News & Media

Katnook Estate 2009 Sauvignon Blanc released
12th March 2010
Senior Winemaker Wayne Stehbens talk about this wine on You Tube. After decades of continuous Sauvignon Blanc vintages, Wayne Stehbens is confident that Katnook Estate 2009 Sauvignon Blanc ranks amongst the best he has...
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Inaugural Leaders Award
23rd February 2010
Hans Loder, Katnook Estate’s Assistant Vineyard and Technical Manager, has been granted the inaugural Emerging Leaders Award by the Limestone Coast Wine Industry Council, with the aid of the Grape and Wine Research and...
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Katnook New Cellar Door Opens
4th January 2010
Katnook Estate proudly announces its new Cellar Door is now open, following extensive restoration of its 1896 limestone buildings.  Local stone and timbers feature extensively throughout the interiors. Coonawarra Wine...
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Vintage 2010 update
31st December 2009
Just after the last sparkling wine cork popped to celebrate New Year, the 2010 vintage began for the Wingara Wine Group.  Deakin Estate is busy field testing the nearly ripe fruit and expects...
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Prodigy Takes Gold - watch us on You Tube
23rd November 2009
Katnook Estate's soon to be released 2006 Prodigy Shiraz has won a "Best in Class" Gold Medal at the 2009 London International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC). Hear from the makers of Prodigy 2006 by clicking...
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"Gifted Chief Winemaker" at Deakin Estate
27th October 2009
Deakin Estate has been compared to Rosemount Estate in its glory days by James Halliday in a feature article in "The Weekend Australian"  Oct. 24-25, 2009.  Halliday said that Deakin Estate has " an...
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Deakin Cabernet proves a point
9th October 2009
Leading wine writer, Jeremy Oliver, says he'd like to send a case of Deakin Estate 07 Cabernet Sauvignon to every UK wine critic who says Australian Riverland cabernet is industrial. In the Oct/Nov 2009 edition of...
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Cycle to break the cycle
15th September 2009
With support from Wingara, Gary Harvey will cycle 5,500km across Australia over 20 days to raise $300,000 for The Smith Family’s Learning for Life programme. Gary is the CEO of ipac Asia and his wife Alison heads...
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Wingara Stars in Halliday Companion
31st August 2009
Deakin Estate and Katnook Estate have featured strongly in the James Halliday's 2010 Australian Wine Compendium.  Deakin Estate took out 10% of the total number of "Best Value Whites and Reds under $10", while...
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Tourism grant for historic buildings
20th July 2009
Katnook Estate is one of three beneficiaries of the Rann Government’s annual assistance for tourism operators across South Australia. The funds support operators who are building new and innovative tourism...
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Fine Wine Partners take on Katnook Estate
1st July 2009
Katnook Estate announces its new Australian distributor is Fine Wine Partners - in every state and territory. Speaking on behalf of Katnook Estate, CEO Diego Jimenez (pictured) said, “We are delighted to have...
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Grant Funds Frost Research
17th June 2009
Katnook Estate's Hans Loder has sought funding to collate a "User's Guide" to frost protection. Following the severe frosts of spring/summer 2006 in south-east Australia and the catastrophic effects on crop...
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Katnook's Viki Coad Wins National Safety Award
8th May 2009
Katnook Estate's Viki Coad has won a Safe Work Australia Award for "best individual contribution to workplace health and safety".  The awards were announced in Canberra on April 28th 2009, the World Day...
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Six new release wines from Coonawarra
30th March 2009
Katnook Estate and Katnook Founder's Block have released a total of six new vintages - adding up to an incredible array of wines styles and prices. New Release Katnook Estate Wines. Katnook Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2008, RRP...
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Supporting bushfire victims
17th February 2009
The Wingara Wine Group has joined the mammoth outpouring of generosity in raising funds for the victims of the recent Victorian bushfires, the worst peacetime disaster in Australia's history.  Wingara staff...
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Katnook Cabernet Shines
11th February 2009
Leading wine writers this month endorsed Katnook Estate's reputation for "Classic Coonawarra Cabernet" through two outstanding reviews on the Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine magazine. Currently available in fine...
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See Coonawarra with Katnook Viticulturist
4th January 2009
Join our viticulturist Chris Brodie on the Coonawarra Station platform, as he explains the lay of the land in Coonawarra. www.katnookestate.com.au (home page).
