Main & Cherry

Award-winning winemaker Michael Sexton produces small batches of distinctive wines, working gently by hand, shovel and a small basket-press instead of high-tech machines.

Main & Cherry wines begin in the vineyard, made from the soil up, with an aim to best express the individuality and charm of their grapes, site and season.

The original Main & Cherry vineyard was planted in 1996, at Main Road in Cherry Gardens, nestled amidst the rolling foothills of Adelaide. Michael grew up tending the family vineyard and went on to graduate from Oenology at Adelaide University in 2003, before working many vintages, both locally and abroad.

Now, Michael owns and lives on another vineyard above the Clarendon township in the McLaren Vale wine region. His kids, Audrey and Tom, ride on the tractors and ‘help’ with picking and plunging, often with a flock of ducks, sheep, nieces and nephews in tow.