Sevenhill

If you aren't stocking Sevenhill wine, you don't have an authentic expression of South Australian wine from the Clare Valley. Sevenhill was the very first winery ever built there.

Our journey began 170 years ago when Jesuit priests arrived from Europe to build a settlement that included the region’s only vineyard, cellar, and winery.

From that day in 1851, wine has been central to the development of the landmark site, the township of Sevenhill and the entire Clare Valley.

Sevenhill is one of the oldest wineries in Australia and viewed as a national treasure. This extraordinary heritage is reflected in the wine, the site itself and its link to the birth of a nation, which is something precious to be celebrated.

A BACKSTORY LIKE NO OTHER.

While our Australian origins date back to 1851 our roots go much deeper.

A young shepherd, young farmer and a soldier banded together in the early 1500s to create a religious order we know today as the Jesuits.

Education, travel, hard work and self-sufficiency were hallmarks of the order and were transplanted more than 300 years later in the picturesque hills of South Australia’s Clare Valley.

Those early settlers planted some of the first vines and built the first winery in the valley. Wines from their first vintage won first prize at the Auburn Horticultural Exhibition. One of the brothers invented the forerunner to the basket press, while another was the first to introduce table wines in 1921 – decades before they were commonplace in Australia.

These stories are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the deep and rich story of Sevenhill.

THE SITE.

Whether in person or in a glass, lovers of fine wine, tourists, and history buffs alike, cannot go past the original.

A site of historical significance, Sevenhill Cellars is the original winery in the Clare Valley. Its 90 hectares of vines, provide premium fruit for a diverse range of estate-grown and handcrafted wines including Riesling, Pinot Gris, Barbera, Grenache, Touriga, Merlot, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Our vines are part of what make Sevenhill unique, and this is where our heritage clones come into play. Our heritage Shiraz vines were planted in 1860, Grenache was planted in 1920 and 1966, and Cabernet 1975. It is not just the vines which make Sevenhill special. The mesoclimate and soils these vines are grown in, also contribute to the layers of flavour and intrigue.