The Peninsula
A journey through wine country
Moving down the Mornington Peninsula reveals a striking shift in landscape, from calm inner bays to rolling hinterland and wild southern ocean cliffs. Wine country is dotted right across it.
First stop
Robinson Vineyard
The journey starts an hour from Melbourne, just off the freeway at Robinson Vineyard. Our home vineyard sits on Old Moorooduc Road in Tuerong, just inland from Mount Martha and Safety Beach. The land is low and gently rolling, and the vines were first planted in 1988 on grey-black sand over sandy loam.
Robinson ripens early, often up to two weeks before Red Hill and Merricks.
Our wines from this vineyard
The bay side
Port Phillip
The western side hugs the calm, family-friendly beaches of Port Phillip. Shallow turquoise water, colourful bathing boxes and historic wooden jetties in towns like Mornington, Rosebud and Rye.
The roads are lined with Norfolk Island pines and relaxed coastal villages.
The hinterland
Red Hill and Main Ridge
Moving away from the water, the land rises into fertile countryside dotted with boutique wineries, olive groves and farm gates. From Arthurs Seat the views sweep across the rolling hills to Port Phillip and the Melbourne skyline.
Up here the soils are red and volcanic, the days are cooler and harvest comes weeks later.
Limited releases from Main Ridge
The southern coast
Shoreham, Flinders and Cape Schanck
On the southern and eastern edges, facing Western Port and Bass Strait, the landscape turns dramatic and untamed. Basalt cliffs, wind-swept coastal heath and powerful ocean waves replace the calm bayside beaches.
Vines here sit in cool sea winds and ripen late.
Limited releases from Shoreham and Flinders
Last stop
The Peninsula as a whole
Our regional blends bring fruit from sites across the Peninsula together in one bottle. They are the best summary of what the region has to offer.
Our regional blends
