South Australia

The "historic heart of Australian wine."

Key varieties: Shiraz (syrah), cabernet sauvignon, grenache, riesling

"South Australia is a very important wine producing state responsible for almost 50% of Australia’s annual production. It is also home to some of the most famous regions, historic estates and the oldest vines in the country. 

Straddling the centre of Australia, South Australia produces the majority of the nation’s wine. The State also boasts some of the oldest vines in the world. The venerable old vines found in South Australia’s Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley and Adelaide Hills, through their isolation, survived the great phylloxera plagues that wiped out the vines of North America, Europe and Australia’s eastern vineyards. 

Quarantine restrictions were introduced that saved South Australia’s vines from phylloxera and ensured the State retained its grape growing status. 

There is a multitude of different soil types and local mitigating influences such as altitude and cooling ocean breezes that allow for a wide range of wine styles and qualities. South Australia also has a diverse range of regions from the relatively warm temperate climate of the Barossa Valley; to the maritime precincts of McLaren Vale, the Fleurieu Peninsula's Currency Creek, Langhorne Creek and Southern Fleurieu; the cooler Adelaide Hills region and the hot climate of the Riverland region on the Murray River. " - Wine Australia

Map courtesy : James Halliday’s Wine Atlas of Australia (Hardie Grant Books 2008)

  • Grosset Springvale Riesling Vertical Trio

    Grosset Springvale Riesling Vertical Trio

    Region: SA- Clare Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    THREE VINTAGES SPANNING 5 YEARS OF THIS POWERHOUSE RIESLING! PLUS SAVE 5% OFF THE RRP

      Grosset Springvale is a small, high-altitude vineyard at Watervale in the Clare Valley. Grosset produce this wine entirely from this unique site. A steely, lime pithy powerhouse that reflects the geology, isolation and altitude of the...

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    $152.50
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  • Karatta Tiny Star Sparkling Rose 2021

    Karatta Tiny Star Sparkling Rose 2021

    Region: SA- Limestone Coast

    PRISTINE RED-FRUITED AND BISCUITY SPARKLING ROSE MADE IN THE TRADITIONAL WAY

      "Embark on a journey with Tiny Star Méthode Traditionelle, a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, celebrating the untamed coastal hinterland of Robe, Limestone Coast. Experience flavours of cherries and quince fruits, leading to a...

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  • Bondar Wines Monastrell 2023

    Bondar Wines Monastrell 2023

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    ONLY 100 DOZ OF THIS FANTASTIC WINE HAVE BEEN PRODUCED THIS YEAR - DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS FANTASTIC DROP!

        "It’s brightly perfumed, with berry fruits, spice and lovely bunchy complexity. It strikes a delicious balance between fruit and savoury tones, with fresh structure and a lasting close. Smashing stuff.    The fruit grows...

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  • Coriole Piquepoul 2023

    Coriole Piquepoul 2023

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    FROM THE FIRST PICPOUL VINEYARD PLANTED IN AUSTRALIA!

        "So much crunch and brine, with green apple, lemon zest and some floral top notes. It’s very stony and dry, but delivers a good amount of flavour, and the finish has some raw almond and grapefruity bite. Delightful thirst slaking...

    Qualifies for 10% discount in a straight dozen

    Current stock: 11

    $32.00
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  • Hahndorf Hill Blaufrankisch 2019

    Hahndorf Hill Blaufrankisch 2019

    Region: SA- Adelaide Hills
    Farming Sustainably-made

    DOUBLE GOLD - MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION 2022
    GOLD MEDAL - LONDON WINE COMPETITION 2022
    GOLD MEDAL - BERLIN WINE TROPHY 2021

      "The 2019 vintage is hauntingly beautiful with an appealing nose of blue-brambly fruit and spicy black cherries. Extraordinarily smooth and fine on the palate with a gentle tumble of fruit and a light brush of textured tannin. This stylish red...

