Italian Wines from the Yarra Valley
Our own Italian wines start in the vineyard. Savarro (Traminer), Marzemino, Brachetto, Barbera, Pinot Grigio,Nebbiolo, Pinot Nero, and Nebbiolo Bianco are planted at our Hexham Vineyard and hand-tended for a cool climate expression of grapes that may usually stay in northern Italy.
- Savarro, an ancient white variety from the first millennium has become one of our signature whites, offering fresh citrus and spice in a wine that ages elegantly.
- Marzemino brings soft plum and cherry fruit and a lightness that suits warm afternoons.
- Nebbiolo is the wine our cellar door team gets asked about most. Integrated tannins give the wine great structure and finesse alongside the violets, red fruits and anise on the palate.
- Brachetto is absolutely unique with its Turkish Delight sweetness and slight effervescence.
- Nebbiolo Bianco or Arneis is a soft, floral white wine excellent for the hot afternoon.
Alongside these, we grow French varieties (Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Shiraz,Viognier and Cabernet) that complement the Italian collection and reflect the Yarra Valley's own personality.
If you are searching for an Italian winery that treats Italian grapes as more than a novelty planting, this is where that story is grown, picked, produced and then shipped worldwide.
Imported Italian Wines, Straight from the Source
Beyond what we grow, Soumah works directly with growers in northern Italy and are Italian wine merchants in Australia, importing rare and small-production bottles that are difficult to find elsewhere in the country. Our import list includes:
- Barolo (Nebbiolo) and Barbaresco (Nebbiolo) from Piedmont
- Nascetta, an ancient white variety native to Piedmont
- Marzemino, Teroldego and Lagrein, all reds from Trentino
- Friulano and Refosco from Friuli
- Corvina, Pinot Grigio and Prosecco from Veneto
We supply these wines to quality bottle stores and Italian restaurants across Melbourne, making Soumah one of the more distinctive Italian wine Melbourne trade partners for venues wanting something beyond the usual.
If you're a restaurant, bottle store or hospitality venue looking for an Italian merchant partner or a broader European wine store relationship covering both Australian-grown and imported Italian styles, our sales team can talk you through current availability.
A European Wine Store in Yarra Valley
Alongside our own labels, Soumah operates as a boutique European wine store, importing wine directly from small producers in Piedmont, Friuli, Tuscany, Veneto and Trentino. The range includes Barolo made from Nebbiolo, Nascetta, an ancient white variety native to Piedmont, and Marzemino, Teroldego and Lagrein from Trentino.
These bottles are grown on limestone and alluvial soils that have suited these varieties for centuries, a variation from the sandy clay loam of Gruyere, and they let us pour an interpretation between the Italian original and our own cool-climate version of the same grape.
Book an Italian Wine Tasting to try our Nebbiolo, Brachetto and Marzemino next to the imports that inspired them, or shop the full range online with delivery Australia-wide.
Ready to buy Italian wine online or in person? Browse the collection, or visit us in the Yarra Valley to taste the range at the source, seven days a week.
