Islander Estate Wines
The Islander Estate is located in the heart of Kangaroo
Island
Location: Bark Hut Rd, Parndana, Kangaroo
Island SA 5220
Henrik Petersen – Winery Manager
Telephone: +61 (08) 8553 9008
Facsimile: +61 (08) 8553 9228
Email: office@iev.com.au
Website: www.iev.com.au
The Islander Estate is located in
the heart of Kangaroo Island north of Parndana on the gentle
slopes of Kohinoor Hills.
Kangaroo Island is the third largest island in Australia
and sits 75 miles in front of the Adelaide coast (South
Australia).
The idea of making wine on Kangaroo Island (KI) occurred
to Jacques Lurton in 1997, when he visited the island on
his honeymoon with his wife Francoise. They fell in love
with its natural beauty, saw few planted vines but recognised
its considerable potential.
The close spacing of 5000 vines per hectare, initiated
by Jacques, is a quality factor to control yield per vine
and achieve more flavour and phenolic concentration.
Jacques considers that to make a great wine it is necessary
to blend either the same varieties from different regions
or different varieties from the same region. He has chosen
Kangaroo Island as the region with a multi varietal blend.
A modern 70 tonne winery respecting the classic Australian
style has been erected on site. The equipment has mainly
been brought from France with sorting tables to select the
best of the grapes after destemming, concrete open fermenters
with temperature control for fermentation and large wooden
vats for ageing.
Kangaroo Island offers near perfect growing
conditions, including a cool, semi dry climate that allows
slow ripening; significant factors in producing The Islander
Estate wines.
Good Food Kangaroo Island is an industry group
formed to encourage and support value adding producers and
protect the integrity of the Island’s produce. Regional
food groups have been established throughout South Australia
and are actively working with producers to establish regional
branding and long term relationships with major retailers
seeking access to high quality, branded products.
Contact us
for more information about produce, transport, reservations
and tourist attractions.
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