Wine Growing

In 1993 we planted our first vineyard of two hectares, the Hill Vineyard. Our 27 hectare Annabrook Vineyard was developed in 1993/4 and in 1995 we established our 8 hectare Hunter Vineyard.

The stony loam soils of the Plains, along with a moderating maritime influence and a protective phalanx of hills, create the perfect terroir to produce ‘an evenly pitched’ range of varietal wines.

The 40 hectare Hope Block was planted in 1998. Over the winter of 2000 the eight hectare Packhouse Vineyard was planted. Colin’s Block was next in 2001, and then 2004/5 saw further plantings in both the Hunter Vineyard (now 20 hectares) plus a new location in Landsdowne Road (16 hectares). In 2006 another 20 hectares was planted in Colin’s Block. In total we now have over 130 hectares of vineyards. That’s a lot of vines whichever way you want to look at it!.