NEWS

Beat the Winter Blues with Oakdene Wines!

It may not be winter just yet, but we are ready for it, and want to make sure you are too!  There's no better time to cozy up indoors with a glass of your favourite wine and enjoy our fab 'Winter Blues' special exclusively for Oakdene Wine Club members.

Take home 6 or more bottles of our Blue Label Wines to receive an extra 5% off (on top of the Wine Club discount, total 15%!) at the checkout.  Take advantage of these savings to stock up on your favorites or discover new wines to enjoy throughout the season.

Visit our website or stop by the Cellar Door today to explore our wines. Let us help you make this winter a season to remember with the perfect bottle in hand. 

This offer is only valid until Friday 31 May and only available to Oakdene Wine Club members on listed blue label wines.  Members must log in to the Oakdene website for offer to apply.

Your Favourites are BACK! Plus some exciting news...

So, we got some exciting news the other day, we were thrilled to find out that Oakdene has been included in The Real Review Top Wineries of Australia 2024!

Australia features 65 unique wine regions, and represents over 2,400 wineries, with the Real Review team tasting over 10,000 wines, so to be part of this list is pretty amazing. We are in such good company, with so many fantastic wineries both in our own region and Australia wide. Thanks Team!

Speaking of excellent wines, you have waited, ever so patiently for these after being sold out for a while, so we are excited to finally get them into our cellar door!

The smashing success of our 2022 Cabernet Franc and our Sparkling Shiraz proved that they were wines we needed to keep making, so here they are!  Just as good (if not, even better) as the previous vintage, perfectly balanced and ready for drinking now.

The 2023 Liz Chardonnay is finally here, and we have also welcomed the latest Single Vineyard Peta's Pinot Noir from the 2022 vintage, a must try for the Pinot lovers out there.

There are some excellent new wines to add to your list to try.  All of these are now available to purchase online and at the Oakdene Cellar Door.   

Merry OAKSMAS Specials!

What an amazing weekend we had recently at Oakdene, with another new trophy added to our cabinet from the Geelong Wine Show.  We were so proud to take home the Geelong Cellar Door Best Pinot Noir Trophy for the 2021 Bellarine Peninsula Pinot Noir!  The competition was great, with so many top quality Geelong regional wineries in the mix.

Speaking of weekends though, there are only 4 more of them left until Christmas.  Yes, 4.  That means there are even less days to get your orders in and delivered before the big day.   What a year!

We want our Wine Club members to have their favourite wines, including our newest trophy winner, ready for the festive table.  Our OAKSMAS special is ready to go, and with limited delivery times remaining, we don't want you to miss out.

We have 2 amazing offers for our Wine Club Members, with something a little extra to go with your Wine Club benefits*.

Purchase 6 bottles or more online and receive an extra 5% off at the checkout

Purchase 12 bottles or more online receive an extra 10% off at the checkout 

Here are some of our Christmas table favourites (plus what they pair well with!)

2018 Oakdene Sparkling Shiraz
The perfect sparkling aperitif on Christmas day!  This wine can be seriously enjoyed alongside a charcuterie or cheese board before the main event.  Serve this one really well chilled, it will take the edge off a hot Christmas day!

$35 bottle / $178.50 Wine Club 6

2019 Oakdene Jessica Sauvignon
Is a seafood lunch on the cards at your house?  This oak fermented sauvignon blanc has perfectly balanced acid and fruit flavours so won't overpower those amazing fresh ocean flavours.

$28 bottle / $142.80 Wine Club 6

2021 Bellarine Peninsula Rose
Everybody loves Rose on a warm summers day, and this lovely blushed wine is the perfect afternoon refresher to serve on its own!  Enjoy well chilled to bring out the beautiful red fruit flavours.

$24 bottle / $122.40 Wine Club 6

2019 Oakdene Peta's Pinot Noir
The perfect accompaniment to your Christmas turkey or duck, Pinot Noir will bring out the flavours of your best poultry dishes and roasted root vegetables.  Pinot Noir is a big fan favourite so make sure it's on your table.

$43 bottle / $219.30 Wine Club 6

2021 Bellarine Peninsula Field Blend
When you are looking for more of a medium-bodied red wine, this Shiraz / Pinot Noir blend is just for you.  Enjoy it with a maple glazed ham and rosemary baked potatoes.

