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Auld Family Wines, Barossa Valley
The Auld name has been woven into Australian wine since before Australia was a nation. When Patrick Auld planted the first vines at Auldana in 1842 — and within two decades opened one of the first Australian wine export offices in London — he probably didn’t imagine his descendants would still be doing this six generations later. But here they are.
Sam and Jock Auld carry that legacy with a clear eye on the present. Their range spans the Wilberforce wines — named for the horse that carried their great-great-grandfather across Australia in 1862 — up to the flagship William Patrick Shiraz. Alongside these, the Common Molly range takes a different approach: bright, Mediterranean-inspired wines sourced from serious growers across the Barossa and McLaren Vale, including a 65-year-old Grenache block in Bethany that produces fruit of extraordinary depth and concentration.
What connects it all is the soil, the story, and a family that simply can’t imagine doing anything else. These are Barossa wines with a lineage as deep as any in South Australia — and they drink every bit as confidently as that sounds.
The Barossa is one of the world’s great wine regions precisely because of blocks like that 65-year-old Bethany Grenache — old vines, ancient soils, and a climate that alternates between punishing heat and cool nights to produce fruit of remarkable intensity. When families like the Aulds farm this land for generations, the results are wines that couldn’t come from anywhere else. That’s not marketing copy. It’s genuinely the point.
You can read more on www.auldfamilywines.com.au
Common Molly
Contemporary magic
Common Molly is a different project for Jock & Sam which is all about creating more
modern styled wines, whilst keeping with the same approach to using the highest
quality fruit available. The fruits for their wines are sourced from both the Barossa
and the McClaren Vale and include parcels from some very serious growers, including their own amazing block of 65 year old Grenache vines from their Bethany vineyard.
Full of freshness, purity and bright fruits, these wines represent a really glorious representation of modern Australian winemaking. We love the balance of depth and freshness, and they have become really iconic wines... and not just for the fabulous bottles. A fortunate mistake, and now a part of these great wines' story
The Common Molly wines are worth particular attention if you’re new to the range: Mediterranean in spirit, generous in character, and priced to drink rather than cellar. They sit alongside the more structured Wilberforce and William Patrick tiers to make a range with something for every occasion — from a Tuesday evening to a genuinely special bottle.
