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The Pawn Wine Co.

The Pawn Wine Co. had its beginning in 2002 out of necessity when vignerons and winemakers Tom Keelan and his wife Rebecca Willson had a small parcel of fruit deemed ‘not good enough’ by a particular nameless, soulless wine monolith. They had now become mere Pawns in the global wine game, doomed to be played and moved around, and ultimately sacrificed.

So the 2 rolled up their sleeves and decided to show the corporate colossals what can be made from the right varieties grown in the right location. They set out to make small hand selected parcels of wine from alternative varieties grown in the Adelaide Hills and Langhorne Creek. They had seen that alternative grape varieties were being used as blending tools by the bigger corporate wine companies and that the potential of “old world” wine styles was not being allowed to shine.

Tom and Rebecca have set out to identify other idyllic viticultural sites and hand selected parcels of fruit within the Adelaide Hills and Langhorne Creek to produce wines that are not only a bit unconventional, but enjoyable to drink, incredibly food friendly, and made in a style that reflects their true origins – the ultimate in hand crafted Artisinal wine.


  • The Pawn El Desperado Tempranillo 2021

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    • The Pawn El Desperado Tempranillo 2021

      The first-ever vintage of El Desperado Tempranillo was in 2011, a year etched into Australian wine history as tumultuous due to a wet summer that affected many vineyards. Despite the challenges, the team at The Pawn winery decided to forgo producing their full range of wines to focus on creating...

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  • The Pawn El Desperado Red Blend 2022

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    • The Pawn El Desperado Red Blend 2022

      The El Desperado Red Blend 2022 continues the legacy of innovation that began with its first vintage in 2011—a year notorious in Australian wine history as the "vintage from hell" due to the challenges of a wet summer. During that difficult season, The Pawn Wine Co. chose to forego its...

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  • The Pawn Tempranillo 2021 - 6 Pack

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    • The Pawn Tempranillo 2021 - 6 Pack

      The wine shows luscious fruits of the forest, mint and tobacco mingled with aromas of strawberry and raspberry. Masses of ripe succulent cherry, currant, blackberry, and mulberry flavours, which should develop herb, olive, tar, spice and sometimes-earthy characters with age. ABV: 14.5%

      $176.00 $158.00

  • The Pawn Malbec 2022 - 6 Pack

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    • The Pawn Malbec 2022 - 6 Pack

      This wine has intense scents of violets, rhubarb and blackberries exploding out of the glass. On the palate there is the unique Satsuma plum with blueberries, dark chocolate, spice and tobacco. The wine is voluptuous and intense, with elegant fine tannins, the hallmark of a Langhorne Creek Malbec. ABV: 14.5%...

      $186.00 $168.00

  • The Pawn Montepulciano 2021 - 6 Pack

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    • The Pawn Montepulciano 2021 - 6 Pack

      Aromatically this 'Monte' has lifted black fruits, dried herbal scents and a hint of spice. The palate is savoury, yet luscious, with flavours of black fruits, Sapote plums and spice, with a beautifully balanced blend of acidity, tannin, oak and fruit weight. ABV: 14.5%

      $186.00 $168.00