Wine Producers
The Southern Flinders Ranges can now boast that it has in excess of 20 growers producing high quality grapes for our region's wines. The Flinders Ranges wine region includes 400 plus hectares of wine grapes; however continued growth in planting has slowed to reflect the market conditions and of more recent times the wide spread drought. Flinders Ranges vineyards are located along the Main North Road stretching from Gladstone in the south to Wilmington in the north, and Jamestown to the east and Baroota in the west of our region.
The launch of the Southern Flinders Ranges Geographical Indication in October 2003, introduced our region as an internationally accredited wine region. This fell in line with the opening of the first Flinders Ranges cellar door sales outlet, promoting a growing regional wine industry with a reputation for quality product.
Many of the region's wine producers are recognised with a star rating in leading Australian wine writer James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion.
For such a young wine region in a very commercially competitive industry it's excellent to see that some of our local producers have been recognised at various awards throughout Australia, and these include:
Bundaleer Wines, Gold medal for its Sparkling Shiraz and a silver medal for its 2004 Shiraz at the Wine for Asia 2007 Exhibition in Singapore.
Belalie Bend, Bronze medal for its 2005 Sangiovese at the Australian Alternative Variety Show.
Blesing's Garden, Bronze medals for four varieties-2002 Shiraz, 2002 Merlot, 2003 Riesling, 2003 Semillon and 2004 shiraz at the Australian Small Wine Makers Show 2003 and 2004.
Remarkable View, named in the top 100 wines by the Advertiser Newspaper for its 2004 Riesling. Also made "Money" magazines "Best value wines under $20" list for 2004 with its 2002 Sangiovese.
Current Labels in the Southern Flinders Ranges:
Bundaleer Wines | 08-82961231 | www.bundaleerwines.com.au |
Belalie Bend | 08-641323 | www.belaliebend.com.au |
Remarkable View | 08-86672223 | www.remarkableview.com.au |
Bartagunyah Estate | 08 86662136 | www.bartagunyah.com.au |
Old Gunyah Road | 08-83401566 | Email: agale@agale.com.au |
Bridal Track | 08-86346031 | www.bridaltrack.com.au |
Wines of Willochra | 0428188681 | Email: winesofwillochra@chariot.net.au |
Blesing's Garden | 08-86665222 | Email: |
Stone Hut | 08-86632165 | www.oldbakerystonehut.com.au |
Flinders Run | 0429092766 | Email: lauras@business-sa.com |
