Majella Wines

Welcome to Majella Wines, one of the most awarded small Australian wineries.

We are a family owned winery based in the famous Coonawarra wine region in South Australia, home to some of Australia’s greatest wines.The Lynn family have been residents of the Penola – Coonawarra district for five generations, starting off as blacksmiths, wheelwrights, storekeepers and final graziers.

In 1968 Brian and Anthony Lynn started planting a vineyard ...

The grapes that make Majella wines famous are all grown on the Majella property surrounding the winery.

Majella is situated on the eastern edge of the famous Coonawarra “red strip” and comprise some 60 hectares. About 55% is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% to Shiraz and the remainder to Merlot and Riesling.

1968 saw the planting of the original vineyard – Block 1 and all up about 40 hectares were planted between 1968 and 1974. The rem...

We've made a commitment to keep producing wines of an extremely high standard.Our crush is slowly increasing and we should start to see more premium Majella wine out there in the marketplace.

We are fortunate to have 60 hectares of mature grapevines planted in one of the very best wine regions of the world. With some fantastic grapes to use, one of Australia's best winemakers and a wonderful processing facility we have the ability to produc...

The Lynn family have been residents of the Penola - Coonawarra district for over four generations, starting out as store-Keepers and then graduating into grazing. The property on which Majella now stands was originally owned by Frank Lynn, and bought by his nephew, George, in 1960. George and Pat Lynn kept Merino’s for wool production on their farm about ten miles away, and had always wanted some good Coonawarra country for their up-and-coming...