Narkoojee
About
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. Today Narkoojee has a state-of-the-art winery that was officially opened on 10 December 2021 by the Hon. John Brumby MP, then Treasurer of Victoria and Minister for State and Regional Development. Today the winery enjoys a five star status as rated by James Halliday.
