Welcome to the website of Tim Smith Wines. I am a small Barossa based producer, making wines from the region's time proven grape variety's of Mataro (Mourvedre), Shiraz, and Grenache. As well, I make a Viognier from the Adelaide Hills. Volumes are usually limited, as I have an interest in making only premium wines. Bulk or industrial style wines are not my forte.
My winemaking style is heavily influenced by working in wine regions around the world, most notably Portugal, New Zealand, and France. Having spent a number of vintages in France, both in the Northern and Southern Rhone Valley, it comes as no surprise my white wine is made from Viognier, and my blended red wine is based on the great wines of Bandol, where Mourvedre (Mataro in the Barossa) is King. I am also working on producing wines influenced by my Portugese experiences.
Just announced this week, the above publication included both the 2008 Adelaide Hills Viognier, and the 2006 Mataro Grenache Shiraz amongst the Top 100. Fantastic praise, given the quality of the other wines in the 100!!