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Borne of our uncompromising vision & passion for creating beautifully balanced, elegant wines.

Sidewood Wines

Beginning in the vineyard using well managed ecologically sustainable practices, Sidewood understands the importance of caring and nurturing the fruit to deliver exceptional wine quality with plentiful flavour. Sidewood has made an art form out of crafting some of the very best single vineyard cool-climate wines available in Australia reflected in our Five Red Star Rating in the 2019 James Halliday Wine Companion. Boasting an impressive portfolio, there is a wine to suit all budgets, palates and occasions.

Our Wine Ranges

MAPPINGA RANGE

Limited Release due to the low yield and meticulous barrel selection process. Our premium Mappinga Range includes Chardonnay, Shiraz and Fume Blanc.

SIGNATURE RANGE

Signature Range consists of limited release wines selected for individuality and unique varietal expressions. This includes Sidewood’s small batch ‘clonal series’ Pinot Noirs.

ESTATE RANGE

Estate Range is award-winning, Estate grown and handcrafted. Our ranges includes; Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Tempranillo Rosé, Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Sparkling NV and two méthode traditionnelle Sparklings.

Sidewood Cider

At Sidewood, it’s all about capturing the true flavours of the fruit in the cider. In 2017, Sidewood won World’s Best Pear Cider at the World Cider Awards in London proving that Darryl Catlin and his team are doing a lot right.

Sidewood has made the conscious decision to make its Cider as natural as possible, and unlike many other products on the market, no sugar is added to Sidewood cider. In fact, the cider only contains our fruit.

“We do it slightly differently in terms of the way we make it,” says Daryl, which means there is no need for excessive sweetening of the final product.

Traditionally, mass-produced ciders can be comparatively sweet tasting as they often include concentrate or added sugar. Sidewood’s gluten-free and vegan-friendly product tastes as one would expect – like fresh fruit. Based on tests conducted in October 2016 Sidewood Cider has one of the lowest sugar contents on the market:

SIDEWOOD APPLE CIDER SUGAR CONTENT: 1.8 g/100 ml
HIGHEST SUGAR OF APPLE CIDERS TESTED: 8.2 g/100 ml
AVERAGE OF THOSE TESTED (SAMPLE SIZE 15): 4.56 g/100 ml

Sidewood’s hand-crafted premium ciders are sourced only from orchards in the cool climate of the Adelaide Hills. The six-week process starts within the orchards as the fruit is carefully hand-selected for flavour and acidity. To retain the fresh natural flavours the fruit is crushed and then cool fermented at the Sidewood Cidery within hours of picking.

Our Awards

Sidewood’s wines are internationally acclaimed with over 20 Trophies and 200 Gold Medals across our ranges. We are proud to share with you our current accolades here – Sidewood Awards Listing.

For a wine by wine breakdown please see the Tasting Notes documents listed under each varietal in the shop.