Who owns Kilikanoon?
Kilikanoon is owned by Changyu (China, SZSE: 000869), which has owned the brand since 2018.[1]
Changyu owns 99% of Kilikanoon rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Co., Ltd. 2025 Annual Report (English version), 18 April 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Company Limited (99% stake) reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇳 China, Yantai
- Origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia, Adelaide
- Category
- Beverages › Wine & champagne › Still wine
- Parent ticker
- SZSE: 000869 SZSE: 200869
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kilikanoon
Kilikanoon is an Australian wine producer, run as Kilikanoon Estate Pty Ltd with its principal place of business in Adelaide. Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine acquired it in January 2018 and holds 99 per cent. The annual report says it operates independently, with the parent taking part in major decisions through the board, and notes that its goodwill and trademark rights have been fully or partly written down.
Ownership timeline of Kilikanoon
Where Kilikanoon sits in Changyu
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- AFIP
- Atrio (90%)
- Changyu
- Golden Icewine Valley
- Indomita (85%)
- Kilikanoon (99%)
- Koya
- Noble Dragon
Open the full Changyu ownership tree →
See the full Changyu brand portfolio (8) →
Other brands owned by Changyu
Changyu controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in still wine, and who owns them
The 127 brands in still wine on Brandtree belong to 34 owners. The largest is Concha y Toro, with 11; Changyu has 7.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Almaviva | Concha y Toro | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Carlo Rossi | Gallo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bodega San Telmo | Grupo Peñaflor | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Aura | Sogrape | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| Archery Summit | Crimson Wine Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 19 Crimes | Treasury Wine Estates | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Aphrodite | KEO | 🇨🇾 Cyprus |
| Elton | Willamette Valley Vineyards | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Changyu
Changyu is a publicly listed company headquartered in Yantai, China. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as SZSE: 000869 and SZSE: 200869.
Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine is a Shenzhen-listed producer of wine and brandy with its registered address on Dama Road in Yantai, Shandong, controlled by Yantai Changyu Group. Its 2025 annual report describes two product series, wine and brandy, and says Changyu, Noble Dragon and AFIP are China famous brands. It also holds overseas wine estates in Spain, Chile and Australia, and in June 2025 it transferred its 100 per cent stake in the French cognac house Etablissements Roullet Fransac, which is therefore left out. Revenue for 2025 was CNY 2.99 billion.
🇦🇺 Kilikanoon and other Australian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 203 brands that began in Australia. 59 of them (29%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Kilikanoon among them.
- 19 Crimes — Treasury Wine Estates 🇦🇺
- Barossa Valley Estate — Delegat 🇳🇿
- Carlton Draught — Asahi Group 🇯🇵
- Daily Juice — Bega 🇦🇺
- Milo — Nestlé 🇨🇭
- 7plus — Southern Cross Media Group 🇦🇺
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kilikanoon?
The parent company of Kilikanoon is Changyu, a publicly listed company headquartered in China.
Is Kilikanoon Australian or Chinese?
Kilikanoon originated in Australia, but it is owned today by Changyu, which is headquartered in China. So Kilikanoon is an Australian-origin brand under Chinese ownership.
Since when has Changyu owned Kilikanoon?
Changyu has owned Kilikanoon since 2018.
Is Kilikanoon still owned by Changyu?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Kilikanoon is still owned by Changyu (99% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Co., Ltd. 2025 Annual Report (English version) — Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine Co., Ltd., Annual report, published 18 April 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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