Clarendon Hills
Clarendon Hills, 25 miles south of Adelaide, was established in 1989 by Roman Bratasiuk, the owner/winemaker.
Clarendon Hills has achieved a phenomenal level of success. In August 2003, Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) named Clarendon Hills as one of Australia's and the world's greatest wineries.
The quality of Clarendon Hill's success can be attributed to a number of things. Firstly the age of the vines; the town of Clarendon was established in 1845. Today many of the vineyards surrounding the winery are over seventy years old; the gnarly and twisted bush vines are dry farmed and the grapes are hand picked. Secondly the soil variation and quality, the soil profiles of each winery are very different. This difference, from the rock and shale of Piggott Range to the heavy clay of the Clarendon Grenache Vineyard. Lastly Roman's dedication and philosophy to winemaking. His aim is quite simply to make wines equal to anything in the world. Source: Clarendon Hills