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John Reynell was one of the pioneers of Australian wine and is credited with establishing the first vineyard in South Australia.The fate of the Reynells, however, is sad. Like so many other Australian families, they were decimated by war.
Carew Reynell lost his life at Gallipoli in the Dardanelles in 1915. His son Richard was a test pilot for the Hawker Hurricane and perished in the Battle of Britain in 1941. A succession of family tragedies ...
Vintage 1987
The 1987 Australian wine vintage was a cooler, prolonged, and remarkably elegant growing season that stands as one of the quintessential classic vintages of the 1980s, particularly across South Australia’s premier regions like the Coonawarra, Barossa Valley, and Margaret River. Following a mild spring and a temperate summer free from destructive heatwaves, the grapes underwent a slow, even maturation process that preserved striking natural aci...