Gold Wine Sales Pty Ltd was founded in early 2011 to take over The Poplars and Sundown brands along with the wine stock of The Poplars Winery, Coonawarra and is a company owned by 2 families who love wine.
The management of these brands has continued from the previous owners to the new so the history and activity of The Poplars Winery brands continues on from marketing our first vintages in Coonawarra, South Australia in 2004.
THE POPLARS label was inspired by the trees planted around several Coonawarra vineyards. Mr. Ron Haselgrove O.B.E. of Mildara Wines had seen similar use of Poplars in France and the trees were planted under his direction in the early 1960s. The idea behind the planting was to prevent cold air masses rolling into the vineyard during frost danger times in spring.
In 2007 the SUNDOWN label was founded for an entry level range. The image of the sunset was taken looking through the Coonawarra Poplar trees. Sundown has sold well in Australia although most of the wine has been sold in the international market.
Selling under the same management, the wines are now only available through direct wine sales, by telephone, email or internet orders. We do not have a cellar door outlet.
While our main focus has been on Coonawarra wines, the production of wines, particularly for export, from Mount Benson, Wrattonbully and Padthaway, all part of the Limestone Coast zone, are now prominent in our range.