These are Australia's best wineries in 2025, according to our nation's leading wine critics
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!
Of the top 414 wineries, South Australia claimed the largest share at 36 per cent. The Barossa Valley alone accounted for 11 per cent of these, which is more than any other wine region in the country.
Victoria secured a 26 per cent share of the top wineries, with 109 making the list, including an impressive nine of the top 20. Western Australia followed with 59 wineries in the top 414, while New South Wales had 57 and Tasmania had 35. You can check out the full 2025 Top Wineries of Australia rankings here, along with a summary of the 2025 category winners below:
These are the 10 best wineries in Australia for 2025:
Wine By Farr, Geelong, VIC
Yarra Yering, Yarra Valley, VIC
Levantine Hill, Yarra Valley, VIC
Giant Steps, Yarra Valley, VIC
Wynns Coonawarra Estate, Coonawarra, SA
Yalumba, Barossa, SA
Seppeltsfield, Barossa Valley, SA
Oakridge Wines, Yarra Valley, VIC
Cullen Wines, Wilyabrup, WA
Wendouree, Clare Valley, SA
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