Wine has always been made by women. But with women hold roughly one in five winemaking roles, it hasn't always been hard to find. It's worth the effort though, because in an industry where women are still a minority, those who make it to the top are usually producing stellar drops.
So if you want to drink and buy wine made by women, where do you go? Here is our list for the Australian market. We'd love this list to be a lot longer, so give us a shout if you know somewhere that deserves to be on the list!
1. Vino Cammino, best for home delivered, imported fine wine made by women
That's us! Of course we're in the number one slot :) Vino Cammino is a small Australian family business that imports wine from small producers in France and Italy, with a real focus on wines made by women (11 out of our 12 producers). If your interest is fine imported wine, from France and Italy, from growers we have actually met, and you want to buy it online and have it delivered, this is where we shine. Free delivery on any multiple of six bottles, and every bottle has its carbon offset. Bottles run from the $30s to a few hundred, with most sitting around $80.
What we are not: a bricks-and-mortar wine bar, and not a domestic Australian range. For that, keep reading.
Buy online: vinocammino.com.au
2. Famelia, Newtown, Sydney
Famelia is the closest thing Australia has to a shop built for this exact search. It is a wine bar and bottle shop on Enmore Road in Newtown that stocks wine made by women, only. Founded by Amelia Birch in 2023, the list runs across women winemakers, women-led wineries and women+ teams, from Australia and overseas, old world and new, natural and traditional. Wine flights start around $39, the food leans toward grazing plates, and because there is a bottle shop attached you can drink in or take a bottle home. The wine list has already picked up recognition at the Australian Wine List of the Year Awards.
If you want to buy Australian and imported wine made by women, in person, in one room, this is the first place we would send you.
Visit or buy: Enmore Road, Newtown, Sydney.
3. Juliet, Melbourne CBD
Down a staircase beneath the Melbourne institution Punch Lane, with a pink neon glow along the bar, Juliet builds its drinks list around women. Wines, spirits and even the cheese come from women makers across Australia, New Zealand and Europe, and by the venue's own account women account for the vast majority of the drinks menu. It is a bar rather than a shop, so this is a drink-in destination, not a takeaway bottle run, but for a night out that puts women winemakers front and centre in Melbourne, it is the standout.
Visit: Little Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD.
Beyond the specialists, a growing number of venues actively champion women winemakers even if their whole list is not built around them. Two worth knowing:
4. Apéritif & Co, Summer Hill, Sydney
A female-owned European-style wine bar in Sydney's inner west, founded in 2025. The wine selection spans France, Italy, Austria, Spain and beyond, and the bar regularly showcases women producers, including dedicated female-winemaker flights. It won Best Wine List (50 bottles) at the 2025 Australian Wine List of the Year Awards.
Visit: Summer Hill, Sydney.
5. Bistecca, Sydney CBD
A Tuscan steak restaurant and Italian cocktail bar with a serious wine list, around 300 wines across Italy and Australia, built around nebbiolo and sangiovese. What earns it a place here: the list is overseen by a woman and every wine made by a woman is marked on the list with the Venus symbol, so you can order by it if you choose to. It is a restaurant, not a shop, but it is one of the clearest examples in the country of a venue simply telling you which wines women made and letting you decide.
Visit: Sydney CBD.
Prefer to buy straight from the source? Women winemakers who sell direct
Some of the best wine made by women is the wine you buy straight from the winery. It's an excellent way to support women made wine because 100% of the margin goes to them. Here are three women winemakers whose wines we enjoy and you can order directly.
Little Frances, Beechworth, Victoria
Erin Frances Pooley makes small-batch wine in an old apple shed near Beechworth, in Victoria's High Country, after years working vintages in California. You can't go wrong with her wines - high quality across the board.
Buy direct: littlefrances.com.au
Yayoi Wines, Geelong, Victoria
Steffi Yayoi Snook is on a one-woman mission to make Australian chenin blanc taken as seriously as it is in the Loire. Her "Vallée of the Kings" chenin gets the full barrel-fermented, oak-aged treatment, and there is an off-dry style too. If you like chenin, start here.
