The Story
One feature common to all our vineyard soils is the high pH levels: sweet soils are tailor-made for the production of quality wines. They are all low in fertility, and include light sands, clays, loams and gravels. Germanic man-made soils, which came about as a result of hydraulic mining and sluicing in the gold mining era of the late 1800's, can also be found on some blocks. The so-called Bannockburn soil is one of the few soils in the world classified as man-made.
Varieties Cultivated: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris.
