False Cape Wines

Shop, craft gallery and tours of distillery.
Location: Willsons Road, MacGillivray
Contact: Larry & Bev Turner
Box 299 KINGSCOTE SA 5223
Telephone: (08) 8553 8228
Website: www.emuridge.com.au and www.lakebreeze.com.au
Opening Hours. Daily from 9am – 2pm

The False Cape vineyard was established in 1999 by the Follett family of Langhorne Creek, who have had a long association with Kangaroo Island. The Follett’s began grape growing in Langhorne Creek in the 1880’s and more recently established the award winning Lake Breeze winery. Together with Jamie and Julie Helyar, (nee Follett), who manage the vineyard, they have embarked upon a journey to produce some of the best quality and value wines on the island.

False Cape is part of a treacherous piece of coastline on the rugged southern coast of Kangaroo Island. This feature, which is often mistaken for the nearby Cape Hart, is the nearest coastal landmark to our 30 acre Kangaroo Island vineyard.

The site selected for the vineyard is located on the Dudley Peninsula between Penneshaw and Cape Willoughby. It has two main soil types, with the north facing slope containing pure terra rossa soil over limestone and the river flat with fertile dark alluvial soils. Native vegetation has been retained and surrounds the vineyard, providing a natural habitat for the prolific wildlife of the area.

Initially Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot were planted, followed by Shiraz and Sauvignon Blanc. The cool, maritime conditions on Kangaroo Island, along with ancient soils allow for a slow even ripening. The wines produced here exhibit excellent varietal characters and intense colour, and with carefully cellaring will age well.

Prospect Hill sits high above a thin strip of land between Pelican lagoon and the rugged South Coast. To the East, Clifford’s honey farm has been a must see for tourists with tours, honey and Jenny’s famous honey ice cream. The fields of wheat and canola give way to sand dune and cliffs, D”estrees Bay and the lesser known but just as beautiful Gantheaume National Park to the South.
Lyn Wheaton has been a champion of Kangaroo Island’s produce for many years and with husband Graham run the historic Stranraer Homestead where regional food is featured.