Yarra Yarra Vineyard was establiushed in 1974 when Ian attended a wine tasting led by Michael Broadbent Master of Wine (MW). 

Yarra Yarra is one of only four Yarra Valley vineyards to have a wine, The Yarra Yarra, Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, classified by Langton’s. In 1979, the first hectare of vines was planted followed by a further hectare in 1980. The classic Bordeaux varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot, and Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon were planted. There were further plantings totalling five and a half hectares on the other two northerly slopes in 1996 and 1997. The dry-grown Yarra Yarra Vineyard lies on gravelly north-facing slopes in the northern Yarra Valley.