Howard Vineyard
Adelaide Hills , South Australia
Winery Overview
Estate Grown from our family-owned vineyards in the Adelaide Hills, Howard Winery takes its name from pioneering horticulturist Amos William Howard who, in 1889, discovered subterranean clover growing naturally on the site.
Our Mt Barker and Lobethal Vineyards were planted over 23 years ago. During that time, we have built a reputation for premium grape growing in the Adelaide Hills, one of Australia’s most exciting regions. The Adelaide Hills, due to it’s altitude, is significantly cooler and has a higher rainfall that neighbouring regions with vast variation in microclimates across the hills and valleys of the region.
Mt Barker Vineyard - 24Ha Established in 1998 the Howard Vineyard site is a warmer vineyard in a cooler climate. A slightly higher than average temperature and slightly lower rainfall in comparison to our Lobethal Vineyard. This with our central approach of sustainable viticulture (including intensive hand pruning, shoot thinning, under vine cultivation, bunch thinning, low yields and hand picking) we are able to achieve optimal ripeness for Shiraz, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon as well as world class Rosé from these varieties.
Charleston Vineyard (Schoenthal Vineyard) - 36Ha Established in 1998 we believe that we have one of the finest sites for Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc across the Adelaide Hills. With a broad variation in traditional clones well suited to the Adelaide Hills, this allows us to experiment within our own vineyard in pursuit of our passionate project to produce great wines.
Their winemaking approach is to pick at optimal ripeness for lean flavours to showcase the quality and true expression of our vineyards. Howard Vineyard Wines are light to medium body with vibrant flavours and great natural acidity.
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Winemaker Bio
2nd Generation Adelaide Hills winemaker Tom Northcott has grown up in the vineyards and winery.
Since 2013 he has been the Chief winemaker and lead viticulturalist after completing vintages across the globe including France, Tasmania, Western Australia and the Barossa Valley.