Welcome to the Lirralirra Estate Website:

Our tiny family owned winery at the western end of the Yarra Valley is less than an hour from the centre of Melbourne. Although tiny in size our reputation is anything but, having achieved a 4 1/2 star rating from James Halliday, which puts us in the fore-front of small wineries in Australia.

We produce small quantities (maximum 100 dozen of each of the 4 varieties) of premium crafted wines using hand picked grapes from the vines we first planted in 1981. Our yields of unirrigated Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and Cabernets rarely exceed 1.2 tonnes per acre. These small yields from hungry, extremely weathered clayey, siltstone soils have resulted in beautifully concentrated fruit and wines noted for their purity and length of flavour.

Because we sell all the wines we make through the cellar door we rarely sell wholesale, and then only if approached by a restaurant or retail establishment that we frequent. Thus you are unlikely to see our wines except on the tables of our discerning customers.

The cellar door is open for tasting and sales on weekends and public holidays, and everyday during the Christmas holiday period, from 10am till 6pm. As Jos and I live on the property we welcome visitors at other times ‘by chance’.

Next time you are visiting the Yarra Valley wineries drop into our cellar door and discover why our Yarra Valley wines are so sought after– we look forward to seeing you.

Alan & Jocelyn Smith