D'Arenberg

D’Arenberg Vineyards was created in 1912 when Joseph Osborn purchased Milton Vineyards located in the area now known as McLaren Vale. The business remained in the family with Joseph’s son Frank taking over and increasing the size of the vineyard from 60 acres to almost 200 acres. Eventually in 1959 Frank’s son Francis d’Arenberg Osborn (or “d’Arry") took over the helm and proceeded to launch d’Arenberg Winery in honor of his mother Frances Helena d’Arenberg. By the 1970’s d’Arenberg wines had become quite popular, having gained a significant national and international presence in less than 20 years from inception. Now in its 4th generation d’Arry’s son Chester d’Arenberg Osborn runs the entire operation and takes great pride in maintaining the unique character of the wines by using basket pressing for all the grapes and keeping the majority of reds unfiltered. According to our d’Arenberg reviews, these wines are made almost exclusively using the grape varietals of the Rhone Valley and all carry their own distinctive and innovative name. Their most recognizable wine is The Dead Arm Shiraz which is consistently praised in our d’Arenberg ratings. Most recently in 2009 d’Arenberg was invited to join the prestigious wine alliance Australia’s First Families of Wine. For a full list of rated and reviewed d’Arenberg wines simply have a look through our d’Arenberg wine buying guide.