Calabria Family Wines was established in New South Wales in 1945 by Italian immigrants Francesco and Elisabeth Calabria. Following family tradition, second-generation winemaker and Order of Australia recipient, Bill Calabria established the family’s Barossa operations in 2011. The year 2020 marks seventy-five years of winemaking history for Calabria Family Wines.

Calabria Family Wines has forty-five hectares of estate-owned vineyards spread across three separate locations within the Barossa Valley. Each vineyard has a different story; the jewel in the crown is its 100-year-old ‘William’ vineyard.

The Calabria family also works with six other family growers in the region to source fruit each year.

The Barossa Valley is home to Australian shiraz, and at Calabria Family Wines, the team produce four different styles of this favoured varietal. In addition to shiraz, varietals including cabernet sauvignon, durif, montepulciano, nero d’avola, mourvèdre and malbec are produced.

Nestled among the vines, the winery’s heritage bluestone villa – built in 1899 – is rich in Barossa family history. Today, this building houses the modern Calabria Tasting Room, and the Harvest Kitchen restaurant. The restaurant’s philosophy is founded on four key components: flavour, family warmth, honesty and generosity while also highlighting the wonderful heritage of the Calabria family.

Sitting at the base of the famous Mengler’s Hill Lookout Sculpture Park, Calabria Family Wines is in a prime position for visitors looking to spend the afternoon exploring the surrounding area. With the opportunity to participate in private, curated group tastings or exclusive premium wine tastings, you’re sure to be entertained all day long. You’ll also have the opportunity to taste wines crafted by 2019 Gourmet Traveller WINE Winemaker of the year finalist Emma Norbiato, the chief winemaker at Calabria Family Wines.

Producing 15,000 cases of wine each year, Calabria Family Wines’ Barossa site is revered for its Saint Petri Grenache Shiraz Mataro, which won Best in Show at the Decanter World Wine Awards in 2018; and the beautiful Calabria Wines ‘The Iconic’ Grand Reserve Shiraz, which earned 97 points in Halliday Wine Companion 2017. Or, for something truly unique, try the Kings of Prohibition range, notable for its character and bespoke packaging.