Langhorne Creek winery Kimbolton has been recognised in the Great Wine Capitals Best of Wine Tourism Awards. Kimbolton was awarded the Architecture & Landscape award for their innovative new cellar door built out of repurposed shipping containers.
The awards were announced on Friday September 20 at a luncheon hosted by the South Australian Wine Industry Association.
Designed by architect and builder Damien Chwalisz to sit in a shady woodlot overlooking the family’s vines, the building’s interior manages to be cosy and welcoming but within a robust hard wearing envelope.
The winery is family owned by Nicole Clark and her brother Brad Case “This is a very exciting moment for us. When we set out to build our first Cellar Door, we never anticipated the response that we have had since opening the doors in December last year,” Nicole said
“We’re very humbled to be recognised with this award. We think our Cellar Door design is unique and it’s great to have that affirmation from others within the wine industry.”
The Great Wine Capitals Best of Wine Tourism Awards celebrate innovation and excellence in wine tourism. Seven categories of awards are open to all wineries in South Australia to acknowledge innovation and excellence in wine tourism and recognise commitment to providing leading wine tourism experiences.
The Great Wine Capitals Global Network is a Network of ten major global cities that aims to encourage travel, education and business exchanges between the prestigious wine regions of Adelaide/South Australia, Bilbao/Rioja, Bordeaux, Lausanne, Mainz/Rheinhessen, Mendoza, Porto, San Francisco/Napa Valley, Valparaiso/Casablanca Valley and Verona.
21/09/2019 at 2:45 PM
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There’s no better feeling than walking into a place that you’ve never been to before, and thinking to yourself “aaaahhh, it’s even better than I could have imagined”!
That’s how I felt walking into the new Kimbolton Wines cellar door. As soon as you step inside, you develop tunnel-vision and all you can see is the stunning vineyards stretching out in front of you. The crew at Kimbolton clearly know how good they’ve got it, since the cellar door is designed to make the most of its unique surroundings.
01/06/2019 at 11:58 AM
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Join us at the Cellar Door for a lazy Sunday afternoon of wine, seafood and live music to celebrate the launch of our new flagship, The Rifleman Chardonnay.
Sunday 16th June 2019 - 12pm - 4pm.
Enjoy a glass of The Rifleman Adelaide Hills Chardonnay on arrival, followed by carefully matched seafood pairings and be entertained by local artists, Strum, a funky acoustic duo playing a mix of new and classic tunes.
Tickets $60 per person.
Book Online: www.trybooking.com/BCUOK
29 Burleigh Street, Langhorne Creek, SA 5255
cellardoor@kimboltonwines.com.au or phone 08 8537 3002
27/05/2019 at 2:20 PM
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The Kimbolton team have survived their first Easter in their own Cellar Door and celebrated in style. Kimbolton ran a colouring in competition in the weeks leading up to Easter, announcing the winner on Sunday 21st April, congratulations Abi.
They also ran a guess the numer of Easter eggs in the jar comptition, and Clare got to take home the 131 eggs.
The celebrations also included an Easter Egg hunt on Sunday morning, and the launch of their Kimbolton Kids tasting plate, along with a free handmade Chocolate Raspberry Truffle with a glass of the Kimbolton Bella Monte Sparkling Montepulciano.
23/04/2019 at 10:21 AM
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Langhorne Creek welcomed the newest wine destintation as Kimbolton Wines launched its first Cellar Door on Monday 10th December 2018.
Set among the gumtrees and the family owned vineyards which sprawl as far as the eye can see, the new Cellar Door is set to take wine tasting in the region to new heights.
Fifth generation vigneron's Nicole and Brad welcome everyone to their new home and urge you to partake in a wine and cheese flight, specially prepared to showcase the Kimbolton range of traditional and alternate varietals alongside local artisan cheeses.
Cellar Door Opening Hours: 10am - 4pm every day
(except Christmas & Boxing Day and Good Friday)
Wine and Cheese Flight $25
14/12/2018 at 2:07 PM
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Kimbolton Wines are once again delighted with their reviews in the 2019 Halliday Wine Companion with all their wines receiving over 90 points.
The 2016 Montepulciano received 93 points and comments that "They've done a lovely job with this." The 2017 Montepulciano Rose received 91 points and a special value recommendation.
13/08/2018 at 2:01 PM
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Kimbolton Wines are delighted with their results from the recently released 2018 Halliday Wine Companion. Not only have we increased to a 4.5 star winery, but the 2013 Kimbolton The Rifleman Langhorne Creek Shiraz gained 95 points and it ad the 2014 The Firlmena Shiraz and the new release, the 2010 The LG Cabernet Sauvignon have all been rated as outstanding. The remaining of the Kimbolton wines tasted all gained highly recommended accreditation. We look forward to sharing a botle with you all soon!
13/08/2018 at 1:18 PM
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Kimbolton Wines celebrated the launch of their new Ultra Premium Wine; The LG cabernet Sauvignon 2010 at a long lunch at The Bridge Hotel, Langhorne Creek on Sunday 6th August. Dedicated to Nicole and Brad's father, Leonard George Case (L.G.) who was a successful Rifleman, representing Langhorne Creek, South Australia and Australia on numerous occasions, this prestigious wine has been made in extremely small quantities with bottles individually numbered, to celebrate Len's grapegrowing and Rifleman success.
Awarded 94 points in the recently released 2018 Halliday Wine Companion, this extremely rare wine is available for a limited time, and will reward careful cellaring until 2040.
07/08/2017 at 1:53 PM
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Kimbolton Wines were delighted with the results from the 2017 Langhorne Creek Wine Show announced at the annual wine show lunch on Friday 5th May 2017.
The 2016 Kimbolton Bella Monte Sparkling Montepulciano was announced as the trophy winner for the Best Sparkling Wine, White Wine or Rose. Many of the other Kimbolton Wines were awarded medals including 5 Gold Medals for the below wines:
2016 Bella Monte Sparkling Montepulciano
2014 Fig Tree Cabernet Sauvignon
2014 The Rifleman Cabernet Sauvignon - TOP GOLD
2016 Montepulciano
2010 The Rifleman Cabernet Sauvignon
08/05/2017 at 12:56 PM
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