Jim Barry Wines

Jim Barry Wines

33 Craig Hill Rd, Clare SA 5453

Jim Barry Wines was named the 2020 James Halliday Winery of the Year from a field of over 2,500 wineries.

The late Jim Barry was a pioneer of the Australian wine industry. With his wife, Nancy, Jim built a successful wine business which has produced trophy-winning wines since its establishment in 1959.

Jim Barry Wines produce all of their own fruit from 17 locations in the Clare Valley totalling more than 320 hectares, along with a 14 hectare property at Coonawarra. This access to high-quality, estate-grown fruit has been instrumental in the development of a number of prominent brands, including The Armagh Shiraz, and The Florita Riesling. Jim Barry also produce Australia's only Assyrtiko, a Greek variety that is native to the island of Santorini.

We are delighted to announce the re-opening of cellar door on the 31st August 2020. We have been working behind the scenes to refine our cellar door offering to ensure our guests enjoy the ultimate Jim Barry experience.

We invite you to visit our cellar door, to book, please visit our website as in accordance with our COVID-19 safe plan, all guests must have an appointment.

Our cellar door will be open for sales Mon- Sat from 10am-4pm, however we are not able to offer tastings to those not booked in.

Opening hours

Monday: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Opening hours

Monday: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM

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Latest reviews

Frank Guerriero
17/07/2022
Phenomenal wines, amazing tasting room experience.
We attended Jim Barry's tasting room as a booking on a Friday morning.
On arrival we were treated to a complimentary plate of cheese, quince jelly, gluten free crackers and olives. This served as a great palate reset throughout the tasting.
The tasting was a set selection of 7 wines, curated as a weighted tasting starting with lighter white varieties and ending with the heavier reds.
Our host, Annika, was incredibly knowledgeable & friendly - providing our group with fantastic anecdotes of the winery history and history of the region, provided in context of each wine tasted.

A highlight was a surprise entrance from emeritus wine maker Peter Barry himself, who proudly informed us of a recent wine-show win, their Watervale Riesling taking a gold medal in the Brisbane Wine Awards!
(Congratulations guys!)

Needless to say, I highly recommend a visit to Jim Barry's cellar door, a must for anyone visiting the Clare Valley.

(Please note that there is a tasting fee, however this is redeemable on purchase of $100 or more. With such delicious wines on offer it will be hard to walk out of here without spending this amount, be prepared! - take note South Aussie wineries, this is how you do wine flight tastings)
Debbi Le Roux
09/07/2022
Sarah at the cellar door is a knowledgeable, entertaining and entirely consummate wine guide. She made us feel so welcome and relaxed. Thank you Sarah! The ambience is a little clinical and sparse. It's silent and needs some elements of warmth and coziness in the tasting venue.
Jodie Snell
22/06/2022
We turned up without a booking & Annika kindly guided us through a selection of lovely wines. Hard to go past Jim Barry Wines. Fabulous '🏻'🏻
Gavin Crump
13/05/2022
Lovely cellar door and Annika was very helpful and made the experience fun, thanks! Can really sense the history behind the place and the stories behind each tasted wine were very interesting. Highly recommended, we did the 'Immersion' experience as advertised via their website.
Michelle Koblenz
04/04/2022
Yummy wines. Lovely cellar experience. Loved it. Annika was super lovely.