CSU Winery

About the Charles Sturt University Winery

2007 Shiraz - Jimmy Watson Trophy Finalist

Wine Maker: Andrew Drumm
Assistant Winemaker: Anthony D'Onise
Marketing Manager/Cellar Door Manager: Richard Lawson

The Charles Sturt University Winery is a producer of premium varietal table wines. It is an integral part of Australia's leading wine and food science school and as such is at the forefront of viticultural practices and wine making techniques. It is seen as important that the winery reflect the same environment as other commercial Australian wineries, being market driven and producing the quality and styles of wine that obtain ready acceptance from discerning wine consumers in the open market place.

The winery demonstrates an accountable commercial operation and provides stimulating training for those students fortunate enough to be employed (through a winery scholarship ). The wines are sold through the Cellar Door at Wagga Wagga and the soon to be opened Cellar Door at Orange. The wine is also sold in selected premium wine retail outlets in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Tasmania. Since the re-organisation of the Winery Management in 1991 sales of CSU wine have grown from 3287 cases to a budgeted 15000 cases in 2001.

The winery has been rated as a 4 1/2 star winery in 2008 and 2009 James Halliday Wine Companion, and was a finalist in the Tourism Winery Category of the 2008 Inland NSW Tourism Awards.

The winery focuses on its own range of premium table, fortified and sparkling wines and since its inception in 1977 have been awarded 25 trophies, 93 gold, 177 silver and 436 bronze medals in National Wine Shows!

A quick note about our use of screwcap closures on our wines.

A quick note about our use of crown seal closures on our sparkling wines.