Mastodawn

The winery that stood on Wheatsheaf Road at Morphett Vale had a history that stretched back nearly a century before the buildings came down in 1989. It had begun not as a winery at all but as a London importing house — built by a Scottish vigneron from Magill, that put an emu on its label in 1883.

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Wine May 31

Australia’s Endeavour to slash wine production amid asset sell-off

Home News By Hamish Graham Published: 29 May, 2026 Australian drinks retailing giant Endeavour Group has announced that it is set to reduce its grape production by 80%. It …
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Dining and Cooking May 31

Australia’s Endeavour to slash wine production amid asset sell-off

Home News By Hamish Graham Published: 29 May, 2026 Australian drinks retailing giant Endeavour Group has announced that it is set to reduce its grape…
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From Fields to Barrels May 28

Dr Kelly and the Tintara Vineyard Company

Before Thomas Hardy made Tintara a household name, the winery was a Scottish physician's ambitious gamble — seven hundred acres of McLaren Vale scrub, backed by the colony's wealthiest men, and doomed by a market that wasn't ready.

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From Fields to Barrels May 27

Gloucester and Bellevue

Before McLaren Vale had a name, two separate townships occupied the same stretch of road — Gloucester at the southern end, Bellevue to the north. The man who opened Gloucester's first hotel died before the day was out. The man who laid out Bellevue's streets died the following year. What they built became one of Australia's most celebrated w…

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