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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 Vagabond Grenache 2024 - 6 Pack

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    • Thistledown The Vagabond Grenache 2024 - 6 Pack

      Sourced from three remarkable sites in the famed Blewitt Springs sub-region of McLaren Vale, this wine possesses a beautifully complex, aromatic nose of violets, wild cherry, rosemary and warming spice. The palate is energetic yet polished and smooth with vibrant cherry, spice, wild strawberry and liquorice on the palate. Medium...

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  • Thistledown Thorny Devil Grenache 2025 - 6 Pack

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    • Thistledown Thorny Devil Grenache 2025 - 6 Pack

      Thorny Devil comes from a variety of sites, all of which have in common that that they are old, bush trained and dry grown. With Grenache, we are always looking to maximise fruit purity, texture and finesse and do so through earlier picking, selection of blocks within the vineyard and...

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  • Thistledown Gorgeous Grenache Rosé 2026 - 6 Pack

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    • Thistledown Gorgeous Grenache Rosé 2026 - 6 Pack

      Grenache is Australia’s signature grape variety, and Thistledown is slightly obsessed with it. The Rosé is sourced from an old, single vineyard in Berri, delivering a beautifully pale salmon-pink colour with delicate aromatics and lovely texture. The wine displays aromatic notes of wild strawberry and cranberry on the nose. The...

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  • Thistledown Gorgeous Grenache 2024 - 6 Pack

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    • Thistledown Gorgeous Grenache 2024 - 6 Pack

      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.

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