The Farr Family

The Farr estate is located in the Moorabool Valley between Geelong and Ballarat, 100km southwest of Melbourne. Grape growing in this region dates back more than 200 years, with Swiss settlers planting Victoria’s first vineyards here in the early 1800s. The rich volcanic soil and continental climate at our estate produces premium fruit with a flavour, bouquet and colour that is unique to our surrounding area.

Gary and Robyn Farr purchas...

Our vineyards are based on ancient river deposits within the Moorabool Valley. Thousands of years later, we are reaping the rewards of these complex and mineral-rich soils, which lend their unique characteristics to our grapes.

There are six different soils spread across the Farr property, with the two main types being rich, friable red and black volcanic loam, and limestone, which dominates the loam in some areas. The other soils are ...

The season leading into the 2013 harvest started well, with above average rainfall during winter setting us up for a good spring and budburst. The vines looked fantastic leading up to flowering, which was perhaps a week earlier than normal. This was most likely due to the very little rain we had from 1 October until 26 November, during which time we received only 12mm. The dryness saw large cracks opening up in the black clay soils, but thankf...