First Drop Wines

First Drop Wines is a modern Australian winery founded in 2004 in the Barossa Valley. We create expressive, contemporary wines from premium vineyards across the Barossa and Eden Valleys, Adelaide Hills and McLaren Vale. Our unique proposition is simple: serious wine without the stuffiness. We combine distinctive regional character and hands-off winemaking with bold, memorable branding that attracts consumers, supports confident hand-selling and stands out on shelves, wine lists and digital platforms. The wines are elegant, vibrant and immediately enjoyable, while retaining the quality, authenticity and provenance expected of premium Australian wine. First Drop is a James Halliday 5 Red Star winery, was named among The Real Review’s Top Wineries of Australia 2025 and won the inaugural Young Gun of Wine award. Our leading brand, Mother’s Milk Barossa Shiraz, has been selected for Wine Spectator’s Critics’ Choice five times and named to its Top 100 Wines of the World in both 2020 and 2021. The portfolio also includes Mother’s Ruin Cabernet Sauvignon, Real Time Chardonnay, Endless Summer Pinot Grigio and highly acclaimed single-vineyard and icon Shiraz. With more than 20 years of export experience, distribution across 22 countries and established logistics through warehouses in the United States and Europe, First Drop is commercially ready and easy to do business with. We offer international partners consistent quality, competitive value, reliable supply, strong storytelling and a proven brand platform capable of engaging established wine drinkers and a new generation of consumers. First Drop represents the new modern Australia: regionally authentic, highly awarded, commercially relevant and impossible to ignore.

Canada, Denmark, Greece, Hong Kong, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Thailand, USA

"With European parents, wine was served at the table with every meal. Everyone was encouraged to drink a glass of the wine that my family made. They were really dodgy reds, often made from McLaren Vale Grenache. I can still recall several vats, an old bath tub & even the 8ft fiberglass dingy spread out across the backyard during vintage. These unlikely vessels were used to ferment the rich deep purple fruit that I was totally fascinated with. This exposure to wine & winemaking at an early age has seen my fascination grow into a passion, that is now my life." - John Retsas (Winemaker)