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Australian wine regions
10 regions and 14 producers, with the grapes each one is built on.
Regions
Where Australian wine comes from.
Producers
14 Australian wineries worth knowing.
Clarendon Hills
McLaren Vale, South Australia · founded 1990
Roman Bratasiuk's small-production McLaren Vale estate championing old-vine Grenache and Syrah from limestone and ironstone soils of extraordinary concentration.
Cullen
Wilyabrup, Margaret River · founded 1971
A biodynamic pioneer and benchmark Margaret River estate, with Diana Madeline a Cabernet-Merlot blend that captures the region's cassis and bay leaf character.
d'Arenberg
McLaren Vale, South Australia · founded 1912
Chester Osborn's eccentric McLaren Vale estate produces dozens of wines including the iconic Dead Arm Shiraz, named for a vine disease that concentrates the berries.
Giaconda
Beechworth, Victoria · founded 1982
Rick Kinzbrunner's tiny Beechworth estate is famous for Australia's greatest Chardonnay, combining a Burgundian winemaking philosophy with cool-climate precision.
Henschke
Keyneton, Eden Valley · founded 1868
A fifth-generation family estate producing Hill of Grace from a single 8-acre block of Shiraz vines planted by Prussian immigrants around 1860.
Larry Cherubino
Margaret River, Western Australia · founded 1998
One of Australia's most gifted winemakers, producing small-batch wines from across WA under the Cherubino and Ad Hoc labels with surgical precision.
Leeuwin Estate
Margaret River, Western Australia · founded 1974
The definitive Margaret River estate, with Art Series Chardonnay considered Australia's finest white wine, combining tropical richness with cool-climate acidity.
Penfolds
Nuriootpa, Barossa Valley · founded 1844
Australia's most internationally celebrated winery, home of Grange, the Hermitage-inspired Shiraz that defined fine Australian wine since 1951.
Torbreck
Marananga, Barossa Valley · founded 1994
A Barossa Valley specialist in old-vine Grenache, Shiraz, and Mourvedre, with RunRig as the flagship showcasing 80-year-old vines of extraordinary intensity.
Two Hands
Nuriootpa, Barossa Valley · founded 1999
A star-studded roster of single-vineyard Shiraz from across the Barossa, McLaren Vale, and Clare Valley, with Ares at the pinnacle of their collection.
Tyrrells
Pokolbin, Hunter Valley · founded 1858
A Hunter Valley dynasty with Vat 1 Semillon considered Australia's greatest white wine, gaining extraordinary complexity after 10 years of bottle age.
Vasse Felix
Cowaramup, Margaret River · founded 1967
The founding estate of the Margaret River wine region, established in 1967, producing Heytesbury Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon as the flagship wines.
Wendouree
Clare Valley, South Australia · founded 1892
An ultra-traditional Clare Valley estate producing tiny quantities of concentrated Shiraz, Malbec, and Mataro from century-old vines with minimal intervention.
Yering Station
Yering, Yarra Valley · founded 1838
Victoria's oldest vineyard, established in 1838, producing elegant cool-climate Pinot Noir and Shiraz from the Yarra Valley with Burgundian restraint.
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Australia wine FAQ
How many wine regions does Australia have?
SomeWine tracks 10 wine regions in Australia, alongside 14 producers.
Which grapes are grown in Australia?
The grapes appearing most often on Australian labels here are Tempranillo, Chardonnay.
What are the oldest wineries in Australia?
Among those tracked, the longest-running are Yering Station (1838), Penfolds (1844), Tyrrells (1858), Henschke (1868), Wendouree (1892), d'Arenberg (1912).