Penfolds

Penfolds
Magill Estate buildings
LocationMagill and Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia
Founded1844
Key peopleChristopher Rawson Penfold

Mary Penfold
Max Schubert

Ray Beckwith
Parent companyTreasury Wine Estates
(Since May 2011)
Known forPenfolds Grange
VarietalsShiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riesling
Websitewww.penfolds.com

Penfolds is an Australian wine producer that was founded in Adelaide in 1844 by Christopher Rawson Penfold, an English physician who emigrated to Australia, and his wife Mary Penfold.[1] It is one of Australia's oldest wineries, and is currently part of Treasury Wine Estates.

The chief winemaker since 2002 has been Peter Gago.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Mary Penfold (1820-1896)". Australian Women's History Forum. AWHF. 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  2. ^ Peter Gago, Penfolds Chief Winemaker: Penfolds Wines
  3. ^ Peter and Gail Gago - South Australia's power couple: The Advertiser 21 June 2013