Two sites, and the hill we farm.
We bottle Riesling from Mirooloo Road in Flaxman Valley, Grenache from a Springton vineyard planted in 1858, and Shiraz and Cabernet from the hill at Boongarrie, where we live.
Our story
The name is Max & Me because a German Shepherd cross brought us together. The wines are named for the ground they come from.
Phil took over Boongarrie in 2002. Sarah arrived the next year. The vineyard on Keynes Hill was young Shiraz and Cabernet. The Riesling and Grenache come from two older sites. Cuttings from both are now growing here.
Phil took over Boongarrie in 2002. Sarah arrived the next year. The vineyard on Keynes Hill was young Shiraz and Cabernet. The Riesling and Grenache come from two older sites. Cuttings from both are now growing here.
Our wines
The sites
Mirooloo Road, on a south face in Flaxman Valley, is the Riesling we have bottled since 2017.
Springton, Stonegarden, planted 1858, is the Grenache.
Boongarrie is the estate. Shiraz and Cabernet from Keynes Hill, bottled in the years they deserve it. House Blend when the two sit well together.
We also farm four hectares of olives on the same hill.
Springton, Stonegarden, planted 1858, is the Grenache.
Boongarrie is the estate. Shiraz and Cabernet from Keynes Hill, bottled in the years they deserve it. House Blend when the two sit well together.
We also farm four hectares of olives on the same hill.
Our Approach
We make wine in small lots because that is the size of the parcels. Additions stay low. Most of the wines are vegan. And if a wine isn't good enough, it doesn't go in bottle.
The estate
Life on Boongarrie
Boongarrie is home. The house looks over the vines. Below it: the vineyard, the grove, a few sheep, two alpacas, the wine shed among the trees. Shallow ground, rock, not much water.
Our wines
The estate
Boongarrie sits on the northern slopes of Keynes Hill, in the high eastern Barossa Ranges.
Visits are by appointment, with at least a week’s notice. Tastings are in the wine shed, with us.
Visits are by appointment, with at least a week’s notice. Tastings are in the wine shed, with us.
A small list
The list
There's a small list: six or twelve bottles, a few times a year, drawn from what we made. Some wines do not reach the open shop. Skip whenever you need to.