Boutique Coonawarra Winery and Organic Vineyard
A Family Owned Organic Vineyard and Winery in Coonawarra.
We produce a range of high quality award winning wines. In 2019 we were awarded James Halliday’s 5 star Black Winery and The Real Review Certificate of Excellence, placing us among the best wineries of Australia. Today myself (Dru), Nicole and our girls live in the family homestead surrounded by our vineyards.
Visit us at our Cellar Door, or Order our Wine Online!
WINES OF THE MONTH
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QuickviewMystery Sauvignon Blanc 2019 – 6 bottles
Monthly Wines, Our Wine, Special offers, White WinesCrisp apple and gooseberry notes, refreshingly easy drinking! This wine was formally offered as a cleanskin, but we have sold out of the cleanskin stock. So you get the benefit of the labelled stock as a mystery.$80.00 inc GST -
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Mystery Shiraz 2017 – 6 bottle pack
Monthly Wines, Our Wine, Red Wines, Special offersThis wine is upfront and fruit driven. Real black pepper and blackberry jam. Very easy to devour at any time. This wine was formally offered as a cleanskin, but we have sold out of the cleanskin stock. So you get the benefit of the labelled stock as a mystery.$80.00 inc GST -
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Pinot Noir Mystery? 6 pack
Monthly Wines, Our Wine, Red Wines, Special offersSo while we can’t tell you what it is, we can tell you that it’s delicious and not to mention incredibly well priced at $99.00 for 6 bottles + free freight! If you’re a Pinot Noir fan or just looking for the perfect alternative to the fuller bodied Shiraz and Cabernet now the weather has cooled down. Be sure to get it while you can as this is a strictly "while covid19 lasts special" I'm sure our sanity will return once we all return to normal.$99.00 inc GST -
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Emily May Rosé, Mount Gambier 2020
Monthly Wines, Our Wine, White WinesKoonara is the name of our property in Coonawarra which has been in our family for over 100 years and where my Gran - Emiline May Reschke - lived until she was 99. Accomplished dressmaker and designer, teacher, bridge and scrabble guru and a professional floral artists. Here's to you Gran. Delicate waves of strawberries and cream, cherry and raspberries dance around a sturdy, dry backbone.$20.00 inc GST -
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Mystery Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon – $80 per 6 pack
Monthly Wines, Our Wine, Red Wines, Special offersWho doesn't love a surprise at the moment to brighten up your day. While life is a little bit upside down and back to front, we thought it was timely to offer you, our loyal customers a super duper surprise. Can you imagine how exciting it will be to have the delivery person drop of a box of wine at your door with no idea what's in it, other than what you have come to know and love from Koonara Wines. Low sulphur, organically grown, vegan friendly Coonawarra Cabernet. All we can tell you about this surprise is the wine is young fruit driven, deep in color with blackcurrant juiciness.$80.00 inc GST -
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Wanderlust, Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Monthly Wines, Our Wine, Red WinesTiny berries went into this wine - you can tell by the deep colour. The flavour comes from the skin, so the smaller the berry, the more colour and flavour. This wine is almost unique at this price point, in that it will get better over 10 years. Intense sweet cassis fruit nose and lovely blackcurrant juciness on the warming palate with its fine tannins. Critics Review: Award winning Coonawarra Cabernet Our Wanderlust, Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 vintage was awarded: • Equal Top In Category, Winestate Magazine 2018 “Intense sweet cassis fruit nose and lovely blackcurrant juiciness on the warming palate with its fine tannins and as one judge described – 'salivating acidity'.” • Gold - 13th G100 International Wine and Spirits Awards 2019 • Silver - Huon Hooke 2019$25.00 inc GST -
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Flowers for Lucy, Moscato 2019
Monthly Wines, Our Wine, White WinesDelicate rose and elderberry flower on the nose, with the light fizz highlighting Turkish delight, musk and cumquat flower notes. A great balance of sweetness and refreshing lime and floral notes, along with low alcohol (7%), making it easier to have a glass or two during dinner. It finishes with a nice lingering cherry blossom and honey on the palate.$18.95 inc GST
NEWS & EVENTS
Cellar Dwellers Wine Dinner – Friday 24th July
Join Koonara Wines for an intimate wine dinner by the fire in our newly renovated cellar door. Enjoy a delicious…
Demetrio and the Snake
We lost one of the good ones this week (29th May, 2020). Demetrio Zema was part of the Coonawarra fabric,…
20 Ways to Detox your Body & Mind
Things can be tough in lockdown so I have created a list of things that can help. Often a toxic…
ALL THE FABULOUS PEOPLE - SOCIAL IMAGES
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Mt Gambier Food & Wine Pop-up Bar 2020
Thank you to everyone who came along and supported us at this year’s Mount Gambier Food & Wine Pop-up Bar…
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Platinum Marquee – Mt Gambier Gold Cup December 2019
We had an amazing day at the 2019 Scott Group of Companies Mount Gambier Gold Cup. Thanks to all guests…
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Hamilton Food & Wine Fiesta 2019
Thanks Hamilton for a wonderful night at the Koonara Wines Hamilton Food & Wine Fiesta on Friday, November 15! Thanks to everyone who attended and made it a fabulous night under the stars – we look forward to doing it again next year.
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Koonara Wines Platinum Marquee – Dunkeld Cup 2019
What an incredible day we had on Saturday, 16 November at our SOLD OUT Koonara Wines Platinum Marquee at the Dunkeld Cup. Our marquee is located in a premium trackside location with the stunning backdrop of Mount Abrupt.
Over 100 Years in Coonawarra
The quality of your barrels and winemakers. We believe quality is paramount in creating a wine which is not only good, but consistent and age worthy.
Our red wines are aged in French Oak. All of our reds are aged in 100% fine-grain French Oak Hogsheads barrels. Some cheaper wines are produced with oak substitutes such as chips, planks and dominos.
Low yields, small grapes and big flavour. Both our Coonawarra vineyards yield 2 tonnes of fruit or less – the average for Coonawarra is 3.5 – 4 tonnes. We grow small grapes, which are about the size of a pea. This allows us to get more skin per litre of juice. Because the colour and flavour in wine comes from the grapes skin, we can get big colour and flavour in our wines.
Great winemaking team. Peter Douglas the former Wynns winemaker is our winemaker, and one of the most respected winemakers and wine judges in Australia. Both Peter, Dru and Nicole take a collaborative approach to producing award winning wines each year. If you’re looking to visit Coonawarra Wineries, Koonara Wines should be on your list!
In 2017 our Coonawarra vineyards were certified to Australian Organic standards, and no pesticides have been used on the property for over 10 years.
Visit our cellar door at 44 Church Street, Penola
