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)

  • Two Hands Harry & Edward's Garden Shiraz 2006

    [SOLD-OUT] Two Hands Harry & Edward's Garden Shiraz 2006

    Region: SA- Langhorne Creek

    A detailed look at Langhorne Creek, South Australia and how Two Hand's Harry and Edwards Shiraz is made. Medium bodied with good compression and texture on the mid palate. Savoury elements and mineral tones are evident with softer tannins balancing the...

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    $68.00
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  • Henry's Drive Reserve Cabernet 2000***

    [SOLD-OUT] Henry's Drive Reserve Cabernet 2000

    Region: SA- Padthaway

    Robert Parker 90 points!"Readers looking for a sexy, succulent Cabernet fruit bomb will enjoy the 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon. Made from young vines, this gorgeous, deliciously fruity effort reveals plenty of glycerin, body, and depth without a hard edge to...

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    $80.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Noon Winery Vintage Port 2021

    [SOLD-OUT] Noon Winery Vintage Port 2021

    Region: SA- Langhorne Creek
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    FORTIFIED SHIRAZ FROM ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S FOREMOST PRODUCERS. BOTTLED AS 750ML FOR FIRST TIME. THIS IS A BEAUTY WHEN HAD WITH HARD CHEESE.

      "Produced from Shiraz from the Borrett’s Hedge Block vineyard in Langhorne Creek. Very deep red in colour as you would expect. Rich and as fruity as a fruit cake. With all the spices. Lovely fresh, balanced wine. Just delicious and makes me...

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  • Henry's Drive Reserve Shiraz 2004

    [SOLD-OUT] Henry's Drive Reserve Shiraz 2004

    Region: SA- Padthaway

    "From a cooler climate sector of Padthaway, the 2004 Shiraz Reserve is an elegant, soft, complex effort revealing Southern Rhone-like aromas of garrigue, ground pepper, and spice box interwoven with blackberries, cassis, sweet cherries, and herbal...

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  • Bremerton Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

    [SOLD-OUT] Bremerton Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

    Region: SA- Langhorne Creek

    The Big Red Wine Book 95 points!"We gave a sneak preview of this in last year's book and the news is that it's living up to its early promise - and then some. It tastes of pure, sweet, cedary blackcurrant and has a minty, sawdusty aftertaste. Excellent...

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  • Bremerton Old Adam Shiraz 2010

    [SOLD-OUT] Bremerton Old Adam Shiraz 2010

    Region: SA- Langhorne Creek

    "Plenty of creamy spiced vanilla oak, rich blackberry, dark chocolate coated mint, tar and a salted licorice character. Full bodied, with sweep of ultra fine grained tannin, slight glow of warmth that's largely no burden for the wine to carry, toasty oak...

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  • Henry's Drive Reserve Shiraz 2003

    [SOLD-OUT] Henry's Drive Reserve Shiraz 2003

    Region: SA- Padthaway

    Robert Parker 95 points!"The 2003 Shiraz Reserve, which I assume is made from the richest barrels, has all the same characteristics of the regular bottling, with more weight, opulence, and persistence. The 16% alcohol is beautifully concealed by its...

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  • Bremerton Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

    [SOLD-OUT] Bremerton Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

    Region: SA- Langhorne Creek

    Campbell Mattinson 94 points!"Lots of chocolaty, curranty flavour. Soft and supple and flavoursome, with a long, structured, elegant finish. This will become a beautiful wine. Blackcurrant, mint and chocolate - but the texture, and length, are the key...

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  • Tapanappa Whalebone Cabernet Shiraz 2004

    [SOLD-OUT] Tapanappa Whalebone Cabernet Shiraz 2004

    Region: SA- Padthaway

    - Huon Hooke 95 points!' A big wine with a lovely range of cabernet aromas, from mint and herbs to abundant dark fruit. It's concentrated and lingering. Powerfully built and here for the long-haul.' Huon Hooke, Gourmet Traveller Wine

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    $79.95
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  • Henry's Drive Reserve Shiraz 2002

    [SOLD-OUT] Henry's Drive Reserve Shiraz 2002

    Region: SA- Padthaway

    Robert Parker 97 points!"The 2002 Shiraz Reserve tastes like a dry vintage port. It may be too much for those with a European palate (but then, I'm a Francophile with a European-styled palate and I loved it). It is flamboyant, extraordinarily rich,...

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    $69.00
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  • Tapanappa Whalebone Cabernet Shiraz 2003

    [SOLD-OUT] Tapanappa Whalebone Cabernet Shiraz 2003

    Region: SA- Limestone Coast

    Jeremy Oliver 95 points!'This much-anticipated release from Brian Croser resembles more a finer and more elegant Penfolds-style red with a foot off the tannin pedal than a Petaluma Coonawarra. It's the first Tapanappa release from the mature and highly...

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  • Bremerton Old Adam Shiraz 2007

    [SOLD-OUT] Bremerton Old Adam Shiraz 2007

    Region: SA- Langhorne Creek

    The Big Red Wine Book 94 points!"Often sells out within a few days of its release - it's become one of the chosen ones of Australian wine. We're not advocates of mint and eucalypt flavours, though of course Aussie reds are famous for them. In small...

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    $65.00
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  • Henry's Drive Reserve Shiraz 2000

    [SOLD-OUT] Henry's Drive Reserve Shiraz 2000

    Region: SA- Padthaway

    Robert Parker 95 points The 2000 Shiraz Reserve (a selection of the finest barrels that has been aged in 100% new American oak for 13 months) displays the extraordinary fruit quality achieved by South Australia's top vineyards. The color is opaque...

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    $80.00
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  • Bremerton Old Adam Shiraz 2006

    [SOLD-OUT] Bremerton Old Adam Shiraz 2006

    Region: SA- Langhorne Creek

    -Jeremy Oliver 92 points!“ Richly fruited, velvet-smooth and luscious, this plush and juicy shiraz marries spicy dark liqueur chocolate-like fruit flavours of dark plums, berries and cassis with smoky vanilla oak. It's a shade spirity, but it's...

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    $85.00
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