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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  • Sons of Eden Eurus Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

    Sons of Eden Eurus Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    VELVETY AND SUPPLE, BRIMMING WITH DARK FRUIT!

        "Black currants, wild berries, crushed herbs, dried currant leaves, cedar and raw coffee beans on the nose. Medium- to full-bodied, with mellow dark fruit and minty, spicy notes. Tannins are creamy and supple with a velvety-textured...

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  • Elderton Ashmead Cabernet 2020

    Elderton Ashmead Cabernet 2020

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

    JAMES HALLIDAY 95 POINTS!

      "Dark chocolate layered with cassis. Delicate blackberry fruit with layers of chocolate and a touch of dried herb. The tannins are generous and long, with hints of Kirsch giving length and power to the finish.The 2020 is the twentieth release of...

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  • Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2023

    Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2023

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

    WINE FRONT 96 POINTS!
    JANCIS ROBINSON 18/20!

      "It’s a wine of great beauty." - Campbell Mattinson   "As is so often the case with this wine, it’s much more restrained, shy and delicately aromatic compared with Grosset’s other single-vineyard Riesling, the Springvale...

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  • Glaetzer Anaperenna Shiraz Cabernet 2021

    Glaetzer Anaperenna Shiraz Cabernet 2021

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    WINE ADVOCATE 94 POINTS!

      "79% Shiraz, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon; a seamless fusion making a classic Australian red. Grown from exceptional old-vine fruit in the famed Ebeneezer vineyard, the Cabernet is grown on very thick heavy black clay ‘Bay of Biscay’ on 30...

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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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