The winery was established in 1999 and is located in Murray Darling. The property where the winery is housed is 100 years old. However, the first vintage of the winery was released in year 2000. The year 2004 saw coming up of the popular Selection 23 range and four years later, the Bulloak range was released.
At present, the winery has Hayden Donohue as winemaker who has large experience of having worked with some of the big wine brands of Australia.
During past 10 years the winery has developed well as it has increased its capacity three folds. Moreover, the winery has included 3 more new grape varieties to its range of wines – Moscato, Pinot Grigio and Rose.
Vineyards
The vineyards are spread across 1200 acres extending in major wine regions like Barossa, Adelaide Hills, Coonawarra and Wrattonbully. The winery crushes 35,000 tonnes of grapes annually. The grape varieties grown are – Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot among others.
On the environment management front, the winery has a policy to minimize water wastage and maximize water conservation. The winery is ISO14001 certified and is a proud member of Entwine Australia – national environment assurance program of the Australian wine industry.
Zilzie Wine Range
- MCMXI
- Regional Collection
- Zilzie Estate
- Selection 23
- Bulloak
Awards
Zilzie wines has won 27 trophies across numerous wine competitions in a period of 10 years since its inception and is also awarded 4.5 stars by James Halliday Wine Companion in 2009. The wines have won many Gold Medals at China Wine & Spirit Best Value Awards, Cowra Wine Show and San Francisco International Wine Show.
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