Henschke
One of Australia's oldest family-owned wineries, based in the Eden Valley and home to the iconic single-vineyard Shiraz 'Hill of Grace'.
About Henschke
Henschke is one of Australia's oldest family-owned wineries, with the first recorded sale of its wine in 1868 under founder Johann Christian Henschke, a Silesian immigrant who settled in the Barossa's Eden Valley. The estate has passed through six generations of family grapegrowing and winemaking and is today led by fifth-generation winemaker Stephen Henschke and viticulturist Prue Henschke, who farm the vineyards along biodynamic and organic principles. Henschke is most celebrated for Hill of Grace, a single-vineyard Eden Valley Shiraz first bottled from the 1958 vintage, drawn from ancient ungrafted vines and ranked among the very greatest Australian reds. Mount Edelstone, another old-vine Eden Valley Shiraz, and the Cyril Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon complete the flagship range. The estate spans vineyards in the Eden Valley, Barossa Valley and Adelaide Hills.
Flagship wines
- Hill of Grace
- Mount Edelstone
- Cyril Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon
Editorial notes
Founding (first recorded sale 1868) and sixth-generation family ownership confirmed on the official site and Wikipedia. Hill of Grace and Mount Edelstone are Shiraz (Syrah). Production figure of ~40,000 cases/yr is from Wikipedia's data box; the official site does not state a current production volume, so the figure is hedged.