Narkoojee Winery

Narkoojee, meaning “place of flowers”, was a dairy farm owned and operated by Edna and Athelstan Friend, since the early 1940s. Their son Harry planted the first experimental vines back in 1980 and with his wife Val, moved to the property from Melbourne in 1995. Narkoojee had very humble beginnings with the Cellar Door operating out of a small weatherboard bungalow at the back of Harry and Val Friend’s house. The grapes were taken to the old butter factory in Glengarry, which served as their first winery.

Father and son team, Harry and Axel Friend make for an unbeatable combination of talents. They share the desire to experiment with new techniques aiming to perfect the winemaking process, which gives Narkoojee wines their unique characteristics. 

Today the winery enjoys a five red star status as rated by James Halliday. This five red star rating describes an ‘outstanding winery regularly producing wines of exemplary quality and typicity’ putting Narkoojee in the top 10% of Australia’s wineries.

Taste the full range of our current release wines while enjoying the vineyard with its impressive backdrop of the Strzelecki Ranges.

Narkoojee’s Restaurant adjoins the Cellar Door so try the wines before your meal and purchase a bottle or two of your favourite wine to take home. With a passion for local Gippsland produce, you'll find an amazing array of dishes for you to sample, while you enjoy a wonderful glass or two of the fantastic wines on offer.

Cellar Door open 10.30am to 4.30pm Wednesday to Sunday (for bookings call 03 5192 4257)

Narkoojee Restaurant open for lunch Wednesday to Sunday, from midday (for bookings call 03 5192 4550)