Three days of simultaneous judging of 364 wine exhibits from 29 different wine regions in Coonawarra and Margaret River wrapped up the 2020 James Halliday…
Read More Coonawarra integral part of multi-regional wine judging event success!
HOP ON- HOP OFF SERVICE AVAILABLE EVERY WEEKEND!* There’s no better way to cruise the Coonawarra Strip this October, than with the Shuttle Bus service,…
Celebrating International Cabernet Day! These Terms and Conditions incorporate and must be read. Information about prizes and how to enter forms part of these Terms…
The story of John Riddoch, the Scottish pioneer and founding father of the Coonawarra Fruit Colony has been immortalised in a new book ‘Imagining Coonawarra’…
Read More Coonawarra pioneer, John Riddoch, immortalised to celebrate International Cabernet Day
Congratulations to Loreline Kerlidou of St Peters, SA, who has been drawn as the winner of the 2020 Cellar Dwellers “Passport Trail” competition, which was offered…
Read More Cellar Dwellers Passport Trail Competition Winner Announced
13 August 2020 | News Article | Lydia Kellner More than 2500 votes were cast by South Australian Messanger readers in the latest Messenger poll…
Read More South Australia’s best wineries revealed in the latest Messenger poll
Keen to hit the ‘Strip’ and get tasting? Our famed Coonawarra Strip is lined with an array of cellar doors of varying sizes – each…
Read More Settle in for seated tastings at Coonawarra Cellar Doors
Celebrating National Shiraz Day! These Terms and Conditions incorporate and must be read. Information about prizes and how to enter forms part of these Terms…
Australian wine producers are invited to participate in a competition showcasing great regional Cabernet Sauvignon in a collaboration between Margaret River Wine Association, Coonawarra Vignerons…
Read More 2020 Halliday Australian Cabernet Challenge – Entries now open!
Make the most of Cellar Dwellers Month by popping into Coonawarra’s Cellar Doors to taste and enjoy the back vintage wines they have selected for your…
During the month of July, Coonawarra wineries are delving into the depths of their cellars to reveal age-old treasures, offering visitors a rare opportunity to…
Read More Cellar Dwellers returns to showcase Coonawarra’s wine treasures
Celebrating National Rosé Day! These Terms and Conditions incorporate and must be read. Information about prizes and how to enter forms part of these Terms…
Prominent Coonawarra Winemaker retires after 25 years as Head Winemaker at Balnaves of Coonawarra. Highly regarded and long-serving Coonawarra Winemaker, Peter Bissell is hanging his…
The fifth Halliday Australian Cabernet Challenge will take place in September 2020. Thanks to recent restrictions the Cabernet Challenge broadens its footprint and leverages the…
Read More 2020 Halliday Australian Cabernet Challenge Collaboration
Celebrating National Sparkling Red Day! These Terms and Conditions incorporate and must be read. Information about prizes and how to enter forms part of these…
Keen to hit the ‘Strip’ and get tasting? Our famed Coonawarra Strip is lined with an array of cellar doors of varying sizes – each…
Keen to hit the ‘Strip’ and get tasting? Our famed Coonawarra Strip is lined with an array of cellar doors of varying sizes – each…
Read More Book ahead and take your seat as tastings resume in new format!
Hearts in Coonawarra are aching this week, with the news of the passing of a Coonawarra great over the weekend. Demetrio Zema, patriarch of the…
CELLAR DOORS OPEN FOR TASTINGS IN JUNE As restrictions within South Australia begin to ease our wineries look forward to welcoming visitors back to their…
Read More Book ahead and take your seat as tastings resume in new format!
Celebrating International Chardonnay Day! These Terms and Conditions incorporate and must be read. Information about prizes and how to enter forms part of these Terms…
With the cooler weather setting in and winter just around the corner, a glass of red is a perfect way to end the day or…
This month one of Coonawarra’s oldest winemaking families is celebrating a special milestone, 50 years of producing cabernet sauvignon in Coonawarra! To mark the occasion…
Read More Great Friends & Fine Wines : A Unique 6 Pack Offering
With 33 recognised brands in the Coonawarra Wine region, wine lovers are spoilt for choice when it comes to stocking up their wine supply. Settling…
The 2020 vintage in Coonawarra can be characterised by small quantities of high quality fruit. The season began well with ideal soil moisture due to…
A simple pairing guide for lovers of wine and chocolate. As we all celebrate Easter at home this year, it got us thinking that there…
Read More Where there’s Chocolate, there’s got to be Wine this Easter time!
At a time in the world where ‘sticking together’ means staying apart (social distancing for the greater good), three Coonawarra wine-producing families have come together…
Read More Coonawarra Winemaking Family Trio mix it up with the “Co-lab” pack
Due to necessary closures of winery cellar doors across Australia as a method of reducing the spread of COVID-19, virtual cellar door wine tasting sessions…
Read More Connect with Coonawarra from afar – Virtual Cellar Door Sessions the new norm
In what are unprecedented and challenging times, Coonawarra Vignerons have cellared their popular Cellar Door in the City – Wine Tasting Roadshow events until 2021.…
Read More Coonawarra National Wine Tasting Roadshow Cellared until 2021
Small business needs you now more than ever. That includes our wine producers. Need to top up your wine supply to get you through…
Read More Support Small Business. Buy Direct and continue to keep the wine flowing for us all
It is with regret that the Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival Committee has decided to cancel the 2020 Festival – slated to be held from May 14 to 17 – due to the unprecented situation of COVID-19.
Read More Curtain Drawn on 2020 Penola Coonawarra Arts Festival
COVID-19 may be causing chaos, but the wine is still flowing in Coonawarra. In response to Australian Federal Government announcements on 22 March 2020, trading…
Following the Federal Government’s announcement regarding any non-essential organised public gatherings, the ever-popular vintage festival, Coonawarra After Dark will no longer be taking place in…
Read More Coonawarra After Dark events cancelled in response to COVID-19
The Wattle Range Council and Coonawarra Vignerons hosted 30 Landowners and Vignerons at a Burn Off & Smoke Taint Breakfast Briefing on Thursday 12th March…
Read More Communication the key for Grape Growers and Landowners this burn off season
Coonawarra Wine Region boasts the most sought-after vineyard soil in Australia, and with 27 Cellar Doors lining the famed terra rossa ‘strip’, there is no…
Read More Wine Varieties Available in Coonawarra Cellar Doors
Comedy (and wine) lovers descended on the Penola Racecourse on the weekend to watch some of Australia’s hottest comedic talent in an afternoon of comedy,…
Read More Renowned Aussie comedians pour into Coonawarra for day of laughs
Imperial Auction raises $28,150 as major financial contributor of the Coonawarra Vignerons annual calendar of events. The 36o South Coonawarra Vignerons Cup is, without doubt,…
Joining us in the Marquee… here’s what you need to know: Event Start: The Coonawarra Vignerons Cup Marquee opens for guest access at 9:30am. Breakfast…
Read More Your guide to the Coonawarra Vignerons Cup Marquee
The 36° South Coonawarra Vignerons Cup continues to appeal as the region kicks off 2020 with its largest single event selling out in record time…
Read More 36° South Coonawarra Vignerons Cup Marquee the hottest ticket in town
On behalf of the Coonawarra Vignerons, we wish everyone a safe and enjoyable break over the Christmas holiday period. Visiting Coonawarra over Christmas & the…
Coonawarra Cabernet Celebrations may be over, but for two lucky visitors to the region, the “cellar-brations” continue. Trevor James of Horsham, Victoria and Alex Hodgetts…
Read More Coonawarra Cabernet Celebrations Competition Winners Announced
