CELLAR DOOR: Closed for renovations | ONLINE BOTTLE SHOP: Open Monday – Sunday, 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Toro Negro · A Wine House

Wine built around intention.

We compose wines with food in mind and present them through a guided culinary experience designed to reveal balance, structure, flavour and purpose in every glass.

The foundation

A Wine House. A new discipline. One complete experience.

Toro Negro grows some fruit locally, sources exceptional parcels globally and composes its wines here with a clear house philosophy. We respect growers and traditional winemaking, then add a final responsibility: understanding where each wine creates its greatest experience.

01 · The house

Toro Negro

Australian character meets an international perspective through thoughtful selection, blending and composition.

02 · The method

Culinary winemaking

Balance, structure, texture and harmony guide wines that are composed with food and the complete table experience in mind.

03 · The experience

Sixteen tasting bites

Wine leads. Seasonal bites are created around the wines to show guests the flavours each bottle was made to accompany.

16tasting bites
The wine journey

Wine leads the experience.

Each wine is the centre of the conversation. Across sixteen tasting bites, our chefs demonstrate how salt, fat, acidity, texture, heat and flavour can reveal something new in the glass.

The progression moves from minerality and freshness through texture, structure, spice and tannin, ending with distinctive final pours.

Founder's philosophy

Not a single vineyard. A clear house philosophy.

Toro Negro was born from a career moving between cultures, restaurants and traditions. Experience across Australia, Argentina, the United States, Italy, Spain and French restaurants shaped a belief that what an ingredient contributes—its balance, structure, texture and harmony—matters as much as borders.

Inspired by the way great whisky and Champagne houses create character through selection, blending and composition, Toro Negro works as a wine house: growing some fruit locally, sourcing exceptional parcels globally and composing wines here with food in mind.

A global cellar

Australian character. International perspective.

Taste celebrated Australian fruit alongside international varieties and discover how perfume, acidity, texture, tannin and finish create each wine's identity.

ChardonnayPinot GrisRieslingPinot NoirShirazCabernetGrenacheTempranilloSangioveseNebbiolo
The next chapter

The cellar door is being renewed.

Until the experience opens, our online bottle shop remains available and the Toro Negro winery Cellar List will be presented as estate wines become available.

Toro Negro Winery Pty Ltd ABN 89 618 049 675 Victorian Producer’s Liquor Licence No. 32813394

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