Trailblazing Viognier, It’s pronounced “VEE – ON – YAY”

To make something truly great you need to take risks, and risks are usually things no one else is doing. Would you put your business on the line for greatness? Yalumba did, and it paid off. In the 1970s Yalumba saw Viognier being grown in the appellations of Condrieu and Cote Rotie, France. It’s a naturally low yielding variety, which isn’t good if you’re a vineyard going for bulk. On top of this fact is the amount of skill required to get it just right is rather high. These facts didn’t dissuade Yalumba from taking this variety home with them to Australia and get started planting its first three acres of the grape in 1980.

Their new crop was situated in the elevated slopes of the aptly named Eden Valley in South Australia. Over the next 10 years the vines grew in the cool climate and Yalumba experimented with the variety. Being the first significant planting they’re also among the oldest currently in Australia.

Each grape they grow is a continuation of its trailblazing history. The vines are still there today for a reason. They’ve launched an entire category of Australian viognier which has taken Yalumba’s name right around the world for how good it is. Does this mean they’ve beaten the French at their own game?

The Virgilius Viognier

Yalumba’s flagship white wine. The Virgilius is regarded as Australia’s benchmark of the variety

Organic Viognier

Yalumba Organic Viognier showcases the individual characters of the variety, wild and untouched, culminating in a truly beautiful drop.

Y Series Viognier

Fresh and flavoursome fruit-driven wines of quality and consistency, highlighting true varietal character at an accessible price point.

Yalumba Eden Valley Viognier

The Eden Valley Viognier is our pure expression of the variety. It is full of flavour and character, and finishes with freshness and vitality