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Real Review Top Wineries 2025

Wonderful news! We've made The Real Review's Top Wineries of Australia for 2025! 

We’re absolutely thrilled to be named one of @therealrvw’s Top Wineries of Australia for 2025, achieving our personal best ranking of #61! Out of 414 wineries that made this prestigious list—narrowed down from thousands—this recognition honours producers who consistently craft outstanding wines and set the benchmark for quality nationwide.

Rankings are determined by an algorithm based on scores from over 10,000 wines submitted to The Real Review, making a place at #61 a truly exceptional achievement.

A huge thank you to @therealrvw for the honour, and congratulations to all our fellow wineries who made the cut—especially the five other Mornington Peninsula wineries in the top 100. What a region to be part of!

To read more see The Real Review, but note that the full list of this year's top wineries is behind a paywall. 

22/05/2025 at 11:56 AM Permalink

Savagnin is a dry white that natural wine lovers will adore.....

Peter Bourne, Qantas Magazine, explains Savagnin's history in Australia - and highlights our Savagnin Sous Voile - made in the "Jura" style under flor. A great little synopsis of this fascinating grape variety and its interesting back story. 

There seems to be a buzz about Savagnin from the Jura region. What exactly is it? Read Peter Bourne's recent article in the Qantas Magazine to find out.

01/05/2025 at 11:18 AM Permalink

Announcement from The Crittenden Family

We are delighted to announce that from June 1st 2025 we will be regaining ownership of our onsite restaurant, currently trading as Stillwater. 

The restaurant was originally established in the early 1990s by our mum, Margaret Crittenden, but has for the last two decades been owned and operated by Zac Poulier, trading as Stillwater.

The restaurant will be closing from June to allow for significant renovations and rebranding over the winter months and the creation of an exciting new dining destination, with an opening planned for spring 2025.

We are looking forward to having all businesses on the property back under the management of the Crittenden family and can’t wait to share more details as we embark on this exciting transformation to establish what we hope will become a leading dining destination on the Mornington Peninsula.

If you have questions or bookings at Stillwater that you’d like to discuss with Zac please contact him directly on at manager@stillwateratcrittenden.com.au or call 03 5981 9555. 

For Cellar Door, wine membership or other wine related queries please reach out to us at winecentre@crittendenwines.com.au or 03 5987 3800. 

Rollo & Zoe Crittenden

05/02/2025 at 1:23 PM Permalink

Another Round: Savagnin

Mike Bennie recounts the fascinating story of how Savagnin came to be in Australia....and highlights his 3 Savgnin picks, including of course our Cri de Coeur version made in the "Sous Voile" style (under flor). 

"Savagnin stumbled into Australia through a twist of fate when a group of ambitious winemakers, eager to plant the popular Iberian variety albariño, found that the material sent to Australia by the supplying nursery was actually the distinct Jura variety savagnin." Read Mike Bennie's full story featured on Halliday's Wine Companion. 

Specifically, he says about the Crittenden Cri de Coeur Savagnin 2019 Sous Voile - "This is perhaps the richest, densest release of this wine, but contains all the freshness of cooling, saline acidity, the tell-tale fino sherry-like lift, among stewed cinnamon apples, ginger and crème brûlée. Power and presence, and something quite extraordinary. For long cellaring too."

Note that due to limited quantities and the nuanced style of this wine we don't sell it via the website. If you are interested in purchasing please contact us directly via email - winecentre@crittendenwines.com.au or phone 03 5987 3800. 

31/01/2025 at 10:16 AM Permalink

Lifestyle Piece - Domain - Rollo and Linda

A gorgeous lifestyle piece about what it's like as a young family to live on the Mornington Peninsula, own a vineyard and work in the wine and accommodation industries.  

Appearing in The Age's Domain on 25/01/2025, this article features Rollo and Linda Crittenden along with their two boys Oscar and Digby. If you've ever wondered what it's like to own a vineyard, winery and run accommodation on the Peninsula, you'll be interested to hear how Rollo and Linda came to be where they are. An inspiring read! Click here to read full article. 

28/01/2025 at 11:15 AM Permalink