Best of the wine tastings we visited We visited 6 wineries in the Coonawarra and after reviewing and pooling our opinions, Katnook was voted the best out of the 6 that we visited. The Tasting area is light and clean and the tastings are well handled by staff. There is a $15 tasting fee but this is refunded if 2 bottles of wine (per person) are puchased.

A group of 8 of us wandered in on a Wednesday morning. Naomi was behind the tasting counter and a superb ambassador for Katnook’s amazing range. The Prodigy and Odyssey were superb highlights. Lots of boxes now winging their way back to Melbourne. We’ll be back. Thank you!

"Rich in heritage, Katnook Estate lies in the heart of the fabled Coonawarra wine region, South Australia. It is home to some of Australia’s premier terra rossa vineyards." as mentioned on its website. Not only vineyard, but you can see roses and do some wine tasting. Love their wine, bold and rich in flavor. Ah there's wine museum here as well 🍇

Lovely services from the ladies at the cellar door. Tasted 5 wines. Their top 2 (Odyssey and Prodigal) are very good and will improve with age. The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate wine was also very good. Highly recommend stopping by and trying them....

Had an exceptional tasting with Kathy. She was very knowledgeable of the wines in the Iconic Range. The wines were excellent and beautifully presented with great background information shared willingly. The property is lovely and with such history. A true gem! The tree on the property is magnificent.

Wonderful tasting and delicious platter. Great wines at at a great site. Also our host was excellent, friendly and informative. Thank you.

Amazing Awesome winery in the picturesque Coonawarra. Great staff and amazing wines. I would highly recommend you put this place on your to visit list.

A lovely wine tasting at Katnook wines. Host was knowledgeable about each wine in the tasting. Cheese platter ... yummo .. perfect! We will enjoy sharing our purchase with friends... well maybe.

Stopped in late in the afternoon. Greeted very warmly on a cool winters day. Fantastic tasting experience from an extremely knowledgeable and pleasant host. An impressive suite of selections were made available for a nominal charge that was waived with a purchase. Selections available were top notch. We travel the world and enjoy the wine tasting experiences. Katnook in Coonawarra is among the absolute best of the best.

Beautiful friendly staff, Andrea was amazing, informative and knowledgeable. Excellent quantity of wines on offer for tasting and such good quality too! So hard to make decisions on purchases because they're ALL so good! Thank you, and highly recommend a look in for tastings here!

What can I say…

Driving down the driveway when the vineyard is turning the shade of the sunset…
Arriving at the cute cellar door and being greeted by a lovely lady who was super attentive and full of knowledge about not only Katnook wines but the surrounding region.
We were able to try all the wines and were also made a beautiful cheese platter for our family.
All the wines were unique and delicious!

We have been travelling around Australia for 2 years and this would have have to be one the best experiences at a winery that we have had.

P.S the previous review from the “wine professional” - what a flog!

Our party of 6 shared a perfect afternoon tasting katnooks premium wines with a platter. The venue was perfect. Great space, mellow tunes, not too noisy to talk and hear. The glass ware fabulous and the wines divine. Our host Naomi was attentive, interesting and informative. We all had a very, very good afternoon. Thanks Naomi and jess. Highly recommended

Icon Wine Tasting We spent a fabulous couple of hours doing an icon red tasting. We felt welcomed the moment we entered the cellar door. We started with a tasting of the Sauvignon Blanc & Chardonnay.
We were then shown to the stables where our tasting & platters were all set up. It was sensational.
Naomi shared information about the winery and was really knowledgeable about the wines.
We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and all bought wines to enjoy at a later date.
We will certainly visit when next in the area.

Not worth a visit.. their icon wines are not available for tasting. The premium wines were average at best, nothing special. I am a wine professional, and the lady giving the tasting told us first thing she is actually a school teacher. The vibe was odd. She offered me to taste wine I was only interested in 2 of their wines (and the icons which I didn't get to taste). I wasn't impressed with her or the wines so after being there within 5 min I was gonna leave. Trying to walk out the door she says we charge $10 tasting fee!! Which was first of all not communicated since she offered the wine to taste. second, I only had 2 tiny tasting glasses. Everywhere else in the region, I tasted way more for free so it came unexpected. But all fine, I paid, but the way it all went down had us leaving with a very bad taste in our mouth. It's our least favourite visit in the region, not worth it, disappointing.

An absolute gem in Coonawarra! My family and I did the chocolate and wine tasting which came with 4 wonderful pairings. The wine and chocolate alone were great, but our guide/host, Naomi, made this an unforgettable experience. She was very welcoming, knowledgeable, and a pleasure to talk to. We can't wait to come back!

