Sidewood Estate’s $3.5m expansion under way

Sidewood Estate has commenced an expansion of its winery business in the Adelaide Hills with plans to increase cider and wine production capabilities. A South Australian State Government Regional Development Fund grant is covering $856,319 of the $3.5 million expansion, which will see Sidewood Estate’s wine production increase from 500 to 2,000 tonnes per annum. The expansion also includes new bottling and canning facilities expected to produce more than 400,000 bottles of wine and cider each year by 2017.