News : Australian grape grower, vineyard owner. Premium winemaker. : Simon Tolley

SA Weekender host Kelly Golding with Simon Tolley at the Lodge

Posted: 09/02/2020

Such a pleasure having Kelly visit to feature Simon Tolley Lodge on the SA Weekender series. If you need some well earned R&R, book a stay at...

Why We Use Grape Clones at Simon Tolley Wines

Posted: 31/05/2019

Winemakers and viticulturists look to clones to enhance their wines. Clonal selection is about finding the right version of a grape to fit our site and climate ...

Introducing our Brand New Pinot Noir

Posted: 06/02/2019

Introducing our brand new Pinot Noir - the first Pinot Noir we’ve produced from our Woodside vineyard. Grown from our MV6 clone - which was first plant...

2018 Pinot Noir Rosé Wins Silver at 2018 National Cool Climate Wine Show

Posted: 04/02/2019

We're excited to announce that our newly released 2018 Pinot Noir Rosé won a silver medal at the 2018 National Cool Climate Wine Show! Our 2...

Simon Tolley 2017 Chardonnay Wins Gold at James Halliday Chardonnay Challenge

Posted: 12/11/2018

We’re thrilled to announce that our 2017 Chardonnay won GOLD at the 2018 Langton James Halliday Chardonnay Challenge, scoring 95 out of 100 points. The...

Spring Wine and Food Pairings

Posted: 17/09/2018

Spring. It’s the season of rebirth, rejuvenation, renewal and regrowth. The days are getting longer and warmer, as the Winter hibernation leaves us for an...

Simon Tolley 2017 Pinot Noir Rosé Wins Gold at 2018 Royal Queensland Wine Show

Posted: 16/07/2018

Our 2017 Pinot Noir Rosé has won gold again! This time at the prestigious 2018 Royal Queensland Wine Show (the first gold was at the 2017 Adelaide H...

Simon Tolley Lodge

Posted: 04/07/2018

On our property in Woodside, Adelaide Hills, we’re fortunate to own a beautiful five bedroom homestead overlooking our grapevines. Residing in one of the ...

Precision Viticulture by Tolley Viticulture

Posted: 03/07/2018

As a passionate viticulturist and grower, Simon believes that the more information (in our vineyards) we have, the greater we’re able to grow more efficie...

METOS by Pessl instuments – Wine Industry Hardware

Posted: 02/07/2018

Tolley Viticulture is proudly now a distributor of wine industry hardware – METOS by Pessl Instruments in South Australia. Pessl Instruments, an Austri...

The 2017/2018 Wine Season: In Simon's Words

Posted: 13/06/2018

The 2017/2018 season was a great one. We had perfect growing conditions, producing exceptional-quality grapes with intense colours and flavours. Spring ra...

Simon Tolley 5AA Interview with Michael Keelan

Posted: 23/05/2018

We held a wine tasting at St Peters Cellars on Saturday 5th May. Thanks to everyone who came out to try our wines! On the morning of the tasting Simon T...

Our 2017 Pinot Noir Rosé wins Gold at the Adelaide Hills Wine Show

Posted: 22/02/2018

We're excited to announce that our newly launched Pinot Noir Rosé won a gold medal at the 2017 Adelaide Hills Wine Show! Our Rosé is ...

Ross Noble reviews Simon Tolley's Adeliade Hills Chardonnay 2015 and Sauvignon Blanc 2017

Posted: 11/08/2017

2013 SHIRAZ WINS SILVER

Posted: 02/08/2017

At the 2017 Melbourne International Wine Competition

Ross Noble reviews Simon Tolley's Adeliade Hills Syrah 2015

Posted: 02/08/2017

Simon Tolley 2016 Sauvignon Blanc scores 93 points in Tony Love's top 100 wines

Posted: 02/08/2017

We are excited to introduce the latest member of our team

Posted: 02/05/2017

A newly restored 1965 Morris Mini Van. Simon has always had the desire and passion to bring history back to life. Synonymous with the Tolley Brand. Our van...

2015 Chardonnay and 2015 Sauvignon Blanc win Bronze

Posted: 01/08/2016

At the 2016 Australian National Single Vineyard Wine Show

2015 Chardonnay wins silver

Posted: 10/12/2015

At the 2015 Global Chardonnay Masters

2013 Shiraz wins bronze

Posted: 27/11/2015

At the 2015 Adelaide Hills Wine Show

Simon Tolley is the first to launch through the WithWine app

Posted: 29/09/2015

FIFTH-generation grape grower Simon Tolley has launched his own Adelaide Hills wine label, and is the first to launch exclusively with online marketplace W...