We are a small family-run winery situated 8km west of Heathcote, alongside the Wild Duck Creek. David (aka ‘Duck’) and Diana planted the first vines in 1974 and in 1979 named the first vineyard Alan’s Cabernet Vineyard, after Duck’s late father Alan. The Original Vineyard was planted in 1988 on land owned by Diana’s parents. Duck and Diana have three children – Liam, Ngaire and Bridie.
Traditional winemaking methods including hand-picking, ...
“In my teens I hankered to farm anything really, and when the opportunity presented itself to buy some land, I jumped at it ‘site unseen’.Upon first seeing the block I’d purchased, it was evident that it was great for a forest or perhaps a quarry, but not animal raising or a vineyard.
Unexpectedly, the land over the fence was for sale, and Diana and I broke heaven-and-earth to buy it; because it had soil! For over 25 years, like most viticu...
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