About Us
Once just a vineyard, now a winery and brewery that makes wine under two labels, Otway Estate and Yahoo Creek and the increasingly popular “Prickly Moses” range of micro brewed, handcrafted beers, ales and stouts.
Otway Estate enjoys an idyllic setting with 16 acres of vines hidden among 28 acres of bush adjoining the Otway State Forest, just a stones throw from the Great Ocean Road and Victoria’s rugged South West Coast.
Though the vineyard was first established in 1983 more vines were planted in 1995 with Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Semillon, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet all grown on the property.
In 2006 the latest development emerged, Otway Estate now boasts a winery, brewery, gallery, function facility, café / restaurant and expanded cellar door. The cellar door has a retail food outlet enabling the visitor to sample regional and home made produce. While the café, lounge or deck provides a place to relax and enjoy a tasting plate teamed with your favourite beverage.
Renowned winemaker Ian Deacon, who had previously worked in the Yarra Valley and Mt Macedon regions, as well as France is relishing the opportunity to specialize in cool climate wines. And Deacon’s reputed expertise with sparkling wines materialised in 2004 when the estate released it’s sparkling red and white wines.
Otway Estate will always remain a boutique label produced by using only estate-grown grapes and traditional methods for our wines and using only the finest products sourced world wide and pure Otway rainwater for the “Prickly Moses” handcrafted beers, ales and stouts.
