Date: September 24, 2010
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The Yarra Valley was Victoria’s first wine growing district – with a history stretching back over 160 years. Vines were first planted in 1838, and viticulture spread rapidly through the 1860s and 1870s. However, increased demand for fortified wine saw Yarra Valley wine production cease in 1921.
Replanting began in the late 1960s and by the early 1990s, the area under vine passed the high point of the 19th century. The Yarra Valley is now recognised as one of Australia’s foremost cool climate producers, capable of making classic styles from a wide range of varieties.
It is impossible to favour a single variety as the star performer – since the Yarra Valley offers: sparkling wine including those made in partnership with French Champagne houses; fine Chardonnay; complex Pinot Noir; world class Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz.
The history of the Yarra Valley is documented in great detail in the book “From Jolimont to Yering” by Raymond Henderson. Click here if you could like to obtain a copy.
| Year |
Description |
| 1838 |
The Ryrie Brothers planted Victoria’s first vineyard at Yering Station. 1845 The first Yarra Valley wine was made by James Dardel. |
| 1850 |
The Ryrie Brothers sold their property to Paul de Castella. |
| 1863 |
Hubert de Castella established St. Huberts Vineyard and Guillame de Pury established Yeringberg. These three Yarra Valley vineyards covered an area of 430 acres. The local wine industry was flourishing and tourism was booming. |
| 1889 |
Yeringberg won a Grand Prix at the Paris Exhibition – the only wine from the Southern Hemisphere to do so. |
| 1892 |
The Deschamps Brothers established Yeringa (now Yering Farm) and Dame Nellie Melba’s father, David Mitchell planted vineyards at Stringybark Creek. Plantings reached nearly 1000 acres by the turn of the century. |
| 1937 |
Economic depression and adverse natural conditions resulted in the conversion of all vineyards to pasture. |
| 1963 |
Wantirna Estate – the first of the new generation of wineries was established. |
| 1968-1975 |
Fergusson, Yarra Yering, Mount Mary, Seville Estate, Warramate, Yarra Burn and Chateau Yerinya (now De Bortoli) were established. Yeringberg and St Huberts were re established. |
| 1978 |
Chateau Yarrinya won the Yarra Valley’s first Jimmy Watson trophy. This same vineyard, now under De Bortoli’s ownership, again won the trophy in 1997. |
| 1982 |
The Besen family founded TarraWarra. |
| 1983 |
Yarra Ridge established. |
| 1985 |
Coldstream Hills was founded by wine writer, James Halliday. Long Gully was founded by the Clapp family. |
| 1986 |
French champagne house Moet et Chandon established their Australian base, Domaine Chandon, at Coldstream. |
| 1987 |
Australia’s largest family owned wine companies, DeBortoli and McWilliams, established Yarra Valley wine labels in 1987 and 1994 respectively. |
| 1989 |
Victoria’s first vineyard, Yering Station, was replanted. Original buildings were restored. |
| 1996 |
Victoria’s first vineyard, Yering Station, was replanted by the Rathbone family. Original buildings were restored. |
| 1990-2000 |
Around 40 new wineries were established in the Yarra Valley, most smaller, family owned enterprises but also larger concerns such as Punt Road, Rochford and Sticks. |
| 2003 |
Foster purchased Southcorp wines, which added Coldstream Hills to St Huberts within the company’s winery holdings in the Yarra Valley. |
| 2004 |
TarraWarra opened the Museum of Australian Art, adjacent to the winery – a gift to the people of Australia from TarraWarra’s founders, the Besen Family. |
| 2006 |
Giant Steps / Innocent Bystander built in Healesville, becoming the first operational Yarra Valley winery to open in a town centre. |
| TODAY |
Over eighty Yarra Valley wineries represent the full spectrum of the region’s international reputation for super premium quality wine. |
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SOURCE: http://www.wineyarravalley.com/history/w2/i1001400/
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