Vinous Australis
McLaren Vale , South Australia
Brands
Angustum, Sandbar Estate, Jacana, Vinagyu Australis, The Sacrifice
Winery Overview
Vinous Australis was established by Winemaker Peter Flewellyn and his family with the intention of bridging the gap between Australian vineyards and wine consumers around the world. Vinous Australis provides security for generation’s old grape growing families while offering wine consumers a range of unique Australian wines with exceptional value for money.
Growing up on a vineyard in the Riverland of South Australia, Peter Flewellyn has an empathy for the grape growers that contribute immense dedication to the industry. Peter is a fourth-generation grape grower, the link to grape growing began with a great-great grandfather that was an original soldier settler in first Blanchetown and then Barmera.
Now based on a hillside vineyard in Willunga South, overlooking the McLaren Vale wine region and spencer Gulf Peter Flewellyn and his family tend to the Angustum Shiraz vineyard from where the premium Angustum wines are produced. In addition to the family owned and managed vineyards, Vinous Australis works closely with partner growers to produce a broad portfolio of wines that capture the individuality of both varietal and regional characters from where they are grown.
With extensive experience in export logistics Vinous Australis can provide complete and wine export services around the globe. The wine range is ever evolving as we are a versatile and efficient business looking to adapt to the requirements of an ever-evolving global market. With our flexible wine industry resources and expertise, we deliver custom made wines to our customers around the world.
Seeking Distribution in
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, UK, USA
Winemaker Bio
After growing up on a vineyard in South Australia’s Riverland wine region, spending weekends and holidays in the family vineyard, Peter followed three previous generations into the wine industry, studying at Roseworthy Agricultural College in Adelaide. During study breaks Peter spent vintages and mid-year periods working at Berri Estates, at the time the Southern Hemisphere’s largest winery, where he was able to gain an insight to the workings of a large efficient winery. After completing his studies, in 1992, an opportunity arose at short notice to join a joint venture winemaking team involving Penfolds and Hugh Ryman in Moldova. After completing a challenging vintage in Moldova Peter returned to the Barossa working the vintage under Stuart Blackwell at St Halletts in Tanunda. At the completion of the Barossa vintage, Peter returned to Moldova for a second vintage, and at the conclusion joined the Hugh Ryman winemaking team on a full-time basis. Over the next seven years working as a ‘Flying Winemaker’ Peter completed both southern and northern hemisphere vintages each year, moving between bases in Spain, France, Moldova, Macedonia, Argentina and South Africa. Peter’s final position in the company was that of Chief Winemaker and Production Manager based in the company’s Bordeaux office, from where he travelled frequently between the company’s international operations co-ordinating winemaking and production operations.
During his time as a flying winemaker, being based in numerous wine producing regions of the world, including, France: Bordeaux, the Loire Valley, Provence, Corsica, Languedoc Rousillon, Spain: Conca de Barbera, Rueda, Cariñena, Penedes, Argentina; Mendoza, South Africa: Stellenbosch, Oilfants River. Peter gained a wealth of experience and expertise in relation to both winemaking techniques and a broad range of grape varieties.
In 2000 Peter returned to Australia to assist with the planning design, operation and development of a new winery and business in Geelong, Victoria. Accepting the position of Winemaker, Peter played an instrumental role in the design, construction and fit out of the new Pettavel winery complex in Waurn Ponds.
The state-of-the-art winery, designed to minimize handling and retain natural grape flavours, was a showpiece of modern winemaking technology and produced a number of award-winning wines during Peter’s time as winemaker.
In 2012 Peter relocated to McLaren Vale wine region in South Australia where he manages all the Vinous Australis production through a close partnership with our growers. Through the purchase of a vineyard in Willunga South in the McLaren Vale wine region the company now has a permanent tasting facility designed to host international visitors on the single vineyard site that produces the Angustum Quartzite wine. The Vinous Australis portfolio is continuing to grow as we seek out partnerships with dedicated grape growers across South Australia market and distribute these wines to our customers around the world.