DOWIE DOOLE is a McLaren Vale winery built on two terroirs and time. It was formed in 1995 when founders Drew Dowie and Norm Doole, recognising the potential of their estate vineyards, joined forces to look after them using biodynamic techniques, so that the land would stay healthy for future generations and the fruit would express both its place and the environment it grows in.
The two estates sit in two of the region's most prized areas: the sandy slopes of Blewitt Springs and the ancient rocks of Tatachilla, where some of the geology is around 650 million years old, among the oldest anywhere vines are grown. In 2015 chief winemaker Chris Thomas and a group of like-minded wine lovers bought the business, with Norm Doole staying on as shareholder and chairman. Aiming to be 100 percent estate grown, they have since added 35 hectares at Tatachilla, including 10 hectares of Grenache planted in 1965, and in 2018 a further 29 hectares at Blewitt Springs.
Visitors taste at the DOWIE DOOLE Tasting Pod, set in the Doole Vineyard and opened by the Governor of South Australia in 2019, choosing from guided flights that compare the two terroirs, with regional platters available.
- Visiting
- Open to visitors
- Address
- 695 California Road, McLaren Vale SA 5171
- Founded
- 1995
- Winemakers
- Chris Thomas
Regions
Wines
- DOWIE DOOLE B.F.G. McLaren Vale Grenache — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE C Blanc McLaren Vale Chenin Blanc — White
- DOWIE DOOLE C.T. McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE C3 McLaren Vale Chardonnay — White
- DOWIE DOOLE Cabernet Blends Mr G's C.S.M. — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Merlot CSM McLaren Vale — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE Cali Road McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE DD Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE DD Grenache — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE DD Shiraz — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE DD Shiraz Grenache — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE Dowie Vineyard Chenin Blanc — White
- DOWIE DOOLE Estate Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc — White
- DOWIE DOOLE Estate McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE Estate McLaren Vale Chenin Blanc — White
- DOWIE DOOLE Estate McLaren Vale Merlot — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE G&T McLaren Vale Grenache & Tempranillo — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE Grenache Tempranillo G&T McLaren Vale Grenache & Tempranillo — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE Grenache Vermentino McLaren Vale Rosé — Rosé
- DOWIE DOOLE Hooley Dooley Red — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE Hooley Dooley White — White
- DOWIE DOOLE McLaren Vale Rose — Rosé
- DOWIE DOOLE McLaren Vale Vermentino — White
- DOWIE DOOLE Moxie McLaren Vale Sparkling Shiraz — Sparkling
- DOWIE DOOLE Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE Sauvignon Blanc Dowie Vineyard — White
- DOWIE DOOLE Scarce Earth California Road 74 Block McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE Scarce Earth The Architect The Fruit of the Vine McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE Second Nature Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc — White
- DOWIE DOOLE Second Nature McLaren Vale Cabernet Shiraz Merlot — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE Semillon — White
- DOWIE DOOLE Semillon Sauvignon Blanc — White
- DOWIE DOOLE Shiraz Blends Hooley Dooley McLaren Vale Shiraz Grenache — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE Shiraz CT — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE Shiraz Doole Vineyard — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Chenin Blanc — White
- DOWIE DOOLE Sweet Sticky Bits Cane Cut Viognier — Dessert
- DOWIE DOOLE The Architect Blewitt Springs McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE The Architect Blewitt Springs McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE The Architect McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE The Architect McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE The Architect Tatachilla McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE The Banker McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE The Banker McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE The Banker Tatachilla McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE The Fruit of the Vine The Sculptor McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE The Teacher Willunga Foothills McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- DOWIE DOOLE Tintookie McLaren Vale Chenin Blanc — White
- DOWIE DOOLE White Blends Blanc2 — White