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44 Church Street,
Penola SA 5277

Open 7 days:

Monday – Sunday: 10am-4pm
Closed Christmas Day.

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(08) 8737 3222

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Located in Coonawarra, South Australia, Koonara Wines was established in 1992 by Dru Reschke on vineyards he planted with his father Trevor in the late 1980s.

Dru continues his passion for wine with his wife Nicole, who lives on the property with their daughters Lucy and Alice. Our Coonawarra vineyards are organically grown and certified and have been since 2017.

Koonara believes in creating wines that are high quality and age-worthy. All our wines are vegan friendly, low in sulphur and have no (or low) residual sugar.

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116 years in Coonawarra

Our family has been in Coonawarra since 1906, so we are almost locals …

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Organic Viticulture

We are the only Certified Organic vineyard in Coonawarra.

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None of the bad stuff

Low levels of sulphur in all our wines, no oak substitutes and no/low residual sugar* in our wines.

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Great Dirt

Our red vines are grown on famous terra rossa soil in Coonawarra, and our whites and Pinot Noir are grown down the road in Mt Gambier – the coolest region in mainland Australia.

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Koonara Wines In The Media

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“One of the smallest and best (in Coonawarra) is Koonara … real highlight and a must to check out.”
Ray Jordan
The West Australian
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“One thing I wouldn’t have expected in a country town … was a funky homewares shop … it pays not to get too smug about living in one of the world’s biggest cities, particularly when the shopping in a small country town is superior.”
In Vino Travel
Singapore
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“Part cellar door, part one-stop shop, Koonara encourages you to taste its organic wines as you browse the homewares, gifts, jewellery, clothing and gourmet treats. The concept is “everything you need for a good dinner party”, such as Savor glassware designed by the winery’s director Dru Reschke.”
Peter Bourne and Sandra Bridekirk
Qantas Travel Insider Magazine

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