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Spain and Coonawarra come to Melbourne
1st January 2009
Enjoy and compare award winning wines that form the global family that is Freixenet.   Ferrer family members and international winemakers will take you on a tasting tour of wines from wineries including...
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Glenn McGrath enjoys Katnook Estate wines
19th December 2008
Former Australian Test Cricketer, Glenn McGrath recently enjoyed some of Katnook Estate's finest wines - as guest speaker at a recent business lunch at the Mildura Club. The event was sponsored by Elders, as major sponsors...
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New assistant winemaker for Deakin Estate
8th December 2008
Deakin Estate welcomes James Foley to the position of  Assistant Winemaker.  James has just completed a Bachelor of Oenology at the University of Adelaide, and this is his first assistant winemaker position...
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Katnook's Viki Hoad Wins Safe Work SA Award
28th November 2008
Katnook Estate health and safety representative, Viki Coad has won a major Safe Work SA award. Viki was named Health and Safety Representative of the Year at the Safe Work SA awards night in Adelaide earlier this month...
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"Top of Class" and more
29th October 2008
Australia’s Wingara Wine Group has performed well across all brands at the 2008 International Wine and Spirit Competition, winning: - two Best in Class silver medals, awarded to Katnook Estate Merlot 2005 and the...
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Katnook at the Coonawarra Cabernet Celebrations
23rd October 2008
Coonawarra was the place to be on October 17-19, when over 40 cellar doors joined forces to offer events such as special dinners, master classes, private vineyard tours and everything in between. With World famous wines,...
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The Epic Continues
20th October 2008
Katnook Estate has released limited quantities of its new vintages flagship wines - the 2004 Odyssey Cabernet Sauvignon and 2005 Prodigy Shiraz. In light of growing international acceptance of cork alternatives, for the...
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Gold for Deakin Estate Viognier - and now a silver
29th September 2008
The Perth Wine Show has awarded a Gold Medal to the Deakin Estate 2008 Viognier.  Priced at around $10,  this first offering of Viognier from Deakin Estate offers exceptional value. The same wine went on...
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Wingara cruising with P&O
30th July 2008
Australia’s leading cruise company P&O Cruises today announced a move to ditch international wine brands in support of local winemakers to create a new and exclusive onboard wine list. P&O Cruises will break...
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Coonawarra roadshow & Katnook winemaker suppers
8th July 2008
Each year, Katnook Estate joins the Coonawarra winemaking fraternity to bring this leading wine region to your nearest capital city. Taste scores of Coonawarra wines under the one roof at the following venues. Wine trade and...
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2008 vintage report, Katnook Estate.
30th June 2008
Another quality grape harvest is wrapped up for 2008 at Katnook Estate, Coonawarra. Read all the details from Katnook Estate’s Vineyard Manager and Winemaker... Chris Brodie, Vineyard Manager since 2000 reports on the...
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2008 vintage report, Deakin Estate
30th June 2008
Deakin Estates vineyards are located at Redcliffs in the North West Victorian wine region of ‘The Murray Darling’.  Long summers and gentle winters provide the ideal environment for the flavour rich, fruity...
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The Katnook Founder’s Block Sparkling Shiraz story
6th June 2008
Robert Hicks is a leading Australian wine educator and shares his vinous views on his website www.grapeexpectations.com.au. After talking with winemaker Wayne Stehbens, Robert penned this piece on the recently released 2005...
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Trio of new vintages from the heart of Coonawarra
26th May 2008
Three new wines have been released by winemaker Wayne Stehbens - Katnook Estate Chardonnay 2005, Katnook Founder’s Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 and Katnook Founder’s Block Merlot 2005. Stehbens explains...
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Wingara wins at International Wine and Spirit Comp
26th May 2008
The Wingara Wine Group collected a gold and two silver medals at the 2008 International Wine Challenge, held in London in May. The current release Katnook Prodigy Shiraz 2004 ($95 Australian) collected gold, while the...
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Design Odyssey for Katnook
23rd May 2008
Katnook Odyssey 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon featured in a star studded cast at the 2008 Wine By Design launch, held for over 300 guests at Carousel Restaurant, Albert Park Victoria in May 2008. The brainchild of...
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New CEO for Wingara Wine Group
28th February 2008
Mr. Diego Jimenez has assumed the role as Chief Executive Officer for Wingara Wine Group, effective February 1st 2008. Diego is a member of the Ferrer family which owns Spain’s Freixenet Group - the majority...
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