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Vintage 2022 is over!

Our mantra in the winery to describe Vintage 2022 was ‘slim pickings’.  We processed around 50% less that what we normally would.

So, what actually is vintage?

Meg Brodtmann MW explains what vintage is, how it works and why it's such a big deal!

Welcome back!

We can’t wait to welcome you all back to our winery. After the last few months, you’re more than deserving of a glass of wine with loved ones.The current plan is to re-open our Cellar Door on Octob...

5 Stars from Halliday

Wineries were holding their breath today, waiting the highly anticipated annual Halliday Wine Companion ratings to be released. James Halliday is one of Australia’s most respected wine critics and ...

Cellar Door Update July 2020

As Melbourne re-enters Stage 3 Lockdown, our Cellar Door will once again be open for takeaway sales only. While we loved having guests back for a short amount of time, rest assured we will still ha...

Welcoming Meg Brodtmann, MW

What’s a Master of Wine (MW) you might ask? While it conjures images of some kind of wizardry, that’s not quite the case… nor does your consumption over ISO qualify you for the title.Founded 65 yea...

Cellar Door Update | June 2020

It’s been a pleasure to be able to open our Cellar Door and see new and old faces again in the last few weeks! We continue to adapt as government guidelines are communicated, so here's the latest:•...

Wine tasting close to Melbourne

Whether you're from here or are a visitor to our beautiful city, the Rob Dolan winery is close to Melbourne, making for a great day trip to experience the Yarra Valley.After an easy 30-minutes down...

Happy Birthday to Us!

We tend to find that birthdays cause a bit of nostalgia. In September, we celebrated our cellar door’s third birthday, and it got us thinking about where we were three-years-ago and even before tha...

Mark Nikolich: Chief Winemaker at Rob Dolan is Hanging Up his Boots

“Thank you for being the leader of our Winemaking team for the past 7 years” – Rob DolanAnother Yarra Vintage “bites the dust “and what a year it has been for Mark and the Winemaking team.The quest...