By 1845 most of the good grazing and farming land north and south of Adelaide was being settled. Vines were planted as part of the farming mix though this is different to planting a vineyard as a sole commercial enterprise.
The Clare inspiration came from the plantings of the Jesuits at Sevenhills from the 1850s and 1860s.The pace gathered in the 1890s and by 1904 there were 617 acres of vineyards. The Clare Valley is an important premium producer as part of the Adelaidean-Mount Lofty range and over the years we have made many magnificent Clare reds.
The first of the Squatters Three, a brand paying homage to three pioneers, Dolan, Sobels and Hope was a Shiraz 2009. This Cabernet is part of the five star red haul that we purchased over 2024. The Cabernet is made in the manner of the Leasingham Bin 56 of the 1970s-1980s.
