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Yeringberg means many things. Family, history – and everything stemming from this land, with its stunning beauty and bounty across the seasons and the years.
PLACE
With the de Pury family into its fifth generation at Yeringberg and members of the last three generations currently living on the farm, there is clearly an unbreakable, heartfelt bond here.
As they add to their family history, they are determined that each considered step contributes to the farm’s sustainability. They see themselves as custodians rather than owners, and each generation realises the positive impact they can have on the future of this land they love.
History
Time is just one of the stories here, but it is interlaced in everything at Yeringberg.
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1863
Yeringberg begins. Baron Frederic-Guillaume de Pury, having migrated from Switzerland in 1852 and initially working with Chateau Yering, purchases 450 hectares in the central Yarra Valley in 1863. He plants 32 hectares of vineyard and grazes sheep and cattle.
1869
The family grows. Frederic-Guillaume marries Adelaide (Ada) Augusta, the eldest daughter of Charles and Maryanne Ibbotson from the Geelong district. They have two sons, George (b. 1870) and Victor (b. 1873).
1885
The original cellars are greatly expanded and a new 'state of the art' winery is completed.
1890
Baron Frederic-Guillaume de Pury suddenly passes away on a visit to Switzerland. His son, George, at 20 years old, is the new heir to Yeringberg. He returns to Australia to prevail over a very successful period of winemaking for Yeringberg developing it into one of the most famous vineyards in Australia. Yeringberg wines win awards in Australia, London, Bordeaux, Paris, Brussels and San Francisco.
1915
One of the many international awards enjoyed by Yeringberg, a Gold Medal at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Held in San Francisco, the Expo celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal.
1920
Royal Approval. The 1914 vintage Yeringberg White Hermitage (Marsanne) had many admirers, including the Prince of Wales at the time (later King Edward VIII, before his abdication). The Prince was so enamoured with this wine, that a case was delivered to HMS Renown for his enjoyment during his royal tour of Australia in 1920.
1921
Yeringberg & the Yarra Valley ceases wine production. The decline of the world market for Australian table wines after WWI led to the demise of the Yarra Valley wine industry. In 1921 Yeringberg was the last major Yarra Valley vineyard to cease production and pull out their vines and ironically, the final Yeringberg vintage won a gold medal at the Melbourne Wine Show for the 1921 White Hermitage (Marsanne).
Cows and sheep prospered from 1921 onwards. Big bullocks were grazed until ready for market, when they walked to the railway yards at Yering and travelled by train to the Newmarket sales. George de Pury attended the cattle sale every Wednesday, and lunched with wine making friends afterwards at the Florentino.
1932
George de Pury marries Florence Sophia Hamilton of Melbourne with their son, Guillaume George, born in 1933.
1950
George de Pury, now eighty years old, shares his historical knowledge of pre 1921 viticulture and winemaking at Yeringberg with his son, Guillaume.
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1956
George de Pury passes away, leaving his only child, Guillaume, as heir to Yeringberg. Guillaume (known as Guill), having just completed tertiary studies in Agricultural Science, takes over running the farm with help from his Uncle Victor. When Victor dies in 1960, Guill takes over full management of Yeringberg.
1958
Guill and Katherine marry and grow the family. They welcome children Helen (1959), Anne (b.1961 d.1961), Sandra (1962) and David (1964) over the next five years.
1969
Guill and Katherine re-establish the Yeringberg vineyard on the north-east slopes originally chosen by Guill's grandfather more than a century earlier. The initial replanting was two acres, but steadily grows over subsequent years.
1997-2000
In 1997, viticulturist and farm manager, David de Pury, returns to Yeringberg after science research work overseas. In 2000, winemaker Sandra de Pury also returns to Yeringberg after success as a chef and management consultant overseas. Both Sandra and David gradually take on full responsibility for the day to day running of the farm, vineyard and winery.
2013
Yeringberg celebrates 150 years of history with a retrospective tasting in the original winery featuring wines going back to the 1976 vintage.
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2023