• Watervale

    Crabtree wines is the only producer making wine
    exclusively from Estate Grown Fruit in Watervale

  • Hand Crafted

    Our wines are hand made in our small winery.
    100% Hand Picked, 100% Hand Pruned.

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    Explore our Cellardoor whilst riding the Riesling Trail.

  • Estate Grown

    The diernal temperature of Watervale ensures our Estate grown fruit is consistently high quality each year.

  • Personalised Tastings

    Every wine tasting is different. Let us take care of you.

Crabtree estate Riesling grapes Watervale Clare Valley

Canberra International Riesling Challenge 2025

Two Elite medals.
95 points. Both.

Our best result ever — in our best vintage yet.

95
Elite Medal
Estate Riesling
Watervale · 2025
95
Elite Medal
Hilltop Riesling
Watervale · 2025

The Canberra International Riesling Challenge is Australia's most prestigious dedicated Riesling show. An Elite medal requires 95 points or above — placing our wines alongside the finest Rieslings in the country. Two medals, two wines, same vintage.

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Crabtree Estate Riesling 2025 — 95 points Elite Medal Canberra International Riesling Challenge Estate Riesling
Crabtree Hilltop Riesling 2025 — 95 points Elite Medal Canberra International Riesling Challenge Hilltop Riesling
Andrew Kenny — Winemaker at Crabtree Watervale Wines, inspecting vines in the Clare Valley

Meet our winemaker

Introducing our new

Andrew Kenny.

Vigneron of the Year — Young Gun of Wine, 2024
Dux — AWRI Advanced Wine Assessment Course, 2021
Rising Star — Clare Valley Hall of Fame, 2024
Trained by Neil Pike, Pikes Wines
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Crabtree Watervale Wines vintage 2026 harvest crew Clare Valley

Vintage 2026 — Watervale, Clare Valley

It's in the barrel.
Something special is coming.

100%
Hand picked
estate fruit
11ha
Estate
vineyard
80yr
Oldest
vines

Based on what we saw in the vineyard this year — the fruit quality, the ripeness, the conditions — 2026 has every chance of being the best vintage Crabtree has ever produced. Andrew Kenny is working through the barrels now. We'll be announcing releases as they're ready.

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2026 Vintage

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  • Support Local Crabtree Wines is 100% Australian Owned and supports local
  • Sustainable Our Vineyard is managed with sustainable minimium intivention..

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Crabtree has a rich heritage dating back to 1808, explore our past and join us as we take Crabtree to a new era of modern winemaking.