the cooler, higher-altitude eastern end of the valley, where the region's Pinot Noir and Chardonnay traditions find their most disciplined expression. For serious wine visitors, it belongs on any structured Yarra itinerary.
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17.Winery
Coldstream Hills
Yarra Valley, Australia
Coldstream Hills sits at the cooler, refined end of the Yarra Valley, where the region's signature restraint in Pinot Noir and Chardonnay finds one of its clearest expressions. Awarded Pearl 2 Star Prestige in 2025, the estate at Gruyere operates within a comparable set defined by Burgundian sensibility and cool-climate precision. The address on Maddens Lane places it among the valley's most established names.
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Gembrook Hill
Yarra Valley, Australia
Gembrook Hill sits at the cool southern edge of the Yarra Valley, holding a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating from EP Club in 2025. The estate's address on Launching Place Road places it among the region's most elevation-influenced sites, where the gap between warm-season viticulture and cool-climate discipline is most pronounced. For visitors drawn to producers working at the serious end of the Yarra's range, it belongs on any considered itinerary.
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Mac Forbes Wines
Yarra Valley, Australia
Mac Forbes Wines operates from Healesville at the heart of the Yarra Valley, producing cool-climate wines that have earned a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating in 2025. The address on Healesville–Koo Wee Rup Road places it within easy reach of the valley's main wine corridor, where small-production houses increasingly define the region's critical reputation. For visitors focused on provenance-driven cool-climate viticulture, it belongs on any serious itinerary of the area.
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20.Distillery
Melbourne Gin Company
Yarra Valley, Australia
Located in Seville at the eastern edge of the Yarra Valley, Melbourne Gin Company holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating (2025), placing it among a small cohort of distilleries recognised for exceptional craft in the region. The address at Davross Court puts it well outside Melbourne's urban distilling scene, anchoring the experience firmly in the cool-climate agricultural country that defines this part of Victoria.
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21.Distillery
Four Pillars Distillery
Yarra Valley, Australia
Four Pillars Distillery, based in Healesville in the Yarra Valley, holds a Pearl 2 Star Prestige rating from EP Club (2025), placing it among Australia's most decorated craft spirits producers. The distillery sits at the meeting point of gin culture and wine-country tourism, drawing visitors who pair a tasting session with a broader day across the valley's vineyard corridor.
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