Kellermeister Wines is a boutique, family-owned winery in the heart of South Australia’s Barossa Valley, renowned for crafting small-batch wines of exceptional character and provenance from ancient, low-yielding vines. 

Founded in 1976 the winery is located on a century-old Shiraz vineyard on a hill near Lyndoch, now the iconic Black Sash Vineyard, and hand-built a distinctive mud-brick cellar door from the site’s own red earth.
 
In 2012, acclaimed winemaker Mark Pearce and his family acquired the estate, elevating it to new heights. Mark, who joined Kellermeister in 2009 after time at Wirra Wirra Vineyards in McLaren Vale, brings a deep understanding of Rhône Valley varieties and techniques honed through annual pilgrimages to France during harvest over the last decade. 

Today, he leads a close-knit young team, including his sons Hugo and Rupert, producing wines that express the purity, power, and elegance of Barossa and Eden Valley terroir, with a particular focus on old-vine Shiraz, Grenache, and Mataro. 

Kellermeister’s pedigree is defined by consistent international recognition. On the global stage, its flagship Shiraz wines have repeatedly triumphed at the world’s most prestigious competitions.

•  2026 London Wine Competition - Named Shiraz Producer of the Year, with The Meister Shiraz earning Double Gold, and Wild Witch Shiraz and Black Sash Shiraz each awarded Gold.

•  International Wine Challenge, London - Back-to-back Best Barossa Shiraz Trophy wins: 2022 The Meister Shiraz (2024) and 2021 Wild Witch Shiraz (2023). Earlier, in 2012, Kellermeister claimed World’s Best Shiraz, Australia’s Best Shiraz, and Barossa’s Best Shiraz; in 2013 it swept Barossa’s Best for Shiraz, Grenache, and Mataro.

•  2019 London Wine Competition - Wine of the Year (Wild Witch Shiraz), plus Best Quality Wine, Best Australian Wine, and Best Shiraz.

Each bottle of Kellermeister wine tells the story of one of Australia’s most internationally awarded small family wineries.

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