Pirramimma is one of McLaren Vale's oldest family-owned wineries, founded in 1892 by A.C. Johnston on land that still makes up most of its more than 100 hectares of vineyards. Four generations of the Johnston family have run the business, making it one of Australia's oldest wineries still in family hands.
Current custodian Geoff Johnston has overseen more than fifty vintages. The family has spent decades bringing the vineyard soils back to organic health, and Pirramimma pioneered varieties now seen as well suited to the region's warming climate, notably Petit Verdot and Tannat, alongside McLaren Vale classics such as Shiraz and Grenache. The winery has been named Best Australian Producer at the AWC Vienna international wine competition four times.
The cellar door is in the original winery building, which feels like a step back to the early 1900s, and offers tastings of everything from sparkling wines to rare old fortifieds.
- Address
- Johnston Road, McLaren Vale SA 5171
- Founded
- 1892
Regions
Wines
- Pirramimma - McLaren Vale Aged Tawny — Fortified
- Pirramimma 12 Year Old McLaren Vale Liqueur Tawny — Fortified
- Pirramimma 1892 McLaren Vale Adelaide Hills Chardonnay — White
- Pirramimma 1892 McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- Pirramimma 303 Watervale Riesling — White
- Pirramimma Cabernet Blends Pirra McLaren Vale Cabernet Shiraz — Red
- Pirramimma Cabernet Blends Vineyard Select McLaren Vale Cabernet Petit Verdot Merlot — Red
- Pirramimma Cabernet Petit Verdot ACJ — Red
- Pirramimma Cabernet Sauvignon Ironstone Basket Weave — Red
- Pirramimma Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Petit Verdot Tannat Merlot Malbec Alexander Campbell Johnston — Red
- Pirramimma Chardonnay — White
- Pirramimma Chardonnay Barrel Fermented — White
- Pirramimma Chardonnay French Oak Adelaide Hills McLaren Vale — White
- Pirramimma Chardonnay Unoaked — White
- Pirramimma Digby McLaren Vale Rare Old Fortified — Fortified
- Pirramimma Eight Carat Chardonnay Pinot Noir — Sparkling
- Pirramimma Eight Carat Limestone Coast Cabernet Merlot — Red
- Pirramimma Eight Carat Limestone Coast Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Pirramimma Eight Carat Limestone Coast Shiraz — Red
- Pirramimma Eight Carat McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Pirramimma Eight Carat McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz — Red
- Pirramimma Eight Carat McLaren Vale Liqueur Port — Fortified
- Pirramimma Eight Carat McLaren Vale Malbec — Red
- Pirramimma Eight Carat McLaren Vale Merlot — Red
- Pirramimma Eight Carat McLaren Vale Petit Verdot — Red
- Pirramimma Eight Carat McLaren Vale Sauvignon Blanc — White
- Pirramimma Eight Carat McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- Pirramimma Eight Carat McLaren Vale Shiraz Viognier — Red
- Pirramimma Eight Carat Moscato — Sparkling
- Pirramimma Eight Carat Old Bush Vine McLaren Vale Grenache — Red
- Pirramimma Eight Carat Old Vine McLaren Vale Riesling — White
- Pirramimma Eight Carat Sparkling Shiraz — Sparkling
- Pirramimma Fortified 12 Year Old McLaren Vale Liqueur Port — Fortified
- Pirramimma French Oak McLaren Vale Chardonnay — White
- Pirramimma Geoffrey McLaren Vale 12 Year Old Liqueur — Fortified
- Pirramimma Gilded Lilly Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Pirramimma Gilded Lilly Colombard — White
- Pirramimma Gilded Lilly Moscato — Sparkling
- Pirramimma Gilded Lilly Reserve Cuvee — Sparkling
