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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.
Lightfoot Wines
A small Main Ridge estate with a focused Pinot and Chardonnay range and one of the ridge's most peaceful tasting rooms.
Known for Main Ridge Boutique EstateFocused Chardonnay and PinotIntimate Tasting RoomConsistent House Style
Lightfoot Wines · Main Ridge Why we’d goLightfoot rewards a quiet weekday visit rather than a peak-season Saturday, small, focused, and the counterpoint the ridge's bigger names need.
Lightfoot is the kind of Main Ridge cellar door that rewards a quiet afternoon visit rather than a Saturday long-weekend one. The estate is small, the tasting room is unhurried, and the range is deliberately focused: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, sometimes a Rosé or a sparkling, all made from surrounding blocks with an obvious restraint and a house style that feels consistent from year to year.
This is an underrated Main Ridge stop for visitors who have already worked through the bigger names on the ridge and want a quieter counterpoint. The cellar door is intimate enough that the person pouring can walk you through the choices in a way the bigger estates' tasting counters rarely allow, you are not competing for the winemaker's attention with twelve other couples.
Book ahead. Best visited mid-week when the ridge is quieter. Ask about current allocations before making the drive.
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- Best for
- Cellar door visits · Wine lovers · Couples · Solo travellers
If you only do one thing
Go mid-week and take as long as you like in the tasting, there will be nobody else competing for the conversation.
Works well with
Via Boffe · Johnny Ripe
Filed under Cellar DoorSlowSoloAll YearCouples
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