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Picnic at Paisley Wines, Barossa Vintage Festival Event

Join Derek and Kirsten to discover our wines and get the inside scoop on the 2019 vintage at a barrel tasting with the owner. Let the scent from the barbeque tempt you to taste everything on our picnic buffet situated in the hilltop paddock, overlooking the breathtaking Barossa view. Round out the afternoon with great wine and tunes courtesy of DJ Deadly (aka the winemaker). Kids get the hands on experience of feeding our sheep and chooks before lunch, with plenty of room to play old fashioned p...

Latest Wine Review - 2016 Maeve Shiraz

Serious style of Barossa shiraz in a seriously heavy bottle.Sweet, svelte fruit slips seductively through the palate. This is as smooth as it is rich, its plum-soaked fruit cuddled in violets, dry spice and anise. Tannin is assertive but fine; length is assured. It’s both hefty and pretty at once. It’s very nicely done, in the richer/sweeter/smoother style. 93 points, drink 2020-2035...

Inaugural Halliday Wine Companion Winery Review

Paisley Wines gets 4.5 Star Winery in the 2019 Halliday Wine Companion book just out.With a 96 point review for our now Sold Out 2016 Mixed by DJ Deadly GSM, 94 point review for the 2016 Paisley Silk Shiraz, 93 point review for the 2016 Celtic Series Maeve Shiraz, 92 points for the 2016 Paisley Velvet Grenache and 91 points for the 2016 Celtic Series Clurichaun Mataro, Derek and I are feeling pretty proud!For more information, click here for the full reviews!...

Newest review from Tyson Stelzer - 93 points

2016 Clurichaun Single Vineyard Mataro - Tyson Stelzer 93 points Derek Fitzgerald intended to blend this Mataro from a single site in the south of the Barossa, but couldn’t resist keeping it aside when he saw the quality of the fruit. The fruit integrity more than endorses his decision and he’s done a masterful job of upholding red fruit brightness, mixed spice complexity, even notes of sarsaparilla, beautifully framed in refined tannins and lingering long with bright acid line....

Pictures of the 2018 Keyboard Rose

If you are looking for a #deliciouslyfashionable Rose to drink these days, look no further than our new 2018 Mixed by DJ Deadly Keyboard Rose. It is a dry style Rose with lovely strawberry flavours and hints of fennel.  Available through our online store now....

The 2018 Keyboard Rose & pruning our new vineyard

Derek and I (and Miss 8 of course) are now farmers apparently, although got to admit not unhappy about the fact that I am sitting close to my heater and not out in the vineyard this morning at 7am (Derek said it was a balmy 9C).The front block was Barrel Pruned yesterday (that's when a tractor drives a Mechanical pruner over the vines to get rid of a lot of the excess canes) and the pruners are hand pruning today. With the use of battery powered cutters, they work really quickly!...

Newest Review - 94 points Paisley Silk Shiraz

2016 Paisley Silk Shiraz - 94 pointsUses whole bunches, pre and post fermentation maceration, wild yeast, matured for 12 months in French oak. Deep crimson-purple, the wine delivers maximum complexity, with a juicy, spicy intensity, yet remains light on its feet. It has great length and you sense the fresh acidity and low pH....

Easter Pop Up Wine Store

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Moonta Market - Saturday 11th March 2018

If you are going to be heading to the YP for the Long Weekend, please drop in to visit me on Saturday 11th at the Moonta Markets in Queen Square (in the centre of town). I will be tasting our fabulous Barossa reds and selling a bottle or two to enjoy with the Long Weekend barbeque. Hope to see you there!...

We at Paisley Wines are popping up at a venue near you!

Hi All We are going to be at a number of venues in the next couple of weeks, showing off our gorgeous reds. Come and visit us at Adelaide Central Market - Barossa Producers Stall on Friday 23rd February 2018 Cellar Door Fest 2018 - Adelaide Convention Centre on Friday 2nd, Sat 3rd and Sun 4th March Moonta Markets - Queen Square in the centre of town - Sunday 11th March 9am - 2pm Give us a call if you need more information on 0439 982 839. Looking forward to seeing you soon, Kirsten & Derek...

James Halliday - 96 points for the 2016 Mixed by DJ Deadly GSM

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2017 Mixed by DJ Deadly GSM is coming soon

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New review - Paisley Velvet Grenache

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New Review - Paisley Silk Shiraz 2016 - 92 points

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Article from the Bateman's Bay Post - October 2017

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"Ferment the Festival"

Looking for something to do this weekend in Adelaide? Why not head to Ferment the Festival on Sunday 22nd and visit Derek and I at the Cellar Door Fest tent.We will be tasting and selling our wines from 12pm - 5pm on Sunday as part of the promotion for the Cellar Door Fest event in March 2018. Hope to see you there!...

Come and taste at the Yorke Peninsula Field Days 26th -28th Sept 2017

Derek and I will be tasting our Paisley Wines next week at the Yorke Peninsula Field Days. Come and have a chat if you intend to come up for the big event! Tuesday 26th, Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th September 2017 in Paskerville SA....

Where can you find our wines?

As with any small business, getting our wines out into restaurants and bottle shops takes some time, but we are thrilled with some of the venues which now have our wines available to purchase. In Adelaide you can purchase our wine to take home with you from Sturt Street Cellars on King William Street in the city or head to Goodwood Cellars on Goodwood Rd. This list is set to grow more in the next month! There are some great restaurants which are offering our wine by the glass and bottle, so chec...

Our First Wine Review

We are very excited with our first review for the 2016 Mixed by DJ Deadly GSM, written by Campbell Mattinson on the 23rd August 2017. 91 points for the wine which he called "Impeccable"! "So many new wine brands out there and so often, when you investigate, the wines are good. Spotted this on a wine list in Adelaide. Impeccable. Spice, fruit, texture. A lick of creamy oak but don’t be worried or fooled; fruit is the hero here. Raspberries and cherries, dry spices, a sandy/earthen character. Ev...

Pop Up Cellar Door this Easter

Thanks to the customers who turned up today and had lots of praise to say about our wines. The Mixed by DJ Deadly Turntable GSM won a few hearts, along with our Paisley Silk Shiraz and the Velvet Grenache. Derek thinks that the Grenache is definitely the one to loose in a box for a few years yet based on our tastings today. Hope to see some more happy customers tomorrow! Don't forget we are open from 11am - 4pm at the Barossa Regional Gallery on Basedow Road, Tanunda....

Paisley Wines Pop Up Cellar Door

Come and taste our brand new release wines at our Pop Up Cellar Door over the Easter Weekend in Tanunda. We are sharing a space in the lovely Barossa Regional Art Gallery on Basedow Road in Tanunda from 11am - 4pm on both the Saturday and Sunday. it is just a 50 metre walk from the main street in Tanunda. Come and sample the Paisley Silk Shiraz, Paisley Velvet Grenache and the Mixed by DJ Deadly GSM over the long weekend. All three wines are available for tasting and sale....

Mixed by DJ Deadly is in bottle!

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Paisley Wines Is Almost Our Reality!

After at least eight years of talking about Paisley Wines, 2017 will finally see the launch of our little wine brand. It's exciting times for Derek and I, with plans to start selling our wines by Monday 10th April and we are planning to have a Pop Up Cellar Door somewhere in the Barossa over the Easter weekend. Derek contacted some growers in late 2015 to organise to purchase a small amount of Shiraz, Grenache and Mataro and 2016 saw him processing the fruit and purchasing barrels. Now after tw...