Our History

The nameThorn-Clarkederives literally from the relationship between two long-time Barossa families. Founders David and Cheryl Clarke (nee Thorn) work with their son Sam in this family orientated business. The Thorn-Clarke family has a long history in the Barossa – six generations of involvement in the region’s world famous wine industry.

  • 1870February 1st

    Settlement in the Barossa in the 1870's

    Cheryl Clarke’s ancestors settled in the Barossa in the 1870’s, and for six generations, have been involved in the wine industry. Cheryl’s father Ron Thorn’s property has some of the oldest Shiraz vineyards in Australia (and possibly the world) on the Thorn family property ‘Clifton’, outside of Angaston. Earliest records show this old vineyard was in existence in 1854.

  • 2009April 1st

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  • 2018June 1st

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