Barwon Ridge is a 4-hectare vineyard in the Barrabool Hills near Geelong, established in 1999 by Geoff and Joan. Since Joan's death in 2021, Geoff has continued their vision of a sustainable property producing fine wine. In 2023 Barwon Ridge became the first vineyard in Geelong certified by Sustainable Winegrowing Australia.
The Barrabool Hills have deep wine history: the first vineyard was planted in 1841 at Pollocksford by Swiss settlers Fredrick Brequet and David Pettavel, and by the 1860s many larger vineyards dotted the hills. Ruins, old cellars and a Swiss cross carved into a log at the old Barramonga vineyard still remain.
Barwon Ridge makes Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Marsanne, sparkling, rosé and fortified wines. It won a Gourmet Traveller Wine Best Cellar Door award in 2022, and the cellar door opens one weekend a month.
- Address
- 50 McMullans Road, Barrabool VIC 3221
- Founded
- 1999
Visit the Barwon Ridge Wines website
Regions
Wines
- Barwon Ridge Wines Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Barwon Ridge Wines Cabernet Shiraz — Red
- Barwon Ridge Wines Chardonnay — White
- Barwon Ridge Wines Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier Joan's Sparkling Rosé 0 — Sparkling
- Barwon Ridge Wines Chardonnay Pinot Noir Sparkling — Sparkling
- Barwon Ridge Wines Fortified Shiraz — Fortified
- Barwon Ridge Wines Geelong Riesling — White
- Barwon Ridge Wines Marsanne — White
- Barwon Ridge Wines Pinot Meunier Dusty Miller — Red
- Barwon Ridge Wines Pinot Noir — Red
- Barwon Ridge Wines Reserve Geelong Marsanne — White
- Barwon Ridge Wines Rose — Rosé
- Barwon Ridge Wines Shiraz — Red