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  • Mollydooker The Scooter Merlot 2021

    Mollydooker The Scooter Merlot 2021

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    CHOCOLATE, SPICE AND ALL THINGS NICE IN THIS LUXURIOUS MERLOT

      "This vibrant and lifted Merlot exudes rich plum flavours with undertones of both red and dark fruit and a soft touch of oak. As the wine develops in the glass, layers of chocolate, nutmeg and cinnamon spice come to the fore. The soft mouth-feel...

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  • Sons of Eden Freya Riesling 2023

    Sons of Eden Freya Riesling 2023

    Region: SA- Eden Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    DECANTER - 96 POINTS!

      "Floral lemon blossom aromas lead to delicate citrus characters seamlessly backed by flinty notes. A long fine profile is well balanced with mid-palate flesh and zesty acidity typical of great dry Eden Valley Rieslings. Blended from Craneford...

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  • Clos Clare Riesling 2022 375mL-Half-Bottle

    Clos Clare Riesling 2022 375mL-Half-Bottle

    Region: SA- Clare Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    WINE FRONT 95 POINTS!

      "Lime, pink grapefruit, bath salts, a little spice, thyme and generally good waft of perfume. It’s intense, with a grapefruit pith and gin and tonic flavour, lime/lemon sorbet, a stony chalky feel, clean acidity, excellent length, with a...

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  • Balnaves The Tally Reserve Cabernet 2021

    Balnaves The Tally Reserve Cabernet 2021

    Region: SA- Coonawarra

    $20 OFF with coupon code! 98 POINTS! - HALLIDAY
    "While very intense, its perfect balance makes it light on its feet." - Halliday

    Use coupon code "20OffTally2021" for $20 OFF your total order. Among his many pursuits, Doug Balnaves was a shearer of Merino sheep. A shearer in Australia, is paid by the number of sheep he shears. Counted every two-hour period, the Tally is recorded...

    Current stock: 19

    $95.00
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  • Ulithorne Paternus Cabernet Shiraz 2019

    Ulithorne Paternus Cabernet Shiraz 2019

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    $30 OFF with coupon code! WINE ORBIT 96 POINTS!
    WINE PILOT 96 POINTS!

    Use coupon code "30OffPaternus2019" for $30 OFF your total order.     "The colour is a very dark maroon. The immediate aromas are of dried herbs, warm earth and then a sweet core of black cherries and chocolate. Full-flavoured and...

    Qualifies for 10% discount in a straight dozen

    Current stock: 21

    $75.00
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  • Irvine Grand Merlot 2017

    Irvine Grand Merlot 2017

    Region: SA- Eden Valley

    $30 OFF with coupon code !

    Use coupon code "30OFFIrvineGrand2017" for $30 OFF each bottle!     "Deep red/purple colour with a dusty, leafy, raspberry bouquet, which shows some earthy complexity. The palate is soft and meaty with fine, rounded tannins and easy-going...

    Qualifies for 10% discount in a straight dozen

    Current stock: 13

    $115.00
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  • Hardys Thomas Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

    Hardys Thomas Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

    Region: SA-(Other)
    Farming Sustainably-made

    $50 OFF with coupon code! 97 POINTS JAMES HALLIDAY!

    Use coupon code "20OffThomasHardy2014" for $20 OFF your total order! "The bouquet provides a perfect idea of what is abut to follow on the full-bodied palate: towering blackcurrant fruit with bay leaf, black olive and earth all dripping from the fruit...

    Current stock: 2

    $110.00
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  • Hardys Eileen Hardy Shiraz 2016

    Hardys Eileen Hardy Shiraz 2016

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Sustainably-made

    $20 OFF with coupon code !

    Use coupon code "20OffEileen2016" for $20 OFF each bottle!   "This old vine cuvee has spent 17 months in new French oak and shows it. Rich. Flamboyant. Manicured. And yet the clench of cedary oak, firm. This needs time for the violet,...

