175 years of family legacy
Yalumba isn’t just a winery with a rich past. It’s a story still being written - with every bottle crafted, poured and shared.
Yalumba is a living story, where 175 years of family legacy meets a pioneering spirit, where we write our
own rules, set the standard to protect our future… and always stay curious.
We do things right - with patience, precision and purpose - never chasing fads, always chasing meaning.
And we respect the land, the vine and the people who shape our wines. Each year, honouring a person
whose story is forever part of ours.
Every bottle is a chapter in the yalumba story. But what makes it powerful is how it connects to yours.
Because we are storied. And so are you.
Because wine isn't just made. It's remembered. Retold. Shared. And every time a bottle is opened,
another story begins.
Sustainability is integral to our success. We are continuously striving to reduce our impact on the environment.
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Vine age is just one factor in crafting exceptional wine.
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Winemaking
Our wines are made with the least intervention — but as much knowledge, confidence and expertise — as possible. We believe that wine should excite and challenge you, taking you on a journey with every glass.
OUR ESTATE
Yalumba operates the Southern Hemisphere’s only fully operational Cooperage, crafting bespoke oak barrels that elevate the wines aged within them. Our Nursery is a global leader in wine innovation, growing, evaluating and supplying quality grape vines to the Australian wine industry.
For 175 years, our family has explored and admired the great wines of the world and have become enamored with a few special bottles that have made their way to our Family Museum at Yalumba. Each bottle represents the place, people, vintage and variety which, combined, forms an irreplicable moment in time and adds to the rich history of the world of fine wine.
Over the last few decades, we have set aside parcels of the best vintages of our finest wines within the Museum – The Signature, The Menzies, The Octavius and The Caley – each deserving of a place in our Museum and the history book.
In our monumental 175th year, our family releases an exceedingly limited collection of Yalumba’s rarest and finest wines for the first time. At the time of the inaugural Museum Release, these wines are aged up to 20 years and capture the essence of our commitment to wines of pedigree and exceptional quality. A fine wine legacy 175 years in the making.
We acknowledge the Peramangk people as the traditional owners of the land on which we stand today in Eden Valley and acknowledge their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We extend our respect to the people, the culture and the Elders past and present.
The Yalumba story began in 1847 when Samuel Smith arrived in South Australia by boat from the small town of Wareham in Dorset, UK, in search of a new life and adventure. Upon reaching Angaston, he settled on land that had been cared for by the Peramangk people for millennia.
As a person with a deep respect for the land, Samuel named his family farm Yalumba — a word believed to be from the Peramangk language, meaning“all the country around.” While we don’t have records detailing how he came across this beautiful word, we now understand that this land was, and always will be, Peramangk land.
We are proud to share the stories behind our history and wines, and in doing so, we pay homage to the rich tradition of storytelling cultivated by the world’s oldest living culture.
