Angas Vineyard, Langhorne Creek

Viticulturists, Geoff Hardy and John Pargeter.

Located an hour to the south of Adelaide , Langhorne Creek is one of the oldest and most venerable wine growing districts in Australia . Angas Vineyard is the result of the happy coming together of a group of wine industry mates who decided in 1997 that the region was a great spot for vines.
Consisting mainly of floodplains, the region has fine, deep and generally fertile soils and is quite unique, in that it benefits from winter flooding from the Bremer River .
Langhorne Creek receives on average between 325 and 380mm of rainfall per annum, so this winter flood is vital for vineyards. The vineyards benefit from cooling breezes, which blow off Lake Alexandrina in the evening helping to moderate summer temperatures. Planted over fertile sandy loams, Angas Vineyard provides Mr Riggs with both Shiraz and Viognier, which has made its way into both the Viognier and the Shiraz Viognier.

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