St Francis Winery Resort is a 41-suite property, which has for 1996 and 1999 been the recipient of the prestigious Flag/ Choice Excellence Awards. The Resort is situated on 5 acres overlooking Lake Carew Reynell and built around the circa 1852 winery building. Reynella is the site of the first grape vine plantings in South Australia and the original winery building was built by Walter Reynell after which the township was named. This historic building is now widely used as a conference venue for corporate business from all around Australia and as one of South Australia's premier wedding venues.