Knappstein has been one of the Clare Valley's best-known premium wineries since it was established in 1974. From the beginning its focus has been to showcase fruit from the region's individual soils and climates, respecting each site to make wines with identity and personality. Under a distinguished vineyards philosophy, it manages some of the best vineyards in the Clare Valley itself, and its style has evolved towards medium-bodied, fruit-driven wines that are inviting young yet gain sophistication with age.
The winery and cellar door occupy the former Enterprise Brewery in Clare, a National Trust-listed landmark. It was built in 1878 to 1880 by Fanny Filgate, an entrepreneurial businesswoman and eldest daughter of Clare's founder Edward Burton (Paddy) Gleeson, to quench the thirst of the local copper miners. Renamed Clare Brewery in 1905, it went on to own fifteen hotels in the district and sent beer as far as Broken Hill by rail.
Knappstein is a certified member of Sustainable Winegrowing Australia, working to minimise its impact in the vineyard, winery and office. Visitors can taste the premium range inside the historic brewery building in the heart of town.
- Visiting
- Open to visitors · 7 days 10am - 4pm
- Address
- 2 Pioneer Ave, Clare SA 5453
- Founded
- 1974
- Winemakers
- Michael Kane
Regions
Wines
- Knappstein 8:8:18 Clare Valley Riesling — White
- Knappstein Ackland KS Single Vineyard Clare Valley Riesling — White
- Knappstein Ackland Single Vineyard Clare Valley Riesling — White
- Knappstein Ackland Single Vineyard Watervale Riesling — White
- Knappstein Ackland Vineyard Watervale Riesling — White
- Knappstein Block 5 Enterprise Vineyard Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Knappstein Botrytis Riesling — Dessert
- Knappstein Bryksy's Hill Vineyard Watervale Riesling — White
- Knappstein Cabernet Malbec — Red
- Knappstein Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Knappstein Cellar Release Riesling — White
- Knappstein Chainsaw Sparkling Shiraz — Sparkling
- Knappstein Clare Valley Cabernet Merlot — Red
- Knappstein Clare Valley Chardonnay — White
- Knappstein Clare Valley Rose — Rosé
- Knappstein Clare Valley Sauvignon Blanc Semillon — White
- Knappstein Clare Valley Sparkling Shiraz — Sparkling
- Knappstein Dunn's Selection Shiraz Cabernet — Red
- Knappstein Enterprise Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Knappstein Enterprise Shiraz — Red
- Knappstein Enterprise Single Vineyard Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Knappstein Enterprise Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Knappstein Enterprise Vineyard Clare Valley Riesling — White
- Knappstein Enterprise Vineyard Spring Farm Riesling — White
- Knappstein Filgate Riesling — White
- Knappstein Gewurztraminer — White
- Knappstein Insider Clare Valley Shiraz Malbec — Red
- Knappstein Malbec — Red
- Knappstein Mayors Single Vineyard Clare Valley Shiraz — Red
- Knappstein Pinot Gris — White
- Knappstein Riesling — White
- Knappstein Riesling 1878 Transcendence — White
- Knappstein Riesling House Block Ackland Vineyard — White
- Knappstein Riesling The Insider Clare Valley — White
- Knappstein Sangiovese Clare Valley Rosé — Rosé
- Knappstein Shiraz — Red
- Knappstein Shiraz 1878 Transcendence — Red
- Knappstein Single Vineyard Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Knappstein Single Vineyard Clare Valley Fortified Shiraz — Fortified
- Knappstein Single Vineyard Watervale Riesling — White
- Knappstein Slate Creek Vineyard Watervale Riesling — White
- Knappstein Sparkling Pinot Gris — Sparkling
- Knappstein Sparkling Rosé — Sparkling
- Knappstein The Insider Gewürztraminer — White
- Knappstein The Insider Limited Release Clare Valley Petit Manseng — White
- Knappstein The Insider Limited Release Clare Valley Riesling — White
- Knappstein The Insider Limited Release Clare Valley Shiraz Malbec — Red
- Knappstein The Mayors Vineyard Shiraz — Red
- Knappstein Three Clare Valley Gewurztraminer Riesling Pinot Gris — White
- Knappstein Unearthed Malbec — Red
- Knappstein Unearthed Sangiovese — Red
- Knappstein Viognier — White
- Knappstein Wickham Estate Estate McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- Knappstein Wickham Estate Reserve McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Knappstein Wickham Estate Reserve McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- Knappstein Yertabulti Vineyard Clare Valley Fortified Shiraz — Fortified
- Knappstein Yertabulti Vineyard Clare Valley Shiraz — Red