Narkoojee, meaning 'place of flowers', is a family winery in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range at Glengarry North in Gippsland, Victoria. The property started as a dairy farm run by Edna and Athelstan Friend in the early 1940s. Their son Harry planted the first experimental vines in 1980 and moved there from Melbourne with his wife Val in 1995.
The beginnings were humble: the cellar door was a small weatherboard bungalow behind the house, and the old butter factory in Glengarry served as the first winery. Today there are 15 hectares of vines, and Narkoojee holds James Halliday's five red star rating, with acclaim from wine writers and drinkers around the world. Harry shares the winemaking with his son, chief winemaker Axel Friend, and the pair love experimenting with new techniques.
The cellar door offers tasting flights with local cheese and produce, looking out over the vineyard to the ranges.
- Address
- 220 Francis Road, Glengarry North VIC 3854
- Founded
- 1980
Regions
Wines
- Narkoojee 01 Block Gippsland Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Narkoojee Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Maxwell Gippsland Cabernet — Red
- Narkoojee Cuvee Robert Fordham Gippsland Sparkling Cabernet Merlot — Sparkling
- Narkoojee Cuvee Robert Fordham Gippsland Sparkling Merlot — Sparkling
- Narkoojee Four Generations Gippsland Merlot — Red
- Narkoojee Francis Road Shiraz Gippsland — Red
- Narkoojee Gippsland Cabernet Merlot — Red
- Narkoojee Gippsland Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Narkoojee Gippsland Cabernets — Red
- Narkoojee Gippsland Pinot Noir — Red
- Narkoojee Gippsland Sparkling Harriet Chardonnay — Sparkling
- Narkoojee Gippsland Viognier — White
- Narkoojee Isaac Gippsland Shiraz — Red
- Narkoojee Lily Grace Chardonnay — White
- Narkoojee Myrtle Point Gippsland Shiraz — Red
- Narkoojee Pinot Noir Chairman's Selection Peter's — Red
- Narkoojee Reserve Gippsland Chardonnay — White
- Narkoojee Reserve Maxwell Gippsland Cabernet — Red
- Narkoojee Reserve Pinot Noir — Red
- Narkoojee Shiraz Isaac Reserve — Red
- Narkoojee Sparkling Cabernet — Sparkling
- Narkoojee The Athelstan Gippsland Merlot — Red
- Narkoojee The Harry Gippsland Shiraz — Red
- Narkoojee Trafalgar Chardonnay — White
- Narkoojee Tumbarumba Chardonnay — White
- Narkoojee Valerie Gippsland Chardonnay — White
- Narkoojee Valerie Gippsland Pinot Noir — Red
- Narkoojee Valerie Gippsland Shiraz — Red
- Narkoojee Viognier Valerie — White
- Narkoojee Yorkie's Gully Gippsland Rose — Rosé