The Best Wineries In Australia Have Been Crowned For 2025

• The Real Review has revealed its annual Winery of the Year list for 2025.
• Repeating the success it enjoyed in 2022, Victoria’s Wine by Farr came out on top; this is the fifth consecutive year a Victorian winery has won.
• The expert tasting panel assessed close to 15,000 wines for the latest edition, with 414 producers receiving a Top Wineries Certificate (approximately 15% of Australia’s 2,700+ producers).

Victoria’s Wine by Farr has once again claimed the coveted title of “Winery of the Year” here in Australia.

Anointed by leading domestic wine authority, The Real Review, it triumphed over 2,700 producers in the country for the throne: including Yarra Yering in the Yarra Valley (#2 and 2024’s Winery of the Year), Levantine Hill also in the Yarra Valley (#3), Giant Steps from you guessed it the Yarra Valley (#4), followed by Wynns Coonawarra Estate in Coonawarra (#5).

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“Wine by Farr is a thoroughly deserving recipient of Winery of the Year,” said Huon Hooke, The Real Review’s Principal Wine Writer and prominent wine critic. “

“Nick Farr and his team continue to produce wines of exceptional quality and character, year after year. Our tastings confirmed this, with the RP Pinot Noir earning an impressive 99 points and a finalist position for Red Wine of the Year.”

“It was closely followed by a trio of 98-point wines: GC Chardonnay, Tout Près Pinot Noir, and By Farr Shiraz.”

On the subject of strong showings, as alluded to earlier, Victoria has (unsurprisingly) made its presence known. In the Top 20 alone, the state secured nine positions, while its key rival in South Australia notched seven spots.

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2025 marks the fifth consecutive year a Victorian winery was king. Check out a truncated version of The Real Review’s Winery of the Year list below (and the complete rankings via the link at the bottom).

The Best Wineries In Australia

1. Wine by Farr (Geelong)
2. Yarra Yering (Yarra Valley)
3. Levantine Hill (Yarra Valley)
4. Giant Steps (Yarra Valley)
5. Wynns Coonawarra Estate (Coonawarra)
6. Yalumba (Barossa)
7. Seppeltsfield (Barossa Valley)
8. Oakridge Wines (Yarra Valley)
9. Cullen Wines (Wilyabrup)
10. Wendouree (Clare Valley)
11. Tyrrell’s Wines (Lower Hunter)
12. Mount Pleasant (Lower Hunter)
13. Eisenstone (Barossa Valley)
14. Mount Mary Vineyard (Yarra Valley)
15. Bindi Wines (Macedon Ranges)
16. Henschke (Eden Valley)
17. Hentley Farm (Barossa Valley)
18. Brokenwood Wines (Lower Hunter)
19. Grosset (Clare Valley)
20. Ten Minutes by Tract (Mornington Peninsula)