Wynns Coonawarra Estate is an Australian

winery A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feature warehouses, ...

located in

Coonawarra, South Australia Coonawarra is a small town north of Penola in South Australia. It is best known for the Coonawarra wine region named after it. The Aboriginal Australians living in the area when Europeans arrived were the Bindjali people, The word ''coonawarr ...

within the

Coonawarra wine region The Coonawarra wine region is a wine region centred on the town of Coonawarra in the Limestone Coast zone of South Australia. It is known for the Cabernet Sauvignon wines produced on its " terra rossa" soil. The name has been said to have orig ...

History

The estate was founded in 1891 by John Riddoch, utilizing red soil and planted

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s. In 1951, the

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was bought by David and Samuel Wynn, who renamed it from Chateau Comaum. It is now the region's largest

owned by

Treasury Wine Estates Treasury Wine Estates is an Australian global winemaking and distribution business with headquarters in Melbourne. It was formerly the wine division of international brewing company Foster's Group. History Background Treasury Wine Estates traces ...

References

Wineries in South Australia Foster's Group Treasury Wine Estates Limestone Coast Australian companies established in 1891 Food and drink companies established in 1891 {{winery-stub