Nugan Estate is a premium producer of fine wine. It started as part of the Nugan Group which was founded in 1940 as a fruit and vegetable packer and expanded in the 1970s into juice production later becoming one of the largest exporters of niche juice products to Asia. In 1993 Nugan Group further diversified its operations planting vineyards. From there, winemaking was a natural progression. Nugan Estate sources fruit from King Valley, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, Wrattonbully, Langhorne Creek and Riverina. Family operated, Nugan Estate is now complemented by wine labels, including Nugan Estate, Cookoothama and Talinga Park.