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The Story
Nicolaus Stanitski, a Henschke ancestor, originally planted the Hill of Grace vineyard during the 1860s above the Barossa Valley. During the 1950s Cyril Henschke took his family concern back to wine and established the Hill of Grace label in 1956. The Shiraz vines – many now over 140 years old – are among the world's oldest genetic Shiraz plant material. It is remarkable that the vineyard remained intact considering the economic uncertainty an...
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Hill of Grace
Nicolaus Stanitski, a Henschke ancestor, originally planted the Hill of Grace vineyard during the 1860s above the Barossa Valley. During the 1950s Cyril Henschke took his family concern back to wine and established the Hill of Grace label in 1956. The Shiraz vines – many now over 140 years old – are among the world's oldest genetic Shiraz plant material. It is remarkable that the vineyard remained intact considering the econo...
Vuosikerta 1989
The 1989 vintage in Australia was a mixed, highly variable campaign across the country's primary wine regions, marked by unpredictable weather patterns that presented significant challenges in the vineyard—especially when contrasted with the exceptionally dry, warm harvest conditions enjoyed in 1988 and 1990.
A wet spring and erratic summer across southern Australia led to uneven flowering and fruit set in many districts. Rain late in the g...
