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)

  • Wynns Black Label Shiraz 2019

    Wynns Black Label Shiraz 2019

    Region: SA- Coonawarra
    Farming Sustainably-made

    GOLD WINNER AT 2022 ROYAL MELBOURNE WINE AWARDS!

        "Some fruit comes off the Undoolya vineyard planted in 1894. This has slipped comfortably into a seamless wine. Supple, ripe fruit, lightly spiced with cedar, liqorice root and cinnamon. The palate is fuller bodied but so restrained. The...

    Current stock: 1

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  • Bondar Wines Violet Hour Shiraz 2023

    Bondar Wines Violet Hour Shiraz 2023

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

    A CONSISTENTLY EXCELLENT MCLAREN VALE SHIRAZ, SO FRESH AND BALANCED WITH GENEROUSLY RICH FLAVOUR

      "Pronounced blue and black berry aromas lift on the nose, showing freshness with hints of baking spice and licorice. On the palate, typically plush and dark fruit flavours of the region drive the wine forward with layers of complexity, but with a...

    Current stock: 11

    $32.00
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  • Kay Brothers 125th Block 6 Shiraz 2017 1500mL-Magnum

    Kay Brothers 125th Block 6 Shiraz 2017 1500mL-Magnum

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

    JAMES HALLIDAY 97 POINTS!
    GIFT BOXED, BACK VINTAGE OF MCLAREN VALE CLASSIC SHIRAZ

      "If ever there was an iron fist in a velvet glove this is it, but with one qualification: the iron fist was created by a master sculptor, the wine quite special, and fully deserving its price." - Wine Companion   

    Current stock: 1

    $340.00
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  • Stonegarden Shiraz 2021

    Stonegarden Shiraz 2021

    Region: SA- Eden Valley

    EX-ROCKFORD WINEMAKER BEN RADFORD DELIVERS A STUNNING SHIRAZ FROM THE HISTORIC 1858 PLANTED STONEGARDEN VINEYARD

      "Fresh blackcurrant and bright flowers are abundant on the nose, with a touch of smokiness. The palate is plush, balanced, and extremely generous, displaying ripe dark fruits, herbs, and chocolate with a gently warming finish that just keeps on...

    Current stock: 11

    $90.00
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  • Patritti JPB Shiraz 2021

    Patritti JPB Shiraz 2021

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    "SUMPTUOUS, MOUTH-STAINING EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE SEEKING A RED OF POWER AND PRESENCE." - Halliday

      "Hello, old school McLaren Vale opulence. This Patritti red is a homage wine to the original John Patritti Broughton and is a ‘best barrels’ selection from the Patritti vineyard in Blewitt Springs. This is a luscious,...

    Current stock: 5

    $65.00
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  • Ministry of Clouds Shiraz 2022

    Ministry of Clouds Shiraz 2022

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    A SLENDER AND YOUTHFUL EXPRESSION OF SHIRAZ!

      "An exercise in slender power, bringing early picked McLaren Vale Shiraz characters exhibited by cool blue and red fruit with layers of coal dust and earth to entice, supported by a gentle oak creaminess, which progresses to the palate exhibiting...

    Current stock: 4

    $30.00
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  • Epsilon Shiraz 2022

    Epsilon Shiraz 2022

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    A SOLID OVERPERFORMING SHIRAZ, FRUIT FORWARD, CHOCOLATEY AND SOFTLY FRAMED

      "Extremely aromatic and inviting with flavours of dark plum, black cherry, blueberry and hints of liquorice.  The grapes for the epsilon Shiraz are estate grown on the western side of the Barossa Valley in the famed sub region of Greenock...

    Current stock: 5

    $26.00
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  • Torbreck Woodcutters Red Shiraz 2022 1500mL-Magnum

    Torbreck Woodcutters Red Shiraz 2022 1500mL-Magnum

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    JUMBO SIZED! A MAGNUM OF HIGH QUALITY AND APPROACHABLE SHIRAZ

      "Lifted blue and black fruits of blueberry conserve, mulberry, wild blackberry and black plum. There is a forest note that exhibits characters such as sandalwood, rosemary and wild thyme. Soft caressing tannins and voluptuous mouthfeel from plump...

    Current stock: 9

    $60.00
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  • Torbreck Struie Shiraz 2022 1500mL-Magnum

    Torbreck Struie Shiraz 2022 1500mL-Magnum

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    96 POINTS! WINE ADVOCATE
    94 POINTS! WINE COMPANION

        "The 2022 The Struie is composed of 79% Barossa Valley and 21% Eden Valley fruit. It is impenetrably dense in the glass and aromatic and rich in the mouth. It's totally concentrated with impressive flavor penetration on the palate. This...

