Poonawatta is a boutique Eden Valley winery making small-volume, single-vineyard wines from old vines with genuine provenance, handcrafted from soil to vine to bottle. The name comes from the language of the Peramangk peoples, traditional custodians of the Mount Lofty Ranges and Eden Valley, and today fifth and sixth-generation descendants of James Heggie continue the family's Eden Valley legacy.
At its heart is the original Poonawatta Shiraz vineyard, planted in 1880, which returned to the family's Poonawatta property in 1971 through the vision of Sue and John Holt. The winery describes its old vines as part of the legacy of Australia's oldest vines, combining generational heritage with world-class winemaking. It is also part of the Wildlife for Wine project, which develops biodiversity action plans for conservation, ecological health and regeneration.
The cellar door, in the heart of the Eden Valley, the Barossa's beautiful high country and one of Australia's premier cool-climate regions, offers tastings and experiences across single-vineyard, old-vine and regional wines.
- Visiting
- Open to visitors · Thu-Mon 11am-4.30pm
- Address
- 1227 Eden Valley Road, Flaxman Valley SA 5235
Regions
Wines
- Poonawatta 1858 South Rhine Estate Grenache — Red
- Poonawatta 1919 Mark Bartholomaeus Shiraz — Red
- Poonawatta BC Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Poonawatta BS Barossa Shiraz — Red
- Poonawatta BS Eden Valley Shiraz — Red
- Poonawatta Cabernet Blends Museum Release The Four Corners of Eden Valley Cabernet Shiraz — Red
- Poonawatta Cabernet Sauvignon Four Corners — Red
- Poonawatta Cabernet Sauvignon Tempus on Uva Cutis Single Vineyard — Red
- Poonawatta ER Eden Valley Riesling — White
- Poonawatta Eden Valley Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Poonawatta Four Corners Cabernet Regional Blend — Red
- Poonawatta Golden Eden Ratafia Riesling — Fortified
- Poonawatta Grenache Blends Museum Release The Four Corners of Eden Valley Grenache Shiraz — Red
- Poonawatta Insurance Block Shiraz — Red
- Poonawatta Monties Block Eden Valley Shiraz — Red
- Poonawatta Museum Release Eden Valley Riesling — White
- Poonawatta Museum Release The Eden Riesling — White
- Poonawatta Regional Series The Four Corners of Eden Valley Cabernet Shiraz — Red
- Poonawatta Regional Series The Four Corners of Eden Valley Grenache Shiraz — Red
- Poonawatta Regional Series The Four Corners of Eden Valley Shiraz — Red
- Poonawatta Riesling Eve — White
- Poonawatta Riesling Valley of Eden — White
- Poonawatta Secret 18
- Poonawatta Secret 21
- Poonawatta Shiraz Four Corners — Red
- Poonawatta Shiraz Once — Red
- Poonawatta Shiraz Red Belly Black 0 — Sparkling
- Poonawatta Shiraz Trois — Red
- Poonawatta Sub-Regional Collection Bob's Block Eden Valley Cabernet Shiraz — Red
- Poonawatta Sub-Regional Collection Single Vineyard Bob's Block Eden Valley Cabernet — Red
- Poonawatta Sub-Regional Collection Single Vineyard Bob's Block Eden Valley Shiraz — Red
- Poonawatta Sub-Regional Collection Single Vineyard Goodies Block Eden Valley Shiraz — Red
- Poonawatta Sub-Regional Collection Single Vineyard Mick's Block Eden Valley Shiraz — Red
- Poonawatta Sub-Regional Collection Single Vineyard Wayne's Block Eden Valley Cabernet — Red
- Poonawatta The 1880 Shiraz — Red
- Poonawatta The Centenarian Single Barrel Reserve Eden Valley Shiraz — Red
- Poonawatta The Cuttings Shiraz — Red
- Poonawatta The Eden Reserve Eden Valley Riesling — White
- Poonawatta The Eden Riesling — White