$24 bottle / $122.40 Wine Club 6

2020 Bellarine Peninsula Shiraz
A classic cool climate Shiraz full of spice and warmth.  Pair this with some delicious vegetarian mains, lamb cutlets then traditional mince pies or your favourite chocolate dessert like a decadent mud cake. 

$24 bottle / $122.40 Wine Club 6

This offer is only available to Wine Club members until Wednesday 14 December on current stock, so make sure you are joined up and logged in to take advantage.   JOIN HERE
*Offer only applicable to wine purchases and is not available in conjunction with any other offers

To make sure you receive your wine in time for Christmas, we ask that you place orders no later than 2pm Wednesday 14 December*.  We cannot guarantee that orders placed after this date will arrive on time. 

*Northern Territory, Western Australia, Tasmania, North Queensland - Orders need to be placed by Friday 2 December!   Delivery may take up to 8 business days due to parcel volumes & floods

Amazing new wines for Summer

Some of our finest new release wines have landed!

We have been so busy here at Oakdene over the summer, that we've barely had a chance to introduce you to our newest wines!  It has been wonderful to see so many friendly faces in our cellar door, and now we have these new release wines ready to show you.

Our ever popular Bellarine Peninsula Chardonnay is back, and the 2018 Sparkling Shiraz that was released just prior to Christmas is also available. 

We would love you to try them. Come and visit the cellar door for a seated tasting and take home your favourites.  Bookings are recommended CLICK HERE

Purchase online and have wines delivered staight to your door.  Don't forget, if you are an Oakdene Wine Club member, you get 10% off your purchase at the checkout plus free shipping on any dozen.

New Release Wines to try

A brand new release, one for the Riesling lovers!

Spring is finally here and we can hear the collective sigh of relief all over the Bellarine as the warmer days heat up the ground and take the chill away from the vineyard.

We have two new release wines to celebrate the beautiful weather (and the long weekend!), including our very first, estate grown Riesling which was hand harvested from our Drysdale vineyard, along with our flagship 2019 Single Vineyard Peta's Pinot Noir. 

We would love you to try them!  Come and visit the cellar door for a seated tasting and take home your favourites.  Bookings are recommended CLICK HERE

Cool Climate Bellarine Peninsula Whites

Time to enjoy two of our favourite cool climate whites..... Blue label Sauvignon Blanc & Pinot Grigio

As the weather starts to warm up, we tend to swing towards a crisp, fruit driven wine, that can be enjoyed well into the evenings of our longer days.

Our Bellarine vineyard near Drysdale has been consistantly producing loads of juicy, fresh and bright fruit for our blue label Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio, with both of these finished wines displaying the best characteristics of the varieties.  Refreshing and fruity but dry, with great acidity.

If you think it's time to fill up the fridge with either of these wines, just purchase 12 or more bottles (in any combination) for 20% off.

This offer is only available to Wine Club Members.  Join here!

*20% discount only applicable to 12 or more of the wines specified.  Not available with any other offers.  Discount applies automatically at checkout until end October 2021.

Cellar Door Open again......

Cellar Door open once again!  Last days to use your 'ADD TO CART' $20 bonus!

We are really, extremely grateful to be able to open our cellar door once again! While we are only able to open for regional visitors (and Melbourne we are so sorry because we do miss you!), we havent forgotten our Metro friends, who still have time to get hold of a great bonus offer with your wine deliveries.

If you havent had a chance to use it yet, your $20 'Add to Cart' bonus is finishing next week (19 September)!

Don't leave anything in your cart.  Everyone gets $2o off wine orders (minimum spend $160), and Wine Club members get that in ADDITION to the club discount of 10%. (Click here to become a member, it's FREE!).

Want to visit the Cellar Door?  

Seating inside the cellar door is extremely limited.  Make a booking here to ensure you don't miss out.  Cellar door open 7 days, 10am - 4pm.

The 2022 Halliday results are in!

James Halliday's 2022 edition of the Australian Wine Companion lit up our computer screens again last week with all the awards streamed live , replacing the gala dinner we have become accustomed to. 

We are very pleased to retain a 5 red star rating for the eight successive year keeping Oakdene in the top echelon of Australian producers. This year’s release has adopted some changes to accommodate the volume of wines (and wineries) rated with some additions to the tasting panel. This included regional experts, in Geelong’s case Jeni Port, one of Australia’s most experienced wine journalists. New editor Tyson Stelzer also made it clear, this release would see a rationalisation of the scoring system, to bring scores closer to the current 100 point wine show system.  

