Here are Australia's best kept secret wineries that the big retailers don't want you to know about. Every single wine listed here is something special, made with love and attention to detail and offers so much value it'll make you think twice about buying from anywhere else again. Explore our own independent wineries who are quietly making the greatest wines our country has to offer.
South Australia is the home to some of the most famous wine regions, best-known wineries and oldest vines in Australia. It’s also the birth place to the iconic big and juicy reds that have put this region on the radar for wine lovers across the globe. There are 18 wine regions in SA and the wines are best described as fruit forward, juicy, bold and generous with ripeness, decadence and richness. Common varieties you will find in SA include Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir.
Multiregional South Australia, Australia
Jura, France
Coulter Wines are minimal intervention, small batch wines that focus on cleanliness and purity.Working as a winemaker for a large company for a number of years I always had a nagging desire to produce my own wine. After a chance meeting with a mate, who despite having limited access to resources was punching out fantastic small batch vino. This was the inspiration for Coulter Wines. Coulter Wines are wines made in a minimalist intervention/under processed while focusing on cleanliness and purity in the wines. I take it extremely seriously, while at the same time, really enjoying the journey and proud of the wines thus far. I source fruit from premium growers in the Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley and Riverland. Fruit is handpicked and crushed same day. The Chardonnay is produced in the classic style. With the reds I maintain emphasis on whole bunch were suitable to add interest. All the reds are basket pressed post ferment and all wines are gravity fed. Limited time in barrel allows all the wines to retain their bright and vibrant fruitfulness. Wines are released within 6 months of production.C4 is an experimental label that will allow a change in variety & region, vintage to vintage and I'm excited about the external interest and personal freedom this label will create.I currently live in the Barossa Valley with my wife and 2 children and consider myself very lucky to be able to combine my career and passion in winemaking. I love everything about wine, making it, sharing it and especially the raw passion it evokes.The best is yet to come.Chris
Adelaide Hills, Australia
NYETIMBER: WORLD-RENOWNED ENGLISH SPARKLING WINEOur vineyards share similar characteristics with the best sparkling wine vineyards in the world. Greensand and chalk soils allow our vines, in each of our separate sites, to flourish across the south of England. The climate here allows for the slow ripening of our grapes, allowing us to achieve the optimum levels of ripeness and acidity, as well as the complexity and finesse for which our exquisite wines are renowned.Using only estate-grown grapes from our own vineyards ensures that only the finest fruit is used to craft globally acclaimed Nyetimber wines. Our Head Winemaker, Cherie Spriggs, and her Winemaker husband Brad Greatrix assess each handpicked vineyard individually – from choosing the optimal time to harvest the grapes and supervising their gentle pressing to eventual vinification. This meticulous attention to detail allows us to make the most informed blending decisions the following spring.We craft all our wines at Nyetimber according to the traditional method, ageing them for extended periods of time to build complexity and flavour, and allowing for generous post-disgorgement time before release.
England, United Kingdom
Since the first vineyards were planted by visionary Scottish pioneer John Riddoch in 1891, Wynns Coonawarra Estate has built a reputation as the Coonawarra region’s pre-eminent wine producer. With the longest-established vineyards in the region, Wynns’ history is deeply intertwined with Coonawarra. Over the past two decades, our vineyards have been meticulously rejuvenated, resulting in wines which capture the true essence of the region.
Coonawarra, Australia
We are a husband and wife team that love growing grape and making wine. In addition to running a B&B and self-contained cottage that overlooks our vineyard.As a very small boutique producer, only the grapes we grow are used to make our wines.View Wine is produced by Sancerre Estate Vineyard, in the heart of the Granite Belt, Ballandean Queensland. If your visiting the region and would like to visit it is best to phone ahead as we currently only take appointments.
Granite Belt, Australia
Beautifully aged and pristine classic Australian wines from the depths of our Private Cellar. These fine wines have been meticulously cared for and represent the very best this country has to offer.
Australian, Australia
Expressing the beauty of Japan in wineThere are four seasons in Japan where the creases are correct and vivid. The delicate taste sensibility and polite and robust technique cultivated in the Japanese culture are one of the individuality of Japanese culture.Grace Wine wants to select the goodness of Japan and wrap it in wine.Cultivation has been devised by interacting with natural conditions by selecting fields based on the sunlight, temperature difference between day and night, drainage, and wind flow.Harvesting is done by careful manual hand selection.Furthermore, work at the brewery that strives to bring out the power of the grapes grown in the field without damaging it. The family business has been handed down for about a century with the efforts of a long time. Japanese winemaking is directly linked to local agriculture, and Japanese handicrafts are honest, polite and solid.In 2014, Grace's White Wine Koshu opened the door to the world.Grace wants to further promote winemaking that expresses the goodness of Japan and continue to bring joy and healing to people.
Japan, Japan
A new label collab between Wine Animal and Alkimi Wines
Yarra Valley, Australia
Tyrrell’s is as much a part of the fabric of the Hunter Valley as the Semillon and Shiraz vines they’ve been nurturing since their founder, English-immigrant Edward Tyrrell, first planted them during the mid-19th century.Having lived and breathed wine growing and winemaking in the Hunter Valley for more than 160 years, they've amassed an unrivalled knowledge of what makes the Hunter one of Australia’s, and indeed the world’s, greatest wine growing regions.
Hunter Valley, Australia
Loire Valley, France
Alsace, France