A regional Victorian producer was just crowned Australia’s Winery of the Year for 2025

Keen to crack open a super spesh bottle of vino for your next celebration, wine bar date or BYO restaurant booking? Though making a selection can be tough, expert help is fortunately at hand. The highly anticipated 2025 Top Wineries of Australia ranking has just dropped, and there are plenty of gems ripe for your tasting. But no time to stop and smell the rosé – let’s dive into the results.

For the eighth annual Top Wineries of Australia round-up, the judging panel from The Real Review swirled, sipped and scored more than 15,000 wines from across the country – yep, cool job alert! Winners were crowned across eight categories, including best vigneron, sparkling, white, red and rosé. Plus, more than 400 producers – roughly 15 per cent of Australia’s 2,700 producers – were awarded a coveted Top Wineries Certification, just proof of how good Australia’s wine scene really is. 

Now, let’s uncork the results! Victoria has extended its five-year winning streak, with Geelong’s Wine By Farr taking home the title of Australia’s Winery of the Year for 2025. It’s a repeat victory for the family-owned winery, which also snagged the top gong in 2022. 

“This year, the wines that clinched the title for By Farr were the statuesque 2022 vintage of Côte Vineyard RP Pinot Noir (99 points), the stunningly beautiful 2023 Côte Vineyard GC Chardonnay (98 points), the opulent 2022 Tout Près Pinot Noir (98 points), and the gorgeously spicy 2022 By Farr Shiraz (98 points),” said The Real Review’s leading wine critic Huon Hooke.

Second place went to 2024’s Winery of the Year, Yarra Yering, with fellow Yarra Valley standouts Levantine Hill and Giant Steps claiming third and fourth. Rounding out the top five was South Australia’s Wynns Coonawarra Estate, which climbed a massive 21 places from last year. We hope all the winners are raising a glass (or three) to their well-deserved wins tonight!

All up, Victoria secured a 26 per cent share of the top wineries, with 109 making the list, including an impressive nine of the top 20. You can check out the full 2025 Top Wineries of Australia rankings here, along with a snapshot of the 2025 category winners below:

• Vigneron of the Year: Sandra & David de Pury, Yeringberg (Yarra Valley, VIC)
• Rising Star of the Year: Gareth Belton, Gentle Folk (Adelaide Hills, SA)
• Sparkling Wine of the Year: House Of Arras Grand Vintage 2016 (Tasmania)
• White Wine of the Year: Giant Steps Applejack Vineyard Chardonnay 2023 (Yarra Valley, VIC)
• Rosé Wine of the Year: S.C. Pannell Arido Rosé 2024 (McLaren Vale, SA)
• Red Wine of the Year: Yeringberg 2022 (Yarra Valley, VIC)
• Sweet Wine of the Year: De Bortoli Noble One 2021 (Riverina, NSW)
• Fortified Wine of the Year: Chambers Rutherglen Grand Muscat NV (Rutherglen, VIC)

These are the 10 best wineries in Australia for 2025:

1. Wine By Farr, Geelong, VIC
2. Yarra Yering, Yarra Valley, VIC
3. Levantine Hill, Yarra Valley, VIC
4. Giant Steps, Yarra Valley, VIC
5. Wynns Coonawarra Estate, Coonawarra, SA
6. Yalumba, Barossa, SA
7. Seppeltsfield, Barossa Valley, SA
8. Oakridge Wines, Yarra Valley, VIC
9. Cullen Wines, Wilyabrup, WA
10. Wendouree, Clare Valley, SA

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