FLEET WINES
Lisa and Justin Jenkins have a clear, dynamic idea of what makes an alluring wine, loaded with charisma. With 30+ years of combined hospitality experience at some of Melbourne’s iconic wine bars and restaurants, they’ve tasted some of the world’s best wines. With this in mind, they’ve turned their hands to winemaking. At the core of their wines are flavour, texture and enjoyment.
In 2016, the couple returned to South Gippsland where Justin grew up, to make wine, and initially leased some established vineyards, while planning their home farm planting and their home.
Lisa’s extensive hospitality background has led her to wine show judging and undertaking the very demanding WSET Diploma in Wines, and she is a Len Evans Tutorial scholar. Her ability to inject her technical background into making delicious and evocative wines runs through all Fleet wines.
While working leased vineyards in and around Leongatha, they have planted two blocks at their home farm, just outside Leongatha - and added their dream home and, in 2023, their winery and cellar door.
The name ‘Fleet Wines’ is born from the couple’s openness to sourcing grapes from further afield. Working with tiny amounts, these wines are celebrated for being of the moment and limited in their release.
Each Fleet Wine speaks of both place and variety. Each wine captures a fleeting moment in time, made by two intrinsic wine and food pros chasing flavour and vibrancy.
Cellar door: (open Sat & Sun 12noon - 5pm)
154 Old Korumburra Road,
Leongatha
Ph: 0400 450 547
Insta: @fleet_wines