Canonical: https://peninsulainsider.com.au/wine/dromana-estate/ Publisher: Peninsula Insider Published: unknown Modified: unknown Format: public main text, generated from the canonical page; imagery and interactive controls omitted. Dates and caveats below retain their page meaning; this format is not a new fact check. [Wine Country]() Winery [Tuerong]() # Dromana Estate One of the Peninsula's founding names, cool-climate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir alongside a small run of Italian-leaning bottlings on the quieter hinterland side. Known for Peninsula Founding Estate Italian-Leaning Bottlings Quieter Hinterland Position Accessible Pricing [Book a tasting]() +61 3 5974 4400 Dromana Estate · Tuerong Why we’d go The right stop when the Red Hill cellar doors are at long-weekend capacity, quieter, equally good, and slightly easier on the wallet. Dromana Estate is one of the Peninsula's founding names and has quietly reinvented itself more than once across its history. The current cellar door pours a line-up that leans on the regional classics, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, alongside a small run of Italian-leaning wines the team has been building out over the past few years. The estate sits on the quieter, eastern side of the Peninsula wine country, which makes it a genuinely useful alternative when the flagship Red Hill cellar doors are mid-long-weekend bedlam. The tasting counter is unpretentious, the staff are knowledgeable, and the prices sit slightly below the ridge-top average without loss of quality. That combination, founding estate credibility at non-flagship prices, is more useful than it sounds on a crowded Saturday. Treat Dromana Estate as your decompression stop after a busy morning up on the ridge, or as your first stop on a quieter midweek cellar-door day. Worth knowing **Best for** Cellar door visits · Wine lovers · Couples · First-time visitors If you only do one thing Treat it as your decompression stop after the ridge, prices are lower, the counter is quieter, and the wine is as good. Works well with Yabby Lake Vineyard · Barmah Park Farm Kitchen Filed under Cellar Door Slow All Year Couples Group At a glance **Type** Winery **Location** 555 Old Moorooduc Rd, Tuerong VIC 3933 · [Directions]() **Call** +61 3 5974 4400 **Awards** Founding Peninsula Estate **Website** [www.dromanaestate.com.au]() **Directions** [Get directions]() **Live status** [Check current hours →]() [Book now]() Not sure how to build a day around Dromana Estate? [Search Peninsula Insider]() More to explore ## Other wine experiences to compare [Back to Wine Country →]() Winery [Red Hill]() ### [Avani Wines]() 98 Stanleys Road, Red Hill South VIC 3937 Shashi and Rohit Singh's biodynamic family estate, one of the Peninsula's only serious Syrah programs alongside the Amrit single-vineyard range. cellar door slow [Read notes]() Winery [Merricks]() ### [Baillieu Vineyard]() 51 Stanleys Rd, Merricks VIC 3916 A thoughtfully managed Merricks estate making elegant Chardonnay and Pinot Noir that rewards the drive to find it. cellar door slow [Read notes]() [Book]() Winery [Moorooduc]() ### [Barmah Park Vineyard]() 3007 Frankston-Flinders Rd, Moorooduc VIC 3933 A rustic, intimate cellar door running a five-wine, five-canape pairing from a hatted-standard kitchen, the most structured tasting format on the Peninsula. cellar door long lunch [Read notes]() Build a day around this ## Planning guides that include Dromana Estate Peninsula Insider guides that put this stop into the context of a full day or weekend. [Peninsula weekend itinerary →]() [Cellar door shortlist →]() [Self-drive winery tour →]() [Winter on the Peninsula →]() Keep this for later [← Part of Tuerong - view the destination guide]() Is this your business? [Manage this listing]() Something wrong on this page, or is this your business? [Tell us what to fix]() and you get a case reference back. corrections@peninsulainsider.com.au reaches the same desk. ## The Insider Note The Peninsula worth knowing. An occasional email. What's on, where we'd go and what's worth knowing next. Independent editorial. Sent when there is something worth knowing. Unsubscribe any time [Privacy]()