China’s oldest winery, Changyu Pioneer, has bought an 80% stake in Clare Valley-based winery Kilikanoon Wines for AU$20.6 million, the latest purchase from the Chinese winery following acquisitions in France, Spain and Chile.
With the rise of Australian wine’s popularity in China and an expected tariff reduction based on the two countries’ Free Trade Agreement, Chinese compani...
Kilikanoon was founded in 1997 when winemaker and proprietor Kevin Mitchell purchased the property of the same name in the hamlet of Penwortham in South Australia's picturesque Clare Valley. Hailing from a long line of wine grape growers, Kevin now had the opportunity to turn the vision of creating his own wine brand into a reality.
Kevin's father Mort Mitchell has been a defining influence, planting and tending to Kilikanoon's Golden Hills...
One of the premium wine grape growing regions of the world, the Clare Valley optimises nuances of the sub regions to produce exceptional and often elegant examples of Riesling, Shiraz, Cabernet and Grenache.
Despite covering a relatively small area, the numerous sub regions of the valley exhibit individual micro-climates that particularly favour these varieties, while altitude variation from 300m to 600m results in vastly different terroir....
Traditional winemaking techniques are employed to produce hand-crafted wines with the unequivocal essence of Kilikanoon. Keeping all parcels and barrels separate until blending is a key aspect to achieving regional and varietal definition in each wine. Furthermore, the Reserve wines are produced in extremely limited quantities, solely in exceptional vintages, maintaining Kilikanoon's consistent focus on reliability and over-delivery.
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