Orbis Wines

Orbis Wines McLaren Vale based vineyard and winery with a commitment to sustainability

We love the wine we make, but we love talking about it even more. If you want to know what goes into the bottles, get so...
21/06/2026

We love the wine we make, but we love talking about it even more. If you want to know what goes into the bottles, get some fresh vineyard air, or just want to have a few wines with some friends, we’re around. Bring your crew and come say hello.

Book from our website! 🍷

With the weather the way it is, Brad’s creativity couldn’t have been more timely. The new sheep shed sled has come in ha...
20/06/2026

With the weather the way it is, Brad’s creativity couldn’t have been more timely. The new sheep shed sled has come in handy to keep these wooly vineyard workers out of the rain, keeping them together, warm and happy, making everything just that touch easier on the vineyard.

Macca & the sheep approve of this message. 😎🤝🐑

19/06/2026

2025 Grenche, available on our website! 😎🤝🍷

Best served chilled, with aromas of wild raspberry, cherry, white pepper, and a palate of juicy red berry, silky tannins and a long, elegant finish.

Tempranillo Grenache | 2024 🍷A blend of heritage and youth, and we couldn’t be happier with how it turned out.Estate gro...
31/05/2026

Tempranillo Grenache | 2024 🍷

A blend of heritage and youth, and we couldn’t be happier with how it turned out.

Estate grown at our vineyard in McLaren Vale.
Lifted strawberry, raspberry and rose petal on the nose, with bright red fruit, soft chalky tannins and a long, mineral finish on the palate.

75% Tempranillo, 25% Grenache. Vegan friendly & gluten free.

Vineyard
A blend of heritage and youth. Tempranillo from Block 19, planted in 1974 on an 850mm cordon, brings depth and structure. Grenache from Block 4, planted in 2019 on a higher 1.2 to 1.35m cordon that allows year-round grazing, adds vibrant fruit and lift. Together, 75% Tempranillo and 25% Grenache create a wine that balances old-vine complexity with youthful energy.

Vintage
The 2024 vintage in McLaren Vale brought sharp contrasts: a dry spring, the wettest summer since 2002, then hot, dry conditions with a February heatwave. These shifts compressed the harvest, creating an intense and fast-paced season, yet the fruit proved resilient. Tempranillo and Grenache led the reds, with Grenache producing above-average yields and strong structure while Tempranillo delivered vibrant fruit and fine tannins.

Winemaking
Handpicked from our estate vineyard, the Tempranillo and Grenache were destemmed and fermented separately in stainless steel to preserve fruit purity. The wines then matured for eight months in 10% new French oak puncheons, gaining subtle spice without losing varietal character. After maturation, the parcels were blended and bottled unfined, unfiltered and with minimal sulphur to reflect the authenticity of their origins.

Last day of Autumn. 🍂
31/05/2026

Last day of Autumn. 🍂

“The everything man” - meet Jamie. Before Orbis, Jamie spent 15 years teaching secondary English and History. Then he ma...
30/05/2026

“The everything man” - meet Jamie.

Before Orbis, Jamie spent 15 years teaching secondary English and History. Then he made the leap into wine, drawn here by the chance for a real change and the beauty of the vineyard. Much of what he knows he picked up through osmosis from Verity over the years.
Since then he’s become the team’s true all-rounder. Training and pruning vines, lending a hand in the winery, backing up our sales events. Whatever needs doing, Jamie’s the one who picks it up and gets on with its

The everything man, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. 😎☀️🍇

When there’s a Brad, there’s a way. 😎 First the chickens got their portable home, now it’s the sheep’s turn for the same...
23/05/2026

When there’s a Brad, there’s a way. 😎

First the chickens got their portable home, now it’s the sheep’s turn for the same upgrade, just a little more rustic. Brad’s building the first of three shelters from spare vineyard posts and corrugated iron, designed to slide up and down the vineyard rows.

Imagine…open fields, a luxurious home on wheels, all the food you could want, and zero stress…That’s the life of our chi...
22/05/2026

Imagine…open fields, a luxurious home on wheels, all the food you could want, and zero stress…

That’s the life of our chickens. They roam the vineyard freely, eating pests, scratching the soil, and laying very happy eggs. Living the dream, contributing to the dream. 🌞🐔

✨Stanley appreciation post.✨
20/05/2026

✨Stanley appreciation post.✨

Grenache | 2025 🍷It was time we made a straight Grenache and we definitely delivered. Estate grown at our vineyard in Mc...
17/05/2026

Grenache | 2025 🍷

It was time we made a straight Grenache and we definitely delivered.

Estate grown at our vineyard in McLaren Vale. Lifted spice on the nose, bright red fruit and fine tannins on the palate.

Vineyard
Our Grenache is estate grown at the Orbis vineyard in McLaren Vale, where complex soils of sandy loam, schist and ironstone contribute structure, minerality and aromatic complexity to the fruit. Warm days moderated by cooling afternoon breezes allow the variety to ripen evenly while retaining natural acidity. Farmed regeneratively with a focus on soil health and vineyard balance.

Vintage
The 2025 vintage in McLaren Vale was defined by warm, dry conditions that elevated natural acidity, concentration, and varietal character. An early start to budburst and flowering advanced vine development, leading to a compressed harvest that finished two weeks ahead of average. A brief February heatwave tested the vines, yet careful management preserved fruit quality and balance. Harvest proceeded quickly through late March, delivering grapes of intensity & structure.

Winemaking
Hand-picked to preserve fruit integrity and fermented over two weeks to achieve gentle extraction and build complexity. Approximately 20% whole bunch was included in the ferment, contributing lifted aromatics, spice and fine structural tannins. Following fermentation, the wine underwent full malolactic fermentation to soften acidity and enhance texture and mouthfeel. Matured for nine months in seasoned oak puncheons, allowing the fruit and site expression to remain the focus while building subtle savoury complexity and balance.

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307 Hunt Road
McLaren Vale, SA

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+61466986318

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