Eisenstone Wines
Barossa Valley , South Australia
Winery Overview
The Eisenstone philosophy is to establish themselves as specialists of Barossa Valley Shiraz. Stephen wanted to make the vineyards the story, and not the winemaker. He does this by making each wine in exactly the same method, the only difference is in the subregion of where the vineyard is located in the Barossa . In his four years since starting Eisenstone, Stephen has continuously received high praises from journalists including in the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards, was the highest awarded winemaker from Australia, and most recently was awarded the impressive number 4 spot in Huon Hooke’s The Real Review Top Wineries of Australia 2023,
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Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Switzerland, USA
Winemaker Bio
Stephen Cook is a New Zealand native whom upon leaving school went into banking.
After 12 years he wanted a change in direction and left to travel overseas, discovering
wine spending time in Adelaide. Stephen returned to New Zealand to pursue a science degree followed by a Masters in biochemistry, then returned to Adelaide to complete a post graduate diploma in winemaking. After 20 years of working in the wine industry,
Stephen launched Eisenstone in 2018.
