Inner Circle
Does your Friday night deserve better than “whatever was on special”?
Join the list that gets the text-before-the-crowd email.
Be the person who already has the bottle chilling when everyone else is still scrolling.
Small-batch McLaren Vale Grenache. Textural Chenin Blanc. Limited drops that don’t sit around.
Early access to limited releases
Text-before-the-crowd alerts
Exclusive VIP offers
Insider news & behind-the-scenes
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Opening something tonight?
Choose the bottle you’ll be proud to put on the table — not the one you apologise for.
Rhône-style Grenache. Balanced Chenin Blanc. No supermarket sameness.
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Wine Club
Want to be the one who brings “that bottle”?
Join the Wine Club and open the releases that quietly sell out before they ever hit the homepage.
Fewer cases. Better parcels. No mass production.
First allocation
Priority on limited releases
Member-only bottlings
Free tastings & shipping
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Corporate Gifting
Need a corporate gift they’ll actually open?
Send something they’ll photograph, pour that night, and remember who sent it.
Custom packs. Direct delivery. Real McLaren Vale wine.
Explore Corporate Gifting →Still deciding?
Is Aphelion the kind of wine you open on a random Tuesday… or save for when friends come over?
Both.
If Tuesday means slow-cooked lamb, good music and a proper glass — start with our small-batch Grenache.
If friends are coming over and you want the bottle people ask about? Explore our limited releases and large formats.
I usually spend $20–$25 on wine. Is this going to feel like a jump?
If you’re used to buying what’s on special in a catalogue, yes.
If you’re used to finishing the bottle and wishing you’d bought two — no.
Most bottles sit in the $28–$90 range because they’re small-batch, McLaren Vale grown, and made to hold attention at the table.
Do you ship Australia-wide — or is this just for locals?
Yes, we ship across Australia.
So whether you’re in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne or somewhere coastal and quiet, your Friday night upgrade can arrive at your door.
Shipping internationally — can I send Aphelion overseas?
If you’re overseas and missing McLaren Vale, or sending a gift abroad, you can buy Aphelion wines online and have them shipped to your door.
Read the Australia Tasting Room Blog →
Visiting Australia instead? Plan your stop in McLaren Vale here:
Are your wines actually rated by Halliday or James Suckling?
Yes.
Aphelion has been recognised in Halliday Wine Companion’s Top 100 Wineries of Australia, listed in The Real Review Top Wineries of Australia, and featured by James Suckling.
But more importantly? The wines hold attention at the table.
What actually makes Aphelion different to other McLaren Vale wineries?
Aphelion is me, Louise Rhodes Mack and my husband (and winemaker!) Rob “Mr Grenache” Mack.
We’re first generation winemakers. We make world-class McLaren Vale Grenache and Chenin Blanc.
Not everything. Not trends. Not supermarket volume.
Rhône-style balance. Old-vine fruit. Interesting vessels. Gentle hands. Tiny batches.
Is the cellar door formal… or relaxed?
Small. Beautiful. Warm.
You’ll sit down. You’ll taste properly. You’ll talk to someone who knows the wines intimately.
No scripts. No conveyor belt.
What’s the Wine Club really like?
It’s not a discount scheme. But it overdelivers on every value equation.
- First allocation
- Priority on limited releases
- Member-only bottlings
- Buckets of perks (free tastings, free shipping, free gifts...)
Do you do corporate gifts that don’t feel generic?
Yes.
Custom packs. Direct delivery. Proper wine — not filler.
For client thank-yous, settlement presents, boardroom moments and end-of-year gifting.
