Bowen Estate

Doug Bowen, Coonawarra Vigneron awarded Patron of Coonawarra

Recently Coonawarra vigneron Doug Bowen was awarded the honour of "Coonawarra Patron" in recognition of his outstanding personal and professional contributions to the development and promotion of the Coonawarra wine region.

Fellow Coonawarra winemaker, Greg Clayfield, presented the award to Doug, noting that he has "..a passion for quintessential Coonawarra and has always bee...

Welcome to BOWEN ESTATE, classic coonawarra™. Our family owned and operated business is a dream of Doug and Joy Bowen that has gradually been evolving over the past 40 years and now involves their daughter, Emma. Located on prime Coonawarra terra rossa soil we produce a small quintessential range of classic Coonawarra wines.

Bowen Estate vineyards occupy 33 hectares of prime terra rossa soil. Planted primarily to Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Chardonnay. Since the purchase in 1972 of our first block of land, hand pruning has always been part of Bowen Estate’s uniqueness. Our arch cane trellis system introduced in 1989 has been integral to our style of wine.

Much of our philosophy for the style of wine that we like to produce begins with the vineyard. Firstly, the location of our vineyard is on the traditional prime terra rossa soil of Coonawarra. This is of the utmost importance to us. Secondly, we have a very strong belief in the traditional hand pruning of our vines, combined with an arch cane trellis system. This improves the evenness of budburst, bunch exposure and ripeness, but more importan...