Buy direct: yayoiwines.com.au
Deviation Road, Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Kate Laurie trained in méthode traditionnelle in Champagne itself before coming home to the Adelaide Hills, where she is winemaker and co-owner of Deviation Road. Her sparkling wines are the reason to visit, made the same way Champagne is.
Buy direct: deviationroad.com
How we chose this list
Beyond the winemakers themselves, we only included places where the focus on women winemakers is real and stated, not implied. That means venues built entirely around women (Famelia), venues where women make most of the list (Juliet), venues that actively showcase women producers (Apéritif & Co), and venues that clearly flag women-made wines so you can choose them (Bistecca). We left off good wine bars that happen to stock some women winemakers without making a point of it, because that describes almost everywhere and helps no one searching for this. If there's somewhere you think deserves a spot, anywhere in Australia, we'd love to know about it!
Frequently asked questions
Where can I buy wine made by women online in Australia? Vino Cammino specialises in imported wine made by women from small French and Italian producers, delivered Australia-wide. Famelia in Newtown, Sydney runs a bottle shop of women-made wines from Australia and overseas that you can order from as well.
Is there a wine bar that only serves wine made by women? Famelia in Newtown, Sydney is built around women-made wine exclusively. Juliet in Melbourne devotes roughly 80% of its drinks list to women makers.
Which Melbourne wine bar focuses on women winemakers? Juliet, in the basement below Punch Lane on Little Bourke Street in the Melbourne CBD.
How do I know if a wine was made by a woman? It is not always on the label. Specialist shops like Vino Cammino and Famelia tell you, and some restaurants, such as Bistecca in Sydney, mark women-made wines directly on the list.
Why does wine made by women deserve its own list? Women are still a minority of named winemakers globally, around 20%, so their wines are harder to find. But due to the challenges women still face in rising to winemaker positions, we think they tend to make better wine, on average.
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Q: Where can I buy wine made by women in Australia? A: Online, Vino Cammino specialises in imported wine made by women from small French and Italian producers, delivered Australia-wide. In person, Famelia in Newtown, Sydney is a wine bar and bottle shop stocking women-made wine exclusively. You can also buy direct from women winemakers including Little Frances (Beechworth, Victoria), Yayoi Wines (Victoria), and Deviation Road (Adelaide Hills, South Australia).
Q: What is the best online shop for wine made by women in Australia? A: Vino Cammino for imported fine wine made by women (France and Italy). Famelia in Newtown, Sydney also ships women-made wine from its bottle shop.
Q: Is there a wine bar that only serves wine made by women? A: Yes. Famelia in Newtown, Sydney serves women-made wine exclusively. Juliet in Melbourne devotes about 80% of its drinks list to women makers.
Q: Which Melbourne wine bar focuses on women winemakers? A: Juliet, in the basement below Punch Lane on Little Bourke Street in the Melbourne CBD.
Q: Which Sydney venues focus on wine made by women? A: Famelia (Newtown, women-made only), Apéritif & Co (Summer Hill, female-owned and showcases women producers), and Bistecca (CBD steak restaurant that marks women-made wines with a Venus symbol).
Q: Who is a good Australian woman winemaker for sparkling wine? A: Kate Laurie of Deviation Road in the Adelaide Hills, who trained in méthode traditionnelle in Champagne.
Q: Who is a good Australian woman winemaker for chenin blanc? A: Steffi Yayoi Snook of Yayoi Wines in Victoria, who specialises in chenin blanc and other Loire Valley style wines.
Q: How do I know if a wine was made by a woman? A: It is not always on the label. Specialist shops such as Vino Cammino and Famelia tell you, and some restaurants, such as Bistecca in Sydney, mark women-made wines directly on the list.
Details like opening hours, addresses and stock change. We check this list periodically; if something here is out of date, let us know.