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Giles Cooke MW and Fergal Tynan MW, with the helping hand of Peter Leske, hand-make small-batch wines that illustrate the benefits of great sites and intelligent winemaking.

The 2 Masters of Wine, Giles and Fergal met in a bar the night before they began the first year of the Master of Wine course in 1998. Both subsequently passed the exam and eventually came to work together, founding Thistledown in 2010.

Both share a degree in history, a love of Australian wine and the cause of the underdog. Both also shared a frustration that, in many markets, Australian wine was stereotyped as big, alcoholic, and unsuited to premium restaurants. Both knew that this didn’t have to be the case and set upon a journey to create wines of elegance, detail and balance.


  • Thistledown The Cunning Plan 2023 - 6 Pack

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    • Thistledown The Cunning Plan 2023 - 6 Pack

      Ever since their historic Scots, James Busby and John MacArthur, founded the Australian wine industry in the early 19th century, the relationship between Scotland and Australia has endured. Guardians of a long history, Thistle down Wine Co. continues the tradition of Scottish ingenuity and great Australian wine. From their small-batch...

      $204.00 $173.00

  • Thistledown Gorgeous Grenache Blanc 2024

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    • Thistledown Gorgeous Grenache Blanc 2024

      Grenache is Australia’s signature grape variety and we’re slightly obsessed with it. The white version is still rare in Australia but capable of beautifully textured, citrus laced wines of great drinkability. An explosion of flavour meets suave, seductive personality! Bright, tangy citrus laced fruit with hints of honeysuckle and lemon...

      $23.00

  • Cloud Cuckoo Land Nero D'Avola Montepulciano 2022 - 6 pack

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    • Cloud Cuckoo Land Nero D'Avola Montepulciano 2022 - 6 pack

      An unusual blend of varieties but this wine has the characteristic energy you’d expect from Italian reds. Deliciously succulent with smoky, dark cherry fruit, subtle spice and a mouth-watering finish. Blend: 47% Nero D’Avola, 22% Montepulciano, 17% Aglianico, 14% Grenache

      $144.00 $123.00

  • Thistledown Gorgeous Grenache 2023

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    • Thistledown Gorgeous Grenache 2023

      Aromatic and lifted on the nose with a beautifully layered, textural palate with wild strawberry and spice. Sourced from a number of old vineyards in the Riverland and McLaren Vale, some of which are dry grown bush vines.All vineyards are vinified in small batches, separately. Wild ferments, whole bunch inclusion,...

      $25.00

  • Thistledown Gorgeous Grenache 2024

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    • Thistledown Gorgeous Grenache 2024

      Sourced from several Grenache vineyards across South Australia, including some of the region’s most iconic sites, Gorgeous Grenache displays a beautifully perfumed nose with hints of violets and wild strawberry. The palate is succulent, juicy and Pinot-like in its profile while the finish is savoury and moreish. Sourced from a...

      $26.00

  • Thistledown The Cunning Plan Shiraz 2023

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    • Thistledown The Cunning Plan Shiraz 2023

      Great depth of ripe plum and blackberry fruit flavours. A full bodied wine with a succulent palate, lively spices and fine velvety tannins. The fruit comes from the Moray Park vineyard in the McLaren Flat subregion. Picked on the way up to retainvibrancy and energy.  Winemaking is simple with The Cunning Plan....

      $32.00