Redman Wines - Champions of Coonawarra

Send us Fan MailIn 1901 a train steamed into Coonawarra and Bill Redman stepped off onto the station platform. Bill took a job at John Riddoch’s winery and thus the Redman family established itself in the Coonawarra region. I recently had the honour and privilege of sitting down with 4th generation Redman, Dan, who is the wine maker for Redman wines. The Redman family champion the Coonawarra region, a magic slice of terra rossa soil situated in South Australia’s limestone coast, stretching approximately 20 km. The magic of Coonawarra was codified when Coonawarra received GI recognition in 2003. Coonawarra is world famous for producing exceptional cabernet sauvignon, however I have recently had my eyes opened the diversity of Coonawarra excellence from Red blends to Chardonnay. The wines are exceptional, yet at the heart of Coonawarra is a community of people dedicated to the region. Dan Redman joins me to shed light on this incredible community which has harnessed the Coonawarra Terroir to produce incredible wines. A massive thanks to Dan for joining me. Support the show