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)

  • 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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  • [SOLD-OUT] Ottelia Sangiovese 2019

    [SOLD-OUT] Ottelia Sangiovese 2019

    Region: SA- Limestone Coast
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    FABULOUS, FRESH SANGIOVESE FROM A BOUTIQUE PRODUCER

      "There is a great diversity of climates within the Limestone Coast, with warmer regions better suited to red varietals such as Sangiovese, that need to achieve full flavour and textural ripeness. The wine has a lifted and perfumed...

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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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  • [SOLD-OUT] Terre a Terre Down to Earth Sauvignon Blanc 2015

    [SOLD-OUT] Terre a Terre Down to Earth Sauvignon Blanc 2015

    Region: SA- Wrattonbully
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    Wine Front 93 points!"Gooseberry, quince and grapefruit, light herbal inflection, though it's not the dominant trait. It's of medium body, ripe but still racy, with some lemon and grapefruit flavours mingling with gentle tropical fruit. Has an attractive...

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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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  • 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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  • [SOLD-OUT] Ottelia Sangiovese 2017

    [SOLD-OUT] Ottelia Sangiovese 2017

    Region: SA- Limestone Coast
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    WINE FRONT 93 POINTS!    'Sangiovese from the Limestone Coast, as made by an incredibly reliable producer. It doesn’t have much fanfare but then, that’s a good thing with this variety. It goes about its highly drinkable business...

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  • Terre-a-Terre Down to Earth Sauvignon Blanc 2014

    [SOLD-OUT] Terre a Terre Down to Earth Sauvignon Blanc 2014

    Region: SA- Wrattonbully
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    Tony Love 4.5/5 points!"Lovely, fresh-faced, gently teased sauvignon with a small 7 per cent of the make fermented in large French oak casks to then spend a few months on the grape solids and yeast less adding more attractive mineral and textural layers...

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    $26.00
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  • [SOLD-OUT] Lake Breeze Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

    [SOLD-OUT] Lake Breeze Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

    Region: SA- Langhorne Creek

    Wine Front 92 Points!   "Magnificent producer from Langhorne Creek, indeed probably the one that comes to mind as the region’s best, for me. Greg Follett seems to have great care for the legacy of the Follett family, 120 years young in the region. This...

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    $24.00
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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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