Our Wineries
A couple hundred metres away from the 1908 Vineyard is Auswan’s boutique Cellar door and recently upgraded state of the art 250 tonne boutique winery. This winery is where the processes of many of our high-end iconic products begin, where the pristine 1908 vineyard grapes are transformed to exceptional wines.
Since 2005, McLaren Vintners has been situated in the sought after wine region of Mclaren Vale. Partnering with many wine brands, their excellence in winemaking is reflected by their impressive record of Trophies and loyal clients.
Every wine in our building has a winemaker who will tend it throughout its journey from receival to bottling. Our winery has been constructed to ensure our customers can always expect the extra attention to detail that eludes the more industrial processors.
We forge great working partnerships with consultant winemakers. We make their lives easier. At McLaren Vintners, we offer a vast range of ferment options. We can, for example, press whole white bunches. We can crush, destem or both. We have enormous chilling capacity – enough to chill 10,000 tonnes. We can manage cold soaks, cold stabilization and cold storage. We can warm too. Our temperature control is accurate and reliable.
We can do reds in small batches, in open fermenters, in eight different sizes of rotaries, or static closed tanks. You name it, we’ve got the fermenter for you. All our new tanks double as fermentation vessels. Extended ferments? How long would you like?
A highly successful venture, McLaren Vintners is making its mark; making your wine.
Our winery takes pride in orchestrating and overseeing the entire winemaking journey, steering from the initial crush and ferment stages to the final presentation of wines ready for bottling, catering to our extensive network of customers. This encompassing service includes meticulous pre-vintage grape analysis, cutting-edge laboratory services, and comprehensive wine management.
Behind our success stands a passionate Winemaking team, supported by a dedicated workforce of approximately 45 key winery staff. The Growers Wine Group team is unwaveringly committed to the craft, striving to produce the finest wines by leveraging the richness of locally sourced grapes.
Annually, our winery engages in a substantial crush, processing an impressive 25,000 to 40,000 tonnes or equivalently 18 million to 29 million liters of wine. This significant production volume reflects our commitment to meeting the demands of our clientele while maintaining the highest standards of quality in every bottle we produce.
