Trofeo Estate is a family-owned boutique winery, cellar door and restaurant at the foothills of Red Hill on the Mornington Peninsula, overlooking 50 acres of vineyard. The venue occupies a former passionfruit cannery from around 1930, whose tall ceilings, exposed red brick and concrete floors still shape its character.
Jim and Kathy Manolios bought the estate in 2012 and named it Trofeo, Italian for trophy, after Jim's motorsport company. With founding winemaker Richard Darby they revived the vineyard using organic and biodynamic principles. Jim, who has a science degree in biochemistry and family wine roots on the Greek island of Samos going back more than 300 years, wanted to make wine in its purest form without oak barrels. After researching alternatives, he and Richard settled on terracotta amphorae made from Tuscan clay, and Trofeo is now the largest producer of amphora-aged wine in the Southern Hemisphere, making cool-climate wines from Chardonnay to Shiraz from hand-picked Mornington Peninsula fruit.
The cellar door offers daily tastings from Thursday to Monday, a Friday aperitivo hour and behind-the-scenes tours of the vines, ageing room and winery, and the cannery is a popular wedding venue.
- Address
- 85 Harrisons Road, Dromana VIC 3936
- Winemakers
- Richard Darby
Visit the Trofeo Estate website
Regions
Wines
- Trofeo Estate - ESC Pinot Gris Terracotta Amphora Wine — Orange
- Trofeo Estate -- Aged in Terracotta Amphorae Rosé — Rosé
- Trofeo Estate -- Aged in Terracotta Mornington Peninsula Rosé — Rosé
- Trofeo Estate Aged in Terracotta Amphorae Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Trofeo Estate Aged in Terracotta Amphorae Pinot Gris — White
- Trofeo Estate Aged in Terracotta Amphorae Pinot Noir — Red
- Trofeo Estate Aged in Terracotta Chardonnay — White
- Trofeo Estate Aged in Terracotta Mornington Peninsula Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Trofeo Estate Aged in Terracotta Mornington Peninsula Pinot Gris — White
- Trofeo Estate Aged in Terracotta Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir — Red
- Trofeo Estate Aged in Terracotta Shiraz — Red
- Trofeo Estate Aged in Terracotta Single Block Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay — White
- Trofeo Estate Aged in Terracotta Single Block Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir — Red
- Trofeo Estate Aged in Terracotta Single Block Shiraz — Red
- Trofeo Estate Aged in Terracotta Single Old Block Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir — Red
- Trofeo Estate Amphora Terracotta Chardonnay — White
- Trofeo Estate Amphora Terracotta Wine Pinot Gris — White
- Trofeo Estate Amphora Terracotta Wine Pinot Noir — Red
- Trofeo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Amphora Terracotta Wine — Red
- Trofeo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon The Chosen Few Terracotta Wine — Red
- Trofeo Estate Chardonnay The Chosen Few Terracotta Wine — White
- Trofeo Estate ESC Pinot Noir Terracotta Amphora Wine — Red
- Trofeo Estate Mornington Peninsula Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Trofeo Estate Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay — White
- Trofeo Estate Mornington Peninsula Pinot Gris — White
- Trofeo Estate Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir — Red
- Trofeo Estate Mornington Peninsula Rose — Rosé
- Trofeo Estate Mornington Peninsula Sauvignon Blanc — White
- Trofeo Estate Mornington Peninsula Shiraz — Red
- Trofeo Estate Pinot Noir Aged In Terracotta Amphorae Single Block — Red
- Trofeo Estate Pinot Noir Amphora Terracotta Rosé — Rosé
- Trofeo Estate Pinot Noir Amphora Terracotta Wine Rosé — Rosé
- Trofeo Estate Pinot Noir Amphora Terracotta Wine Single Block — Red
- Trofeo Estate Pinot Noir Blanc de Noir — Red
- Trofeo Estate Pinot Noir Shiraz Amphora Terracotta Wine Rosé — Rosé
- Trofeo Estate Shiraz Amphora Terracotta Wine — Red
- Trofeo Estate Shiraz The Chosen Few Terracotta Wine — Red
- Trofeo Estate Skin Contact Pinot Gris — White
- Trofeo Estate Skin Contact Pinot Noir — Red
- Trofeo Estate Sparkling Vintage Methode Traditionelle — Sparkling
- Trofeo Estate Sweet Late Harvest Cane Cut Mornington Peninsula Pinot Gris — Dessert
- Trofeo Estate Terzetto Mornington Peninsula Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay Pinot Gris — Sparkling
- Trofeo Estate The Chosen Few Aged In Terracotta Amphorae Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Trofeo Estate The Chosen Few Aged In Terracotta Amphorae Pinot Noir — Red
- Trofeo Estate The Chosen Few Aged In Terracotta Amphorae Shiraz — Red
- Trofeo Estate The Chosen Few Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Trofeo Estate The Chosen Few Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay — White
- Trofeo Estate The Chosen Few Pinot Gris — White
- Trofeo Estate The Chosen Few Pinot Noir — Red
- Trofeo Estate The Chosen Few Shiraz — Red
- Trofeo Estate The Chosen Few Terracotta Wine Pinot Noir — Red