Penfolds releases $95k record player to mark 70th anniversary of Grange

Are your mates hard to impress? Why not invest in a Penfolds record player, complete with two bottles of Grange. All you need is some space in the lounge ... and a bank loan.

Do you like some grunge with your Grange? Some jazz with your shiraz?

Well you’re in luck, with high-end South Australian winemaker Penfolds releasing a limited edition record player to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its iconic Grange.

Only seven of the cabinets, built by New York-based high-end hi-fi outfit SYMBOL Audio, have been created with the retro styling paying homage to the 1950s, the decade in which pioneering winemaker Max Schubert created Grange.

Each console comes with a state-of-the-art turntable, valve-driven amplifier, a hand-blown decanter by glass artist Nick Mount, Riedel glasses, a collection of accessories and, of course, two bottles of Grange – a 2010 and a 2017.

Penfolds chief winemaker Peter Gago said music, like wine, had the ability to take the user to another place.

“It so effortlessly conveys life recollections of important times and places,” Mr Gago said.

“It soothes, it stirs, it soars. It’s primal, it truly does … strike a chord, (and) it certainly satisfies the senses.”

As expected, the Penfolds turntable comes with a hefty price tag – $95,000 will see one of these units sitting in your lounge room.

Penfolds has released a limited edition $95,000 turntable, complete with two bottles of Grange. Picture: Supplied