Planning a trip to the Yarra Valley? You'll definitely want to stop at Yarra Yering, which has just received the prestigious Winery of the Year Australia award for 2024. The Real Review, one of Australia’s leading authorities in wine, has just unveiled its highly anticipated annual rankings list and it's the fourth year in a row that a Victorian winery has taken out the top spot. And it's not the first time Yarra Yering has taken the crown, having won it back in 2021. Cheers to them!
“Achieving ‘Winery of the Year Australia’ status for the second time is a testament to winemaker Sarah Crowe’s exceptional talent, the hard work of the vineyard team led by Andrew George, and the consistent outstanding calibre of wines that Yarra Yering deliver year after year,” says the Real Review’s principal wine writer Huon Hooke.
“In the 2024 ranking, several of Yarra Yering’s wines separated them from the pack, including its Carrodus Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, which achieved a jaw-dropping 99 points, its stellar 2022 Chardonnay and its famous Dry Red Wine No 1 Cabernet Blend.”
We'll take a case of each, please. And maybe the vino-tasting job, too? Each year, a panel of the nation's top critics try more than 10,000 wines – but their final decision isn't made lightly. To ensure consistency, the ranking is determined by a proprietary algorithm, which considers the rating and recency of reviews by the Real Review’s panel over two years.
Completing the top five of this year’s list is Henschke in second place (Eden Valley, South Australia), Wine by Farr in third (Geelong, Victoria), Penfolds in fourth (South Australia) and Oakridge in fifth (Yarra Valley, Victoria), which was last year's winner.
Curious to see which other wineries stood out from the rest? The full list of the Real Review Top Wineries of Australia 2024 can be found on the website. We don't know about you, but our wine racks could do with a few extra bottles.
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