Thorn-Clarke Wines

The name Thorn-Clarke derives literally from the relationship of two long time Barossa families. Founders David and Cheryl Clarke (nee Thorn) work with their son Sam in this family orientated business. The Thorn-Clarke family has a long history in the Barossa – six generations of involvement in the regions world famous wine industry.

Today the Clarke family is one of the Barossa Valleys largest grape growers and winemakers with 270 hectares...

Thorn-Clarke has one of the largest private vineyard holdings in the Barossa, this allows the winemaking team plenty of blending options and provides the basis for exceptional Barossa and Eden Valley wines. In the late 1980’s, governments were sponsoring growers to pull vines in an attempt to overcome an oversupply in the industry. Against trend, David Clarke, a geologist by training set about testing soils and buying land (at one time under c...