    Current stock: 3

    $110.00
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  • Wynns Michael Shiraz 2015

    Wynns Michael Shiraz 2015

    Region: SA- Coonawarra
    Farming Sustainably-made

    $20 OFF with coupon code! JEREMY OLIVER 97 POINTS! JAMES HALLIDAY 96 POINTS!

    Use coupon code "20OffWynnsMichael2015" for $20 OFF your total order.   "Perfumed and musky, meaty and earthy, with pristine dark fruits, restrained oak and gentle, crunchy tannins. Long and supremely elegant." - Jeremy Oliver   "Coonawarra...

    Current stock: 9

    $140.00
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  • Henschke Mount Edelstone 2021 Gift Box

    Henschke Mount Edelstone 2021 Gift Box

    Region: SA- Eden Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Biodynamic Sustainably-made

    98 POINTS! - ANDREW CAILLARD
    98 POINTS! - KEN GARGETT
    98 POINTS! - HALLIDAY
    19/20 POINTS - MATTHEW JUKES
    97 POINTS! - WINE ADVOCATE

      "Lovely intense raspberry, blackberry pastille, hint mocha aromas with herb garden/ sage notes. Pure and inky textured with superb raspberry pastille, blackberry fruits, persistent fine slinky/ brambly textures and underlying grilled nut, vanilla...

    Current stock: 5

    $270.00
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  • Henschke Hill of Roses Shiraz 2021

    Henschke Hill of Roses Shiraz 2021

    Region: SA- Eden Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    99 POINTS! - KEN GARGETT
    97 POINTS! - ANDREW CAILLARD
    97 POINTS! - JAMES SUCKLING
    97 POINTS! - HALLIDAY
    97 POINTS! - DECANTER

      **Very limited. Maximum one per customer**   "Seductive blackberry pastille, boysenberry, mocca aromas with herb garden notes. Generously concentrated palate with ample dark berry fruits, some mocha, roasted walnut complexity, fine...

    Current stock: 3

    $550.00
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  • Henschke Hill of Grace 2021

    Henschke Hill of Grace 2021

    Region: SA- Eden Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Biodynamic Sustainably-made

    100 POINTS! - ANDREW CAILLARD
    100 POINTS! - KEN GARGETT
    20+/20 MATTHEW JUKES
    99 POINTS! - JAMES SUCKLING
    99 POINTS! - HALLIDAY
    99 POINTS! - HUON HOOKE
    99 POINTS! - JENI PORT
    99 POINTS! - NICK RYAN
    99 POINTS! - TYSON STELZER

      **Very limited. Maximum one per customer**   "A beguiling and lasting landmark Hill of Grace vintage with wonderful definition, vinosity and torque.” - Andrew Caillard MW“Knife-edge balance, incredible length, that creamy...

    Current stock: 13

    $1,150.00
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  • Balnaves The Tally Vertical Trio

    Balnaves The Tally Vertical Trio

    Region: SA- Coonawarra

    SAVOUR THIS COONAWARRA FLAGSHIP OVER A SPAN OF 6 YEARS AND 3 EXCELLENT VINTAGES - 2015, 2018 & 2021

        2015   REAL REVIEW 97 POINTS! AMES HALLIDAY 96 POINTS!   "Deep, dark and foreboding in the glass, lovely colour. Aromatics of plums, mulberries, chocolate, vanilla and a bit of cedar and tobacco, there's a lot going on here...

    Current stock: 3

    $285.00
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  • Grosset Polish Hill - Duo Comparison

    Grosset Polish Hill - Duo Comparison

    Region: SA- Clare Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    SAVE 7% OFF WITH THIS EXCEPTIONAL CLASS IN VINTAGE COMPARISON FROM CLARE VALLEY'S FOREMOST RIESLING PRODUCER!

    This duo pack contains 1x2024 and 1x2023 of the Grosset Polish Hill Rieslings.       Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2024 98 POINTS! - TYSON STELZER97 POINTS! - HALLIDAY97 POINTS! - WINE FRONT97 POINTS! - WINE ADVOCATE   "Polish...

    Current stock: 3

    $145.00
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