We’re passionate about creating high quality white wines grown in the Limestone Coast of South Australia.
Our whites are predominately grown in cool-climate Mount Gambier – ‘the coolest region in mainland Australia’ – making them crisp, fresh and dry! Try our trophy winning Emily May Rosé or our cool climate Chardonnay. All our white wines are vegan friendly and low in sulphur, and with the exception of our Flowers for Lucy Moscato are all dry style wines.
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QuickviewAngels Footprints Sauv Blanc 2019
Our Wine, White Wines$19.95 inc GST♥ Vegan Friendly ♥ Low in sulphur ♥ Dry wine
“Friends are angels that lift you up when your wings have forgotten how to fly. Many people walk through your life, but true friends leave footprints in your heart.” So raise your glass - here’s to friends.
Mount Gambier is even cooler than Malborough in NZ, so the long growing period allows the grapes to develop an abundance of flavours without losing the crisp freshness of true cool-climate grapes.
Single vineyard. Crisp apple and gooseberry notes, perfect for natural oysters, fresh salmon sashimi or chicken salad.
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QuickviewThe Guardian Angel, Sparkling Chardonnay 2019
Our Wine, White Wines$24.95 inc GST♥ Vegan Friendly ♥ Low in sulphur ♥ Dry wine
When wine is aged in fine oak barrels, a portion of it evaporates - winemakers call this the ‘angel’s share’. It was on this sentiment the Koonara angel was born. Mount Gambier is the coolest region in mainland Australia, allowing flavours in the grapes to develop longer while still keeping their crispness. This produces rich lemon and lime Chardonnay. A complexity of minerality, flavours and long finish. Food match: Coconut crusted lobster medallions with chilli and lime zest on a bed of pear, rocket and mango. Silver - International Cool Climate Wine Show 2019 Download tasting notes PDF - 2019 vintage Download tasting notes PDF - 2018 vintage Download tasting notes PDF - 2016 vintage -
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The Guardian Angel Piccolo, Sparkling, Mount Gambier 2019
Our Wine, White Wines$6.95 inc GST♥ Vegan Friendly ♥ Low in sulphur ♥ Dry wine
Comes in a box of 24 100% Mount Gambier. Everyone needs a Guardian Angel ... A vibrant celebration of youthful chardonnay. Crisp and quite dry, it has good length and balance, alive with lemon and lime sherbet. Mount Gambier is the coldest wine region in mainland Australia, allowing flavours in the grapes to develop longer while still keeping their crispness. This produces rich lemon and lime Chardonnay. The rocky flint under only 10cm of soil helps create a complexity of minerality, flavours and long finish. Download tasting notes PDF – 2019 vintage Download tasting notes PDF – 2018 vintage Download tasting notes PDF – 2015 vintage -
QuickviewFlowers for Lucy, Moscato 2019
Monthly Wines, Our Wine, White Wines$18.95 inc GST♥ Vegan Friendly ♥ Low in sulphur
Three days a week our two little girls would stroll into the Cellar Door to say hello, and almost always they were holding flowers picked along the way. Alice’s flowers would proudly go to her Mum, while Lucy’s - with her arm out stretched proudly - went to me. “These are for you Dad,” she’d say. One day - when she is old enough to enjoy in moderation - the burst of floral flavours in this Moscato will be my flowers to her. Dru and Nicole Reschke. Great balance of sweetness and refreshing lime, Flowers for Lucy has low alcohol – making it easier to have a glass or two before or after dinner. Food match: Summer berry trifle and homemade icecream.
