Canonical: https://peninsulainsider.com.au/wine/lightfoot-wines/ 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 [Main Ridge]() # 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 Estate Focused Chardonnay and Pinot Intimate Tasting Room Consistent House Style Lightfoot Wines · Main Ridge Why we’d go Lightfoot 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. Worth knowing **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 Door Slow Solo All Year Couples At a glance **Type** Winery **Location** 110 Myers Rd, Main Ridge VIC 3928 · [Directions]() **Directions** [Get directions]() **Live status** [Check current hours →]() Not sure how to build a day around Lightfoot Wines? [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 Lightfoot Wines 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 Main Ridge - 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]()