Our wines are estate Grown from our family owned vineyard in the Adelaide Hills. Taking our name from pioneering horticulturist Amos William Howard who, in 1889, discovered subterranean clover growing naturally on the site where the Howard Vineyard Cellar Door stands today. OUR MT BARKER VINEYARD (HOWARD VINEYARD) - 24Ha Established in 1998 the Howard Vineyard site is a warmer vineyard in a cooler climate. A slightly higher than average temperature and slightly lower rainfall in comparison to our Lobethal Vineyard. This with our central approach of sustainable viticulture (including intensive hand pruning, shoot thinning, bunch thinning, low yields and hand picking) we are able to achieve optimal ripeness for Shiraz, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon as well as world class Rosé from these varieties. OUR LOBETHAL VINEYARD (SCHOENTHAL VINEYARD) - 36Ha Established in 1998 we believe that we have one of the finest sites for Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Sauvignon Blanc across the Adelaide Hills. With a broad variation in traditional clones well suited to the Adelaide Hills, this allows us to experiment within our own vineyard in pursuit of our passionate project to produce great wines. Due to Lobethal's cool temperatures and high altitude we retain great natural acidity one of the hallmarks of our wines. OUR WINEMAKING Head Winemaker Tom Northcott's winemaking approach is to pick at optimal ripeness for lean flavours to showcase the quality and true expression of our vineyards. Howard Vineyard Wines are light to medium body with vibrant flavours and great natural acidity.