We started Yelland & Papps in 2005.
In 2006, we made our first Grenache.
Twenty-one vintages later, we have made 51 Grenache-based wines, from 25 different blocks across the Barossa Valley.
And that doesn’t include 2026, which will add another three.
I suppose you could say we were captured by Grenache right from the start.
Our story began in Greenock with David Materne’s old-vine Grenache. Along the way we stumbled upon a remarkable nearby bush-vine vineyard planted in 1880, which became part of our 2009 and 2010 Divine Grenache.
From there, our search took us through Greenock, Tanunda, Marananga and Vine Vale — experimenting with different vineyards, vine ages, soils and expressions of Grenache to understand the sites that felt most at home in our wines.
Grenache has appeared throughout almost every chapter of Yelland & Papps — Devote, Divine, Second Take, Vin de Soif, Single Vineyard and Limited Cuvée — alongside Grenache Shiraz and Rosé.
Some vineyards stayed with us for a vintage or two. Others became long relationships.
In recent years, that curiosity has extended to the other side of the Grenache family, with Grenache Blanc and Grenache Gris becoming increasingly important to our white wines.
And in 2026, the story circles back to where it began.
Greenock. David Materne. Old-vine Grenache.
Fruit we are particularly excited to see become the 2026 Limited Cuvée Grenache.
Twenty-one vintages, 51 wines, 25 blocks — and we are still discovering Grenache.
Happy International Grenache Day.