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)

  • Greenock Creek Casey's Block Shiraz 2021

    Greenock Creek Casey's Block Shiraz 2021

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    BRASH AND BOLD, A REAL GLASS-STAINER OF A WINE!

      "The nose gives a cool, spicy impression with a herbal tinge over red cherries and darker fruits. The palate is relatively cool and sleek with good definition. It’s medium-bodied and straight through the mouth with some tighter blue fruit...

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  • d'Arenberg Coppermine Road Vertical Trio

    d'Arenberg Coppermine Road Vertical Trio

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

    Includes one bottle each of the 2017, 2018 and 2019!

    Chance to savour a vertical trio of an iconic cabernet. From one of the country's most talented winemakers. At a incredible discount. Limited to 1 per order.   d'Arenberg Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 JAMES HALLIDAY 95 POINTS! "Dark...

    Current stock: 6

    $210.00
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  • Spinifex Bete Noir Shiraz 2021

    Spinifex Bete Noir Shiraz 2021

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    94 POINTS! - WINE FRONT

      "Charred meats, blackberries and blueberries, a floral element and fist loads of roasted spice. It’s bold but neat, tannic but not at the expense of the overall flow." - Wine Front   "Inspired by the classically styled Barossa reds...

    Current stock: 17

    $40.00
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  • Ulithorne Paternus Cabernet Shiraz 2019

    Ulithorne Paternus Cabernet Shiraz 2019

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    $20 OFF with coupon code! WINE ORBIT 96 POINTS!
    WINE PILOT 96 POINTS!

    Use coupon code "20OffPaternus2019" for $20 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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  • Barratt Uley Vineyard Chardonnay 2021

    Barratt Uley Vineyard Chardonnay 2021

    Region: SA- Adelaide Hills

    EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY FROM THE VINEYARD BESIDE ASHTON HILLS MADE BY EX-PETALUMA WINEMAKER

     Heralding from old vines in Adelaide Hills most premium site, Piccadilly. Everything about this wine screams pedigree: location, vine age and an iconic Australian winemaker. The result is a rich, beautifully crafted Chardonnay. An exciting...

    Current stock: 4

    $36.00
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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...

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    Current stock: 13

    $115.00
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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: 10

    $110.00
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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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  • Yangarra Kings Wood Shiraz 2021

    Yangarra Kings Wood Shiraz 2021

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

    JAMES HALLIDAY 97 POINTS!
    REAL REVIEW 95 POINTS!
    WINE FRONT 94 POINTS!
    A WALL OF BEAUTIFUL SHIRAZ FLAVOUR

      "Dark, inky and really opaque and youthful in the glass. Evocative aromas of mulberry, rhubarb, satsuma plum, licorice, char and spice. Rich, mouth-filling and plush on the palate, oodles of dark fruits, spice and creamy oak. A powerful wine with...

    Current stock: 2

    $65.00
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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: 14

    $140.00
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  • Wynns John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

    Wynns John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

    Region: SA- Coonawarra
    Farming Sustainably-made

    97 POINTS! - THE REAL REVIEW
    96 POINTS! - HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION

      "Impressively dense, dark, glass-staining colour with a strong tint of purple. Concentrated and superripe blackberry aromas, bright and intense and beautifully ripe with minimal herbal accents. Nuances of tar and licorice as well. It's full...

    Current stock: 1

    $155.00
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  • Bondar Wines Midnight Hour Shiraz 2023

    Bondar Wines Midnight Hour Shiraz 2023

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

    DARK FRUITED BUT NOT HEAVY, THIS SUPPLE SHIRAZ SHOWS OFF ITS QUALITY VINEYARD

      "Sourced from two blocks of Shiraz on the western side of our Rayner Vineyard, where the soils are clay on limestone. Plantings date back to 1950. Fermented using 100% whole bunches and wild yeast, inspired by our time in the Northern Rhone."...

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    $45.00
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  • Parker Estate First Growth Cabernets 2020

    Parker Estate First Growth Cabernets 2020

    Region: SA- Coonawarra
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    97 POINTS - JAMES HALLIDAY!
    95 POINTS - THE REAL REVIEW

       "Quite classic Coonawarra aromas of cassis, black cherry, cedar, pencil shavings, eucalyptus and a lift of ferrous earth. Firm, structured and built for the long haul. Flavours are in the dark fruit zone, along with spice and a leafy...

    Current stock: 2

    $120.00
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  • Parker Estate 1st Growth Cabernets 2020 Gift

    Parker Estate 1st Growth Cabernets 2020 Gift

    Region: SA- Clare Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    97 POINTS - JAMES HALLIDAY!
    95 POINTS - THE REAL REVIEW

       "Quite classic Coonawarra aromas of cassis, black cherry, cedar, pencil shavings, eucalyptus and a lift of ferrous earth. Firm, structured and built for the long haul. Flavours are in the dark fruit zone, along with spice and a leafy...

    Current stock: 4

    $125.00
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  • Cooter & Cooter Shiraz 2022

    Cooter & Cooter Shiraz 2022

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Sustainably-made

    RICH, SPICY AND SUCCULENT SHIRAZ THAT IS WELL BALANCED AND VELVETY

      "A bright and refreshing expression of McLaren Vale Shiraz. Buoyant, yet juicy. Soft tannins give rise to a long, moreish finish. 97 % Shiraz (planted 1996) and 3 % Grenache (planted 1945). Hand-picked in mid-late February and fermented with...

    Current stock: 3

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  • Stage Door Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2022

    Stage Door Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2022

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    APPROACHABLE GRENACHE BLEND, BUT WITH A SOPHISTICATION TO IMPRESS

      "Stage Door Wine Co. Grenache Shiraz Mataro is dense garnet in colour heralding a more intense Rhone style wine than previous years, with cloves, perfume and caramel on the nose. A luscious palate of raspberry, plum and sour cherry follow,...

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  • Koomilya Rose 2024

    Koomilya Rose 2024

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    A ROSE INSPIRED BY THE GREAT WINES OF BANDOL, MADE FROM 100% MATARO

      "Notes of cranberry, strawberry, Polish cherries in syrup, lavender, lanolin, native flowers in a vase, lillypilly, five spice, rose petals and dusty roads. The palate is rich with red fruits and florals set in persimmon jelly. Fruit tea,...

    Current stock: 8

    $42.00
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  • Shaw & Smith M3 Chardonnay 2023 1500mL-Magnum

    Shaw & Smith M3 Chardonnay 2023 1500mL-Magnum

    Region: SA- Adelaide Hills
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    95 POINTS! - WINE PILOT
    IMPRESS WITH THIS SLEEK, MODERN CHARDONNAY PERFECTLY PRESENTED IN LARGE FORMAT

      "In case you were not aware you are drinking some of the first grapes picked from the S+S high density planting of the Piccadilly vineyard. Lemon verbena, grapefruit, celery stem and fresh ginger. Peach cheeks and almond nougat. A wash of...

    Current stock: 3

    $134.00
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  • Henschke Julius Riesling 2023 1500mL-Magnum Gift

    Henschke Julius Riesling 2023 1500mL-Magnum Gift

    Region: SA- Adelaide Hills
    Farming Organic Sustainably-made

    LARGE FORMAT, DELICATE, AGEWORTHY EDEN VALLEY RIESLING FROM HENSCHKE

      "Long reach, high fidelity, very intense. Bath salt, lime, lemonade, tonic and steel flavours scorch through the palate in pure, concentrated, searing style. This doesn’t leave any prisoners but, importantly, it’s not just acid,...

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    $125.00
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