Genders Winery

The Genders winery and its McLaren Park vineyard are located one kilometer east of the McLaren Vale township, on Park Drive. My family has been in McLaren Vale since 1895, starting with the family of my mother Rosemary, the Pridmores, and my father, Keith Genders, arrived in 1948.

I do most of the vineyard work, and have the very best of help with the pruning and some other tasks as needed. I vinify the fruit in the winery in the true artisan micro batch way.

Having grown up on this vineyard I can compare its attributes with those I have experienced in many Australian and overseas winemaking regions. I strive for deft and minimal handling of the fruit and base blends, to create single site wines for individuality and unique flavour.

Family History

In carrying on the Genders vineyard and winery I continue a family winemaking tradition from both sides of my family.

My great, great grandmother, Mary Laurie, was South Australia’s first registered lady vigneron. After her husband died, she ran the family winery, Southcote, just out of Port Elliot, for twenty five years until her death in 1898.

My great grandmother, Amy Pridmore, ran her winery, Woodley, in Glen Osmond, for fifteen years, following the death of her husband. She did this from 1907 to 1922. She was well known for her fine palate.