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Tourism funding boost for Katnook

Posted on July 2, 2009, 7:07am

Coonawarra winery Katnook Estate will receive $50,000 from the State Government to build a conference centre and cellar door.

The funding is part of the government’s annual $2m assistance towards tourism operators throughout South Australia.

Katnook Estate, Arkaba Station in the Flinders Rangers and the Spirit of the Port cruise (Port Adelaide) were the only three projects to receive funding in the state.

SA Tourism Minister Jane Lomax-Smith said the funds support operators who are building new and innovative tourism accommodation, attractions and tours or updating exiting facilities.

“Tourism is a highly competitive industry and if South Australia is to compete on the world stage as a sought-after holiday destination we must couple our strengths as a tourism destination, including accessible nature and wildlife, food and wine and the enviable lifestyle with the best in accommodation, transport and tours,” Dr Lomax-Smith said.

“As part of the commitment to taking food and wine tourism experiences in the state’s established wine regions to the next level, as outlined in the South Australian Food and Wine Tourism Strategy, the government is providing $50,000 towards building a conference centre and cellar door at Katnook Estate — an internationally recognised winery in the Coonawarra.”

Katnook is an Aboriginal word meaning “fat land” and its winemaking history dates back to 1896, when Coonawarra’s second vintage was made in the Katnook woolshed by John Riddoch.

Viticulturist Chris Brodie and winemaker Wayne Stehbens together grow and craft the wines, while the winery processes 3900 tonnes each year.

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