Hentyfarm Wines

Dr John Gladstones names the Henty GI the coolest climate in Australia, cooler than Tasmania and the Macedon Ranges. This is both bane and blessing, for when it’s cold, it’s bitterly so. The other fact of life it has to contend with is its remoteness, lurking just inside the South Australia, Victorian border. The rest is all good news, for this region is capable of producing riesling, chardonnay and pinot noir of the highest quality. Seppelt’s Drumborg Vineyard focuses on riesling, pinot noir and chardonnay; Crawford River on riesling. In ‘09, Jonathan Mogg and partner Belinda Low made several weekend trips in the company of (then) Best's winemaker Adam Wadewitz, and his partner, Nikki. They were able to buy grapes from Alastair Taylor and the first vintage of Chardonnay was made in ’09. -JAMES HALLIDAY