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History

Hewitson was founded in 1998. From his extensive travels and vast experience of working and traveling the world of wine, owner and wine maker Dean Hewitson came to the realization that South Australia's strength lays in its very old vineyards, many of them dry-grown from the 19th Century and therefore the oldest of their type in the world.


It is no coincidence that these vineyards are in the vicinity of Dean's birth place. They are the in...

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Vineyards

Hewitson makes its home among some of the oldest vineyards in the world. Discovering the beauty within these venerable old vines and expressing their distinctive characters through winemaking that respects tradition and understands progress is the essence of Hewitson.

We are dedicated to producing traditionally-made, expressive wines from the great vineyards of South Australia's famous wine regions: Adelaide Hills, Eden Valley, McLaren Vale...

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Winemaking

Dean Hewitson, Chief Wine Maker and CEO

Dean completed his wine making degree at Roseworthy College, South Australia, in 1986. After vintages in Western Australia and the Hunter Valley, Dean worked at one of Australia's most prestigious wineries in South Australia from 1987 to 1997. During this decade Dean achieved numerous vintages overseas in Beaujolais, Provence, Bordeaux and Oregon. He also completed his Master of Food Science in Enolog...

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14 different wines with 39 vintages

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  • Dean Hewitson

    Chief Wine Maker, CEO
    It is true we do make wine in the ‘new world’ but we have the oldest vineyards in the world – it’s kind of an oxymoron if you like. The fact that the Barossa Valley has the oldest Shiraz, Cabernet, Mourvedre, Grenache, Semillon and Riesling vineyards in the world means that we are in fact older than the ‘old world’! I think that message is the one that we need to highlight – Australia has the oldest vineyards in the world.
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