[11] Only the Redman family of Rouge Homme continued to produce table wine during this period, during which Shiraz was the main grape variety grown.

[11] Fortunes changed when Samuel Wynn recognised the potential of the strip of terra rossa soil, and bought the original Riddoch cellars in 1951.

[citation needed] To the west of the ridge lies black rendzina soil which is poorly drained, and so is much less favourable for vines.

[11] This geological complexity led to many disputes during an eight-year period before Coonawarra was entered on the Register of Protected Names.

[11] Coonawarra is synonymous with Cabernet Sauvignon, full of plum and blackcurrant fruit, so much so that successes with other grape varieties is overlooked.