The changes make retaining our 5 red star rating even more pleasing, and great to see 5 wines receiving a special value rating, which symbolises a wine considered to offer special value for money in the context of their rating!

So without further ado here are our 2022 results –

2022 HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION

2019 Oakdene Liz's Single Vineyard Bellarine Peninsula Chardonnay 95 Points (Gold & Special Value Rating)
Destemmed, pressed direct to barrel for wild-yeast fermentation and matured for 12 months in French oak barriques (30% new). This wine has a reputation for generosity of flavour and the 2019 vintage doesn't disappoint. Arrives with a bang! Take a long inhale of all that stone fruit, dried peach, orange peel, honeysuckle and pear. Keep that thought, because there's more to behold on the palate and this time it comes with delicious texture and length. Coastal saline sea-spray notes hover, providing added zing. (Jeni Port)  Drink by: 2028 Alcohol 13.6%

2019 Oakdene Peta's Single Vineyard Bellarine Peninsula Pinot Noir 94 Points (Silver)
Hand-picked fruit, 20% whole bunches, wild-yeast fermented in small open-top pots, mlf, 12 months' maturation in French oak barriques (30% new). Deep purple/garnet colour. Intense and savoury in aromas of Thai herbs, anise, wood smoke, black cherry. Runs a touch wild and savoury across the tongue in shades of cherry cola, rhubarb and sage, with notes of smoke. A light dusting of spice throughout helps fuel the wine's energy. (Jeni Port)  Drink by: 2027 Alcohol 13.7%

2019 Oakdene Bellarine Peninsula Chardonnay 94 Points (Silver Top 100 & Special Value Rating)
Fermented and matured for 10 months in new and used French barriques. Gleaming straw-green hue. The quality of the fruit is obvious; the wine already in the saddle; the gait smooth and supple; white stone fruit, citrusy acidity and creamy cashew in harmony. (James Halliday)  Drink by: 2029 Alcohol 13.4%

2020 Oakdene Ly Ly Single Vineyard Bellarine Peninsula Pinot Gris 93 Points (Silver)
Maintains the producer's high standard already set with the grape. The merest hint of a blush hue, the aromas lifted with spring blossom, just-cut apple and a touch of honeysuckle. Early on in its life, already revealing hints of a complex nature, of marzipan, spiced apple, pear tart. Certainly ripe and full of flavour. (Jeni Port)  Drink by: 2025 Alcohol 13.9%

2019 Oakdene William Single Vineyard Bellarine Peninsula Shiraz 93 Points (Silver)
Hand picked and destemmed, wild-yeast fermented in small open-top vats with 15% whole bunches. Mlf followed by 16 months in French oak barriques (30% new). Everything nicely framed around some rather smart oak, presenting a picture of cool-climate elegance. Deep purple, sweet black cherry/blood plum fruit with a generous dusting of spice and toasty oak. Aromatics come out to play on the palate, a note of pepper, too. Ripe cherry tannins add an extra flourish. (Jeni Port)  Drink by: 2031 Alcohol 14.4%

2020 Bellarine Peninsula Sauvignon Blanc 92 Points (Silver & Special Value Rating)
Gifts the drinkers everything they like about sauvignon blanc; from the grape's exuberance and energy, to the distinctive lime-citrus, herbs and grassy notes, through to the crisp, cool palate with zingy lemony acidity. Not a note out of place. (Jeni Port)  Drink by: 2023 Alcohol 12.4%

2016 Oakdene Yvette Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay 91 Points (Silver)
Light pink tinge with the lifted scent of yellow peach, honeysuckle, lemon butter and just-baked pastry. Homogenous, lively flavours echoing the aroma with additional red apple, mandarin rind flavours for complexity. Nicely textured throughout with fine acid crunch. (Jeni Port)  Drink by: 2023 Alcohol 12.6%

2017 Oakdene Yvette Kristen Blanc de Blancs 91 Points (Silver)
This blanc de blancs sees 36 months ageing on yeast lees, instilling the sparkling with a wealth of lemon, grapefruit, white peach and fresh bread aromas with a touch of flintiness. Nice complexity here, balanced with impressive acidity. The palate keeps true to the citrus theme with smooth autolysis texture and depth. Excellent aperitif style. (Jeni Port) Drink by: 2023 Alcohol 12.1%

