Pindarie Wines
Barossa Valley , South Australia
Brands
Pindarie, Black Hinge
Winery Overview
Open doorways to wine discovery on the Western Ridge of the Barossa.
Everything at Pindarie is in its right place, every hand placed stone and every planted vine. Each variety we grow offers a different taste to discover; all with exceptional depth of flavour, vibrancy and liveliness.
The Pindarie sustainable farm on Barossa’s Western Ridge is a place of natural beauty, magnificent views and lovingly restored buildings.
Husband and wife, Tony Brooks and Wendy Allan are current custodians of the Pindarie farm since Tony took over from his grandfather in 1990. Pindarie, Aboriginal for " Hilly Place", is located at the gateway to the Barossa Valley. Situated on 750 acres, with a mix of sheep grazing amongst 110-year-old olive trees, thriving pastures and sloping vineyards, what was once a run-down and over-cleared farm has become a sustainable property with Tony and Wendy planting over 12,500 trees in the last 30 years.
Today the restored stables and grain store are home to Pindarie’s cellar door and restaurant where Pindarie welcomes guests from around the world as one of the top visited cellar doors in the Barossa. Pindarie remains a family owned and operated farm and wine business with Wendy and Tony living on the property’s historic homestead with their three children.
Pindarie wines is a regional leader of emerging variety viticulture and home to compelling classic varietals that gives wine lovers the expertise and quality promise to confidently open doors and discover new favourites.
Seeking Distribution in
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Sweden, Thailand, UK, USA, Vietnam
Winemaker Bio
Owner/viticulturist Wendy Allan’s wine career was mostly with Penfolds Wines as a Senior Viticulturist in the 1990’s. A graduate of Viticulture and Wine Business. Her career took her to Europe, California, Chile and Israel on viticulture and wine missions.
In 2001, she began the Pindarie Wine business with husband Tony Brooks, launching their first vintage of Shiraz in 2005. Today with three children, Wendy lives at Pindarie, jointly running the sheep farm, vineyard, cellar door and wine business.
Winemaker, Peter Leske, was awarded the highest achievement in the Australian Wine industry being named the ASVO Winemaker of the Year 2020. "It’s a great privilege to work with individual blocks in successive seasons, watching and learning from the vines… and trying to respect the fruit by applying a light touch in the winery." Peter Leske, Winemaker.
