Crabtree Watervale Wines is a small, family-run winery in the Watervale sub-region of South Australia's Clare Valley. The estate dates back to 1849, when it was an orchard called Pomona; its stone homestead from that time is heritage-listed and one of the oldest buildings in the area. From the 1930s the Glaetzer family planted vines in earnest and renamed it Fairview, and vines they planted in the 1940s still produce fruit for Crabtree today.
The current owners are Jason and Cristy, with their son Hugh and Jason's parents Richard and Leanne, who farm on the Yorke Peninsula. Jason worked at Kilikanoon before deciding to go out on his own. They bought the winery just as COVID arrived, and Cristy, a nurse, moved into running the cellar door.
The vineyard is managed sustainably with minimal intervention, and the hand-made wines, made with winemaker Andrew Kenny, showcase Watervale, especially its Riesling.
- Address
- 4 North Terrace, Watervale SA 5452
Visit the Crabtree Watervale Wines website
Regions
Wines
- Crabtree Watervale Wines - Watervale Rosé — Rosé
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Arriviste Chardonnay Viognier — White
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Bay of Biscay Grenache Rose — Rosé
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Clare Valley Muscat — Fortified
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Grand Clare Valley Muscat — Fortified
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Grenache Shiraz Estate — Red
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Hilltop Riesling — White
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Hilltop Rose — Rosé
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Hilltop Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Hilltop Vineyard Shiraz — Red
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Picnic Hill Vineyard Shiraz — Red
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Pomona Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Pomona Individual Block Watervale Riesling — White
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Riesling — White
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Riesling Estate — White
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Robert Crabtree Riesling — White
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Robert Crabtree Shiraz Cabernet — Red
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Shiraz — Red
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Shiraz Blends Robert Crabtree Watervale Shiraz Cabernet — Red
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Tempranillo — Red
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Tempranillo Estate — Red
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Tempranillo Watervale Rosé — Rosé
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Three Sixty Degrees Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Watervale Riesling — White
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Watervale Shiraz — Red
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Windmill Tawny — Fortified
- Crabtree Watervale Wines Zibibbo — White
- Crabtree Wines Tempranillo Watervale Rosé — Rosé
- Crabtree Wines Watervale Semillon — White