Penfolds is an Australian winery founded in 1844 by Dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold and his wife Mary at Magill Estate in Adelaide, South Australia. Originally established as a medical practice where Penfold prescribed fortified wines to patients, the operation grew into one of Australia's most recognized wine producers over the following century.
Penfolds is best known for Grange, a Shiraz-dominant wine first created by winemaker Max Schubert in 1951. Grange is widely regarded as Australia's most celebrated wine and one of the most collected wines globally. Other notable wines in the portfolio include Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bin 389, Bin 28, St Henri Shiraz, and the RWT Barossa Valley Shiraz. The Penfolds range spans from accessible commercial wines to ultra-premium collector releases.
Penfolds is a subsidiary of Treasury Wine Estates, an Australian publicly listed company that was spun off from Foster's Group in 2011. The winery draws fruit from vineyards across multiple South Australian regions, including the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley, and the original Magill Estate, which remains in operation within suburban Adelaide.
In recent years, Penfolds has expanded internationally, sourcing fruit from California and the Champagne region of France to produce wines under the Penfolds label outside Australia. The brand operates cellar doors at Magill Estate and in the Barossa Valley. Prices range from approximately $15 for entry-level wines to several hundred dollars for current Grange vintages, with older Grange bottles regularly commanding thousands of dollars at auction.