Well known vineyard area on the edge of Greater Adelaide Located only 21 km south of Adelaide and 120 metres above sea level, Reynella is now part of the outer suburbs of the state's capital. The sprawl of Adelaide is quite remarkable. To the south it stretches down Gulf St Vincent and there are literally wineries everywhere. There is the huge Hardy Wine Company and various small wine companies.
Vineyards appear to be growing in the suburbs.
If there is an old Reynella it is well hidden in the new development of the area which is an unusual mix of new suburban project homes linked with wineries and fields of vines. Prior to European settlement the area was inhabited by the Peramangk group of Aborigines. The first European settler was John Reynell after whom the township is named. He planted grapes as early as 1838 and laid out the township in 1854. It is said that Thomas Hardy, one of Australia's most famous winemakers, worked for John Reynell.