Try a Flowers for Lucy in a cocktail
Moscato Spritzer 3 parts Flowers for Lucy 2 parts Aperol 1 part Soda Water Crushed ice Lucy Cocktail 150ml Flowers for Lucy 30ml Gin Crushed ice with a sprig of mint Download tasting notes PDF - 2019 vintage Download tasting notes PDF - 2018 vintage Download tasting notes PDF - 2017 vintage Download tasting notes PDF - 2016 vintage -
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Emily May Rosé, Limestone Coast 2019
Monthly Wines, Our Wine, White Wines$19.95 inc GST♥ Vegan Friendly ♥ Low in sulphur ♥ Dry wine
"Beautifully made and quite delicious.” Nick Butler, The Real Review 2019
Koonara 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 professional floral artist. Here’s to you Gran. “Oh, spectacular sangiovese. The Italian red variety was treated with the love and respect it deserves in this demure rosé. It’s an alluring pale pink, pretty, poised, playful, and complex - like Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Delicate waves of strawberries and cream, cherry and raspberries dance around a sturdy, dry backbone. The wine is named after Dru Reschke’s gran, Emiline May Reschke - a fitting tip of the hat to a woman who lived until the ripe old age of 99.” 5 stars, Katie Spain, Wine Writer, The Adelaide Advertiser, 2019 Trophy for 'Norlift Best Rosé in Show’ at the Cairns Wine Show 2019 95 points, Nick Butler, The Real Review 2019 4.5 stars, Winestate Magazine 2019 Download tasting notes PDF for 2019 vintage Download tasting notes PDF for 2018 vintage Download tasting notes PDF for 2017 vintage -
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Lucy & Alice, Pinot Gris 2019
Our Wine, White Wines♥ Vegan Friendly ♥ Low in sulphur ♥ Dry wine Named after our two beautiful daughters. Crisp pink lady apples, white peach and grapefruit zest. As it warms in the glass, hints of honey and peach flesh shine through. Pinot Grigio and Pinot Gris are the same grape variety. Pinot Grigio is Italian, Pinot Gris is French. “Grigio” and “Gris” both meaning grey which is the hue present in colour of the grapes. Winemakers in Australia describe Gris as a late picked, more complex, wine with crisp acidity. 4 stars, Winestate Magazine, Equal top in Category Limestone Coast Wine Show 2019 Download tasting notes PDF – 2019 vintage Download tasting notes PDF – 2018 vintage Download tasting notes PDF – 2016 vintage$20.00 inc GST -
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A Song for Alice, Aged Riesling 2013
Our Wine, White Wines$25.00 inc GST♥ Vegan Friendly ♥ Low in sulphur ♥ Dry wine
*Aged release*
This wine is named after our little girl Alice (6 year), who loves to sing songs she has made up. Like this wine, they are beautiful in their purity and make you smile. When she is old enough, this will be our song to her. Just 40 minutes south of our Coonawarra vineyards are our Mount Gambier vineyards. Mount Gambier is the coolest region in mainland Australia and has perfect conditions for creating excellent Riesling. Razor-sharp flint rocks rise from the thin soils under vines, and the pure underground water flows from the famous Blue Lake. This vintage is fresh, crisp, lean with some lovely minerality and lemon/citrus characters. Food match: Vietnamese prawn and glass noodle salad. 91 points James Halliday Download tasting notes PDF – 2013 vintage Download tasting notes PDF – 2015 vintage -
QuickviewCape Banks, Chardonnay 2016
Our Wine, White Wines$25.00 inc GST♥ Vegan Friendly ♥ Low in sulphur ♥ Dry wine
Est. 1883, the Cape Banks Lighthouse is a significant orange monument 30 mins drive from our vineyards in Mount Gambier. Cool growing conditions, rocky mineraly soils, and low-yielding vines have helped create a complex wine - indeed a beacon of a Chardonnay. 2016 is, in our opinion, our best vintage yet. Organically grown grapes are starting to show the beautiful fruit spectrum of cool climate fruit. 50% new French oak Hogshead barrels for 9 months, going through malo-latic (2nd ferment) changing the malo acids into lactic acid, the same as in milk and butter, giving it a creamy mouth feel. 50% select yeast ferment - single ferment only keeping the crisp lime, pink lady apple and mineral notes. This is ‘left on lees’ (the dead yeast after ferment) and is stirred to increase flavours and complexity. Our 2016 vintage was awarded:Download tasting notes PDF - 2016 vintage- Silver Sydney Royal Wine Show KPMG 2017
Crisp, Cool White Wines
Only 60km down the road from Coonawarra and based at the foot of a dormant volcano is Mount Gambier – ‘the coolest region in mainland Australia’. We source our Mount Gambier grapes from a select number of growers who share similar values to us.
Mount Gambier is gaining a serious reputation for cool climate wines - and has near identical growing conditions to Burgundy in France, and is cooler than Marlborough in New Zealand. The long growing periods allows the grapes to develop an abundance of flavours without losing the crisp freshness of true cool-climate grapes.
True cool climate regions have plenty of natural acid in their grapes. This locks in the unique flavour of each different grape variety, as well as acts as a preservative.
All our white wines are vegan friendly and gluten free.
Low Preservative and Sulphur Wine
Low Sugar White Wine
There is no residual sugar in our white wines (with the exception of our Moscato). They still taste sweet, showing perfect balance in our vineyards. Our Flowers for Lucy Moscato does have a touch of sugar, for that extra sweetness. It’s also one of our most popular wines, with its delicate balance between sweetness and refreshing lime