Winery

Region: McLaren Vale
Proprieter: Roger Trott
Established: 1969
Address:
McMurtrie Road
McLaren Vale
South Australia, 5171

Wirra Wirra has a deserved reputation for great wine and large-scale lunacy. Flying watermelons, giant bells, heroically-proportioned gates.... Their cellar door is an absolute must see for visitors to the Vale. And yes, that is a functioning trebuchet, so ignore the "catapult" description on the web page and refine your knowledge of medieval siege devices.

(And we would never be so persnickety as to point out that the name of the wirrawirra.com web page showing said device is "cataPLUT". Then again, the sound of this device hurling a bottle wine to it's liquid demise may be, phonetically, just that?)

Rescued from utter decrepitude in 1969 by Greg and Roger Trott, the winery actually originated in 1894. It was successful under the stewardship of its cricket-playing

Region: Adelaide Hills
Proprieter: Andrew Nugent
Winemaker: Andrew Nugent
Established: 1997
Address:
Bird in Hand & Pfeiffer Roads
Woodside
South Australia, 5244

The Bird in Hand Winery was established when Andrew Nugent moved deeper into the Adelaide Hills and planted vineyards on Bird in Hand Road, Woodside. The grapes are grown in the mineral rich soils above the 1879 “Bird in Hand” gold mine. The property includes 100 acres of vineyards & olive grove, cellar door, wine & olive production facilities and the picturesque family residence. A second family property is in the Clare Valley. The Bird in Hand brand began in 1997 when viticulturalist and winemaker Andrew Nugent left Tatachilla and planted the family vineyard on Bird in Hand Road Woodside in the Adelaide Hills.

The grapes developed and with the introduction of Bird in Hand wine, the

Region: Clare Valley
Proprieter: David Mavor
Winemaker: David Mavor
Established: 1997
Address:
PO Box 72
Watervale
South Australia, 5452

The majority of Claymore grapes are sourced from their vineyards in the Watervale and Penwortham sub regions of the Clare Valley with some additional premium fruit also supplied by quality independent grape growers of the Clare Valley. Careful cultivation of fruit is paired with modern winemaking techniques by winemaker David Mavor.

Their award winning wines include the Joshua Tree Riesling, London Calling Merlot, Dark Side of the Moon Shiraz and the Nirvana Reserve Shiraz.

Region: McLaren Vale
Proprieter: Mark Lloyd
Established: 1985
Address:
Chaffeys Road
McLaren Vale
South Australia, 5171

The original farmhouses were built in 1860 and are now the epicentre of the garden and cellar door at the winery. The original vineyards were planted immediately after the first world war.

Coriole remains today as a small family owned company specialising in Shiraz, but which has also been at the forefront of producing Sangiovese, and also concentrates on white varieties such as Chenin Blanc and Semillon which particularly suit the McLaren Vale climate.

Coriole is situated in the undulating hills of the densely planted McLaren Vale region just within sight of the sea and less than an hour from Adelaide.

Region: Clare Valley
Proprieter: Ben Jeanneret
Winemaker: Ben Jeanneret
Established: 1992
Address:
Box 61
Sevenhill
South Australia, 5453

A family business founded in 1992, Jeanneret Wines has grown considerably in the last decade, yet retains a hand-crafted, natural approach to winemaking. Winemaker Ben Jeanneret lets nature guide the grapes, ensuring the wines maintain the character from where they originated.

Jeanneret's fully self-contained winery has an attractive outdoor tasting area and picnic facilities situated on the edge of a small lake surrounded by bushland.

And is it just wine you'll enjoy at the cellar door? Hardly, for the crew at the winery have apparently branched into Poetry!

"On the way to the Bentley"
"If we don’t Dilly Dally and stop for a Hummer, we can stay in Grace and Favour with the

Region: McLaren Vale
Proprieter: Andrew Buttery
Winemaker: Mike Brown
Established: 1980
Address:
184 Main Road
McLaren Vale
South Australia, 5171

Gemtree Vineyards owns 330 acres in the heart of premium wine region, McLaren Vale and has been the home of Paul and Jill Buttery for over 20 years. Located at the foothills in McLaren Flat, the home-block, Gemtree Vineyard is planted to Shiraz, Tempranillo, Sangiovese, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Verdelho. The Tatachilla Road Vineyard, near the coastline, with its 40 year old vines, produces Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, Chardonnay, and Semillon.

The Gemtree Vineyards label was created in 1998. They are first generation winemakers drawing on the expertise from three generations of grape growing. In a genuine family operation, each member participates in the production and marketing of their wines.