    Current stock: 1

    $120.00
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  • Torbreck Struie Shiraz 2022

    Torbreck Struie Shiraz 2022

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    96 POINTS! WINE ADVOCATE
    94 POINTS! WINE COMPANION

      "The 2022 The Struie is composed of 79% Barossa Valley and 21% Eden Valley fruit. It is impenetrably dense in the glass and aromatic and rich in the mouth. It's totally concentrated with impressive flavor penetration on the palate. This is an...

    Current stock: 9

    $55.00
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  • Torbreck Descendant Shiraz Viognier 2021

    Torbreck Descendant Shiraz Viognier 2021

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    95 POINTS! HUON HOOKE
    95 POINTS! JAMES SUCKLING

      "Deep colour and a serious, brooding nose of dark plum, dark chocolate and mocha, cocoa-powder too, and lashings of drying oak. A powerful and densly concentrated, compact wine, loaded with earthy, licoricey tannins and a long carry. Just lacks a...

    Current stock: 5

    $145.00
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  • Glaetzer Amon Ra Shiraz 2022

    Glaetzer Amon Ra Shiraz 2022

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    96 POINTS! - HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION

    "I feel that Ben Glaetzer's Amon-Ra is one of the flag bearers for contemporary Barossan shiraz, certainly when it comes to the more powerful, weighty styles. It has a sense of compression. Wildly concentrated black fruits and palate heft, yet it...

    Current stock: 9

    $95.00
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  • Murdoch Hill Orion Syrah 2022

    Murdoch Hill Orion Syrah 2022

    Region: SA- Adelaide Hills
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    98 POINTS! - HALLIDAY
    96 POINTS! - REAL REVIEW
    GOLD! - SYDNEY WINE SHOW 2023
    "Prepare to be mesmerised... this is a wine of gravitas." - Halliday

      "Deep and dense ruby core with purple glints at the rim. Deeply fragrant with mulberry, nori, and pepper spice aromas. Medium bodied with dark fruits, black slate and nori flavours flowing through a tightly wound core. Tannins are fine-grained...

    Qualifies for 10% discount in a straight dozen

    Current stock: 15

    $85.00
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  • Penfolds Grange 2019

    Penfolds Grange 2019

    Region: SA-(Other)

    19/20 JANCIS ROBINSON

      'Very dark purple. Heady and concentrated but too young to be very expressive. Massive! So concentrated it's almost bursting at the seams of it's attempt at a corset. There's a certain framework that's desperately trying to contain that exuberant...

    Current stock: 5

    $995.00
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  • Sons of Eden Romulus Shiraz 2021

    Sons of Eden Romulus Shiraz 2021

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    95 POINTS! - HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION

        "Deep crimson in colour, with a vibrant array of black-cherries, red-liquorice and sweet spice aromas. The palate is powerful and fleshy, with a dense red fruit core wrapped in velvety tannins enduring with length.   Hand...

    Current stock: 11

    $75.00
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  • Coriole Lloyd Reserve Shiraz 2020

    Coriole Lloyd Reserve Shiraz 2020

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

    96 POINTS! - ANDREW CAILLARD MW
    96 POINTS! - HALLIDAY
    96 POINTS! - VINOUS

        "Deep crimson. Dark chocolate, black cherry, toasty aromas with roasted chestnut notes. Chocolaty textured and elemental with powerful black cherry, elderberry fruits, firm muscular, touch ferric tannins, impressive mid palate volume and...

    Current stock: 5

    $115.00
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  • Adelina Estate Shiraz 2022

    Adelina Estate Shiraz 2022

    Region: SA- Clare Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic

    96 POINTS - HALLIDAY!
    TOP 100 WINES 2024 HALLIDAY!
    96 POINTS! - WINE FRONT

      "Blackberry, raspberry, a little sweet baking spice, mint and floral perfume, though those things, while good, mean nothing until you put the wine in your mouth; then it really takes off. This is a liquid ‘mineral’ delight, and the...

    Qualifies for 10% discount in a straight dozen

    Current stock: 16

    $57.50
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  • Bondar Wines Rayner Vineyard Shiraz 2022

    Bondar Wines Rayner Vineyard Shiraz 2022

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

    95 POINTS! - THE REAL REVIEW
    95 POINTS! - THE WINE FRONT
    95 POINTS! - JAMES SUCKLING

        "This exceptional Shiraz is drawn from the two oldest blocks in the Rayner Vineyard, planted in 1950. Three-quarters of the fruit comes from Block 24 in the northeast corner of the vineyard, on deep sandy soils with ironstone rocks,...

    Qualifies for 10% discount in a straight dozen

    Current stock: 12

    $47.00
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