A little about us...

Narrew was the name of our family home in Tea Tree Gully, a north-eastern suburb of Adelaide; and is now the name of our 2 acre property on the north eastern side of Clare, overlooking the Country Club, the Golf Club and Inchiquin Lake; as well as our current hobby business name.

We retired to the Clare Valley in 1997 having spent the previous 20 years enjoying and collecting the fantastic wines. I was  a public sector auditor with the State Government, and Rose worked in retail in the Scout Shop.  Both of us having spent more than 10 years in the scouting movement in varying capacities.

When we first started visiting the Clare Valley, there were 11 wineries with cellar doors. Now there are  45 sales outlets; the majority of which are family run.

Within weeks of arriving, Rose and I were asked to look after one of the Watervale winery’s cellar door, so that the owners could have a few days off. We now have this small hobby business which has provided relief to some 20 family wineries. As we needed to have a knowledge of all wines which were on sale in the Va lley and other tourist information, we decided to collect the information from the wineries and other sources. A 40 page booklet was subsequently produced to assist us in providing answers to questions from visitors.

Two "wine" listings have been included in the booklet along with other visitor information. The listings are in winery order and wine type order. All wineries in the Valley are provided with a free copy. This information is updated every 6 months and published in February and August. The 19th edition was released in early February 2010.  Other information in the publication has continued to increase with the Clare Valley Cuisine members included in the 18th edition and a new section on art galleries/winery art displays included in the latest edition.

Enjoy our site.

Ray & Rose Warner