Top 10 Big Australian Wineries

Big Australian Wineries list and description of the biggest movers and shakers in the Australian Wine Industry.  These big wineries rule the Australian wine landscape.  They produce over 50% of all the wine in Australia.  The quality wines they produce are famous throughout the world.  Many of these Australian wineries have won competitions from California to France.

• Wolf Blass
  Wolf Blass has been producing some of Australia's very best wines for over 30 years, receiving over 3,000 awards at international wine shows since 1966. In 1992 Wolf Blass was awarded the Trophy for International Winemaker of the Year at the International Wine and Spirit Competition. In 2001, Wolf Blass was according the title of best Australian Producer at the same competition.
  
  
• Penfolds
  For over 160 years Penfolds has been a producer of remarkable wines. Through our obsession with quality and our commitment to producing fine wine, a tradition has evolved which has had a profound influence on the entire Australian industry and is recognised worldwide. Penfolds is able to source quality fruit from a diverse range of vineyard sites, including some of the best and oldest vineyards in South Australia.
  
  
• Orlando
  Orlando starts making great wines in the vineyard … from premium grapes grown by both Orlando and its large team of dedicated growers, primarily in the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Eden Valley, Coonawarra, Padthaway and Langhorne Creek.
  
  
• Seppelt
  Since 1851, The House of Seppelt has built a reputation for innovation and quality Australian wine. With products ranging from sparkling to our award winning red, white and fortifieds, there is a Seppelt wine for every occasion.
  
  
• Peter Lehmann Wines
  Peter Lehmann Wines is one of Australia’s most respected and innovative winemakers, creating wines that delight wine lovers around the globe. Winemaking operations are carried out at a single site located near Tanunda, in the heart of the internationally famous Barossa Valley, South Australia. Since 2003, we have been a member of the Hess Group, proud owner of four great wineries under one sky - Peter Lehmann Wines in the Barossa Valley, The Hess Collection Winery in the Napa Valley, Glen Carlou in South Africa and Bodega Colomé in Argentina.
  
  
• Yalumba
  Yalumba wines have a style all of their own and each have been influenced by a diverse range of elements. Elements Yalumba likes to call 'the controllables', such as the Yalumba Vine Nursery and on-site cooperage – as well as other factors that cannot be emulated by any other winery. Yalumba’s history and tradition combined with a reputation for innovation.
  
  
• Krondorf Winery
  One of the older, traditional wineries in South Australia, Krondorf has a rich and varied history. The Krondorf winery was established by one of the pioneering families of this successful state- although it was not called Krondorf until the early 1970's when Grant Burge & Ian Wilson took over, producing quality wine in elegant packaging, this along with excellent product & good promotion saw Krondorf's reputation and sales soar. In 1983, the company went public and two years later was purchased by Mildara. Burge and Wilson stayed on and continued to create their magic, which was cemented when they won the 1980 Jimmy Watson Memorial trophy with a 1979 McLaren Vale, Barossa and Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon. Burge and Wilson went their separate ways but Krondorf continued upward. Krondorf's main focus, under Mildara's wing now for more than 10 years, is to regionally select grapes available and make top quality consistent styles that remain true to label from year to year. Krondorf is a label to be relied upon always.
  
  
• Hardys Wines
  Today Wynns Coonawarra Estate is the Coonawarra's pre-eminent wine producer, with the largest holding of the region's best and oldest vineyards. The terra rossa soil and cool climate produce low yields of intensely flavoured grapes, and the resulting wines have long been regarded as some of Australia's greatest, known for their richness and longevity.
  
  
• Wynns Wines
  Today Wynns Coonawarra Estate is the Coonawarra's pre-eminent wine producer, with the largest holding of the region's best and oldest vineyards. The terra rossa soil and cool climate produce low yields of intensely flavoured grapes, and the resulting wines have long been regarded as some of Australia's greatest, known for their richness and longevity.
  
  
• Rosemount Estate
  In a little over 30 years, Rosemount Estate has established itself as one of Australia's leading wineries, producing a selection of fine wines that reflect the riches of the Australian climate and an unswerving dedication to winemaking quality, innovation and style. Much has changed over the years at Rosemount Estate however, the commitment to quality that defined the original vision for Rosemount Estate's humble beginnings in the Hunter Valley has remained intact. This vision has remained pivotal to the progress and success of the now world famous winery that is Rosemount Estate.
  
  

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