2020 Oakdene Jessica Single Vineyard Bellarine Peninsula Sauvignon 91 Points (Silver)
Like sucking on a juicy grape, this 1yo is super-fresh and zesty. The grape's usual herbaceous exuberance is toned down and in its place are green mango skin, lime, lemon rind and green apple. It's a well-composed, thoughtful expression. Crunchy acidity hits the spot. (Jeni Port)  Drink by: 2023 Alcohol 12.0%

2020 Oakdene Bellarine Peninsula Rosé 91 Points (Silver & Special Value Rating)  
A blend of 36/30/18/16% cabernet sauvignon/cabernet franc/shiraz/merlot. Interesting choice of varieties, combining solid acidity, delicate aromatics, soft texture and juicy fruit-forward fruit. The awesome foursome, showing a very Australian no-nonsense, flavoursome approach to rosé, all with an easy tannin grip and bright acidity. (Jeni Port)  Drink by: 2024 Alcohol 13.1%

2019 Oakdene Bellarine Peninsula Pinot Noir 90 Points (Silver)
Destemmed fruit, fermented in small open-top pots with cultured yeast, mlf and 11 months in French oak barriques (10% new). A most tasty, well-priced pinot that sings with fruit - black cherry, redcurrant, satsuma plum - and spicy anise. Tannins and oak melt into the background. Juicy and clean. Drink up. (Jeni Port)  Drink by: 2026 Alcohol 13.6%

2020 Bellarine Peninsula Pinot Grigio 90 Points (Silver)
Another solid grigio from the Geelong region. The maritime climate does the grape proud. Easy to get to know, it boasts a light scent of Jonathan apple, spiced pear and white nectarine. Crisp, clean, lively with a hint of dusty musk to close. (Jeni Port)  Drink by: 2023 Alcohol 13.3%

2019 Oakdene Bellarine Peninsula Shiraz 90 Points (Silver & Special Value Rating)
Destemmed, fermented in small open-top vats with cultured yeast, mlf, 11 months in French oak barriques (10% new). Forest floor, earth, briar, fennel and red/blue berries on the bouquet. Autumnal in character, it cuts a sleek figure with a taut - almost steely - tannin/acid drive that puckers the mouth. Speaks of its cool-climate home. (Jeni Port)  Drink by: 2026 Alcohol 13.2% 

2019 Oakdene Bernard's Single Vineyard Cabernets 89 Points (Bronze)
A blend of merlot (66%), cabernet franc (30%), cabernet sauvignon (8%). Making the most of a challenging vintage and an early picking with an upfront young blend, with early drinking on its mind. It's all about the fruit here, black cherry, plum with some attractive dried flower florals and brown spice. The plush, sweet-berried fruits have prominence, cabernet sauvignon seems reserved for the solid backbone. It works well. (Jeni Port)  Drink by: 2025 Alcohol 12.4%

Winter Wine Specials

Oakdene Family Winter Wines.....

It's just past the mid winter point already, and thank goodness for that! The winter solstice has come and gone, days are finally getting longer again and we think that being a few steps closer to spring is a good time to treat yourself!

Oakdene Wine Club members can take 15% off the total order with the purchase any 6 or more Oakdene Single Vineyard Estate (white label) wines, with free shipping in Victoria.

Choose your favourites and the discount will apply automatically at the checkout.  This is only available to Wine Club members and expires 31 July (Joining the wine club is FREE and simple! JOIN HERE)

Purchase online and have your order delivered contact free, straight to your door so you can sit back, relax and let us do the legwork for you.

All that is left to do, is enjoy.....

Where will you be this long weekend?

Easter Long Weekend............... How we all love a good long weekend! Time with family and friends, time to relax and time to get away from it all. It doesn't get much better and this year, more than ever before!

We have you covered for something to do all weekend, with Oakdene wine tastings and exceptional bistro food all in one place!

Oakdene is closed on Good Friday, please take note of our opening hours over the rest of the weekend and make the time to drop in for a visit! 

​We look forward to seeing you!

CELLAR DOOR // The Cellar door is open from 10am to 4pm Easter Saturday, Sunday and Monday.  Book yourself in for our seated tasting experience, with new release wines and a special museum release to try along with all of your favourites.

Make a booking HERE

MR GRUBB BISTRO // Open for lunch from 12 noon and for dinner 5:30pm Easter Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

Please note that a 20% surcharge applies on Public Holidays.

Bookings are essential. To book visit our website www.mrgrubbatoakdene.com.au or call 03 5255 1255.