10/10 recommend Today we had the pleasure of visiting Katnook and had such a wonderful afternoon. Kathy, the beautiful cellar door lady was an absolute pleasure to deal with and I cannot speak highly enough of her. We can’t wait to come back again. Highly recommend.

Don’t forget to check out this amazing winery at limestone coast, we visited this winery and had delicious platter and wine tasting. Kathy (representative)have great service skills and looked after us very proffessionaly. The location, food and wine everything was just giving us different vibe.If you want to relax for a day off, should come here :)

Wine and cheese platter Don’t forget to check out this amazing winery at limestone coast, we visited this winery and had delicious platter and wine tasting. Kathy (representative)have great service skills and looked after us very proffessionaly.The location, food and wine everything was just giving us different vibe.If you want to relax for a day off, should come here :)

Katnook has been my spiritual home for Coonawarra Cab Sav after I was introduced to Odessey about 20 years ago and I have been a happy consumer ever since. It was amazing to finally get out to the winery in person and my wife and I had a sensational experience on Sunday 29th. Andrea was a wonderful host and made us feel so welcome. The wines and the local produce platter were amazing. As was finding some new drops to take home that I wasn’t previously aware of. We cannot wait to return
Laurien and Julie C

Great experience trying wines and an excellent cheese board! Probably the best Shiraz we tried in the region (the estate).

Great intro to Coonawarra Cabernet A fantastic introduction to Katnook wines via the Cabernet Experience. Our host was a delight, knowledgeable and passionate about the winery and its history. We ordered the cheese plate and it was the perfect accompaniment. We’ll worth the trip!

Sal was our hostess she had a great knowledge and association with the area, wines and history of the vineyard. We bought some beautiful reds to enjoy later at our accomodation with a fire. A fantastic place to mark on your trip plan.

Katnook Splendour Our experience at Katnook was simply amazing. Sally looked after us brilliantly and gave us a detailed explanation of the wines. Our platters were delicious and we certainly enjoyed these in the VIP room. This cellar door is not to be missed!

Love that they have a chocolate and wine pairing, always more fun than a standard wine tasting

Great wines. Thanks Jess for your hospitality. Very friendly.

Good Went to try some of their wine with a friend. Their wines are good, and the highlight is trying their premium range, this does However, incur a cost if you don't purchase a bottle.
Some great back vintages for sale as well

Great experience. Customer service was fantastic. Wines are good. 100% recommended. ????????

A must stop on our semi regular trips to the South East. Great selection of back vintages and friendly knowledgeable cellar door staff.

Katnook have an excellent Malbec, an uncommon variety in the Coonawarra which is more known for Cabernet Savignon & Shiraz. We enjoyed wine tasting with a cheese & bread platter, & a knowledgeable host.

Cozy, nice and peaceful place. Wines are great. Lovely ambiance. Thank you.

A beautiful estate, well set up to cater for both the experienced and inexperienced wine taster. A non-intrusive and memorable experience. Big shout out to our host Kathy - for making our afternoon a pleasure!

Stopped here while driving through The region. The wine was good and we ended up purchasing as well. However, wouldn’t say we were welcomed with a smile. The lady seemed unfriendly and said there weren’t seats for children. Basically wanted us to leave the minute we stepped in. Good wines- poor hospitality!

Went there for paid wine testing experience. While arrangements were made nicely, but explaining each wine details were not good. Wine were poured beforehand rather than giving experience per wine flavour. Cheese platter was bad. Mentioned local cheese but was provided only one cheese. There was rush from staff to complete the testing quickly despite no other guest in queue. Overall very disappointed.

Loved the Sparkling White & Caledonean Red.
The cheese platter was amazing. Friendly staff & cozy warm tasting room.
Definitely recommend visiting.

Visiting here on the way home from Mount Gambier to Adelaide. We love the sparkling white here. We ended up buying 3 bottles. The service was excellent. The lady who served us was very friendly made us to stay but we had to keep going to reach Adelaide. We will see you soon in the summer ????

Winner of best cellar door for the last 3 years!
Great selection of award winning wines.
Cheese plates with local produce available to have on site or for takeaway.
Free Nespresso coffee (a gold coin donation) available for those driving/ non-tasters.
Katnook is home to the very first Sauvignon Blanc planted in Australia!
Wonderful knowledgeable staff.
Its definitely worth visiting Katnook.

A must visit for Cabernet lovers. Tried the vertical tasting of the Katnook Odyssey - magnificent!