THE VERY DEFINITION OF A FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED WINERY
Jim Barry is an Australian wine legend with a list of achievements as long as the finish on his Clare Valley wines. Jim was the region’s first qualified winemaker. He helped define the region as one of Australia’s best for Riesling, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon at the Clarevale Cooperative. Jim was also vital in establishing one of the region’s great wineries, Taylors. And he did al...
Although born in Dulwich (a suburb of Adelaide), Jim was brought up in Murray Bridge until 1937, where he and his brother Brian were taught by the sisters of St Joseph. In 1938 his family moved back to Adelaide and he commenced his secondary education at Christian Brothers College, Rostrevor.
During his time there, he was considered to be a good all-round sportsman, as well as rover and forward in Brother Moggs unbeaten champion football t...
We firmly believe that great wine is made in the vineyard. Over our 54 years, we have worked to establish a mosaic of vineyards across the Clare Valley, each unique in site, soil and aspect. In addition to this, we have two vineyards in the Coonawarra region, where we grow some of our Cabernet Sauvignon on the famous Terra Rossa soils.
The Florita Vineyard
At a time when the South Australian Government had initiated a vine pull prog...
Jim Barry Wines picked up two trophies at the 2014 Clare Valley Wine Show on Friday 31st of October. The Benbournie 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon was awarded 'Best Dry Red from Exhibition Sections' while the company was awarded the trophy for 'Best Exhibitor of Show'.
We also received golds for 2013 'The Lodge Hill' Shiraz, 2012 The Benbournie Cabernet Sauvignon and 2010 The Florita Riesling.
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