- Pirramimma Gilded Lilly Rose — Rosé
- Pirramimma Gilded Lilly Sauvignon Blanc — White
- Pirramimma Gilded Lilly Shiraz — Red
- Pirramimma Gilded Lilly Sparkling Shiraz — Sparkling
- Pirramimma Greg Nomad McLaren Vale Sparkling Shiraz — Sparkling
- Pirramimma Grenache Blends Katunga McLaren Vale GTS — Red
- Pirramimma Grenache Blends Vineyard Select McLaren Vale GSM — Red
- Pirramimma Grenache Blends Vineyard Select McLaren Vale GTS — Red
- Pirramimma Grenache Ironstone Old Bush Vine — Red
- Pirramimma Grenache Old Bush Vine — Red
- Pirramimma Grenache Shiraz Mataro Stock's Hill McLaren Vale GSM — Red
- Pirramimma Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre Vineyard Select McLaren Vale GSM — Red
- Pirramimma Ironstone McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- Pirramimma Katunga McLaren Vale Adelaide Hills Chardonnay — White
- Pirramimma Katunga McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- Pirramimma Limited Edition Petit Verdot — Red
- Pirramimma Malbec Ironstone — Red
- Pirramimma Marina Bay Sands McLaren Vale Cabernet Petit Verdot — Red
- Pirramimma McLaren Vale Cabernet Petit Verdot — Red
- Pirramimma McLaren Vale Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Pirramimma McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz — Red
- Pirramimma McLaren Vale Late Harvest Riesling — Dessert
- Pirramimma McLaren Vale Pinot Rose — Rosé
- Pirramimma McLaren Vale Sauvignon Blanc — White
- Pirramimma McLaren Vale Shiraz Viognier — Red
- Pirramimma McLaren Vale Tannat — Red
- Pirramimma McLaren Vale Tempranillo — Red
- Pirramimma McLaren Vale Vintage Fortified Grenache — Fortified
- Pirramimma Osmond Dry Grown McLaren Vale Pinot Noir — Red
- Pirramimma Petit Verdot — Red
- Pirramimma Pirra Fleurieu Sauvignon Blanc — White
- Pirramimma Pirra Limestone Coast McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- Pirramimma Pirra McLaren Vale Cabernet Merlot — Red
- Pirramimma Pirra McLaren Vale Grenache Shiraz — Red
- Pirramimma Pirra McLaren Vale Sauvignon Blanc Semillon — White
- Pirramimma Pirra McLaren Vale Shiraz — Red
- Pirramimma Pirra McLaren Vale Sparkling Chardonnay — Sparkling
- Pirramimma Red Blends Vineyard Select McLaren Vale Petit Verdot Shiraz — Red
- Pirramimma Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Pirramimma Reserve Merlot — Red
- Pirramimma Reserve Petit Verdot — Red
- Pirramimma Reserve Shiraz — Red
- Pirramimma Scarlet Sparkling — Sparkling
- Pirramimma Semillon Chardonnay — White
- Pirramimma Shiraz — Red
- Pirramimma Shiraz Blend ACJ — Red
- Pirramimma Shiraz Blend Stock's Hill McLaren Vale Quintrex — Red
- Pirramimma Shiraz Low Trellis Ironstone — Red
- Pirramimma Shiraz War Horse — Red
- Pirramimma Sparkling Eight Carat Cuvee Reserve Chardonnay Pinot Noir — Sparkling
- Pirramimma Sparkling Shiraz — Sparkling
- Pirramimma Stock's Hill Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Pirramimma Stock's Hill McLaren Vale Adelaide Hills Sauvignon Blanc Semillon — White
- Pirramimma Stock's Hill McLaren Vale Cabernet Merlot — Red
- Pirramimma Stock's Hill McLaren Vale Cabernet Petit Verdot Merlot — Red
- Pirramimma Stock's Hill McLaren Vale Chardonnay — White
- Pirramimma Stock's Hill McLaren Vale Sauvignon Blanc — White
- Pirramimma Stock's Hill McLaren Vale Semillon Sauvignon Blanc — White
- Pirramimma Stock's Hill McLaren Vale Shiraz Petit Verdot — Red
- Pirramimma Stock's Hill Old Vine Grenache — Red
- Pirramimma Stock's Hill Rose — Rosé