With Temple Bruer being on a flood plain you may be lucky enough to witness a flood taking place, this does not occur very often.When it does it's exceedlingly damp.
In the 1970's David and Barbara Bruer went out in search of acquiring some land to plant a vineyard. They came across a property in the Langhorne Creek wine region, that has the Angas River flowing on it's boundary and an abundance of native flora, this suited their criteria.
With copious, heavy winter rains upstream, the Angas bursts its banks spilling water on all properties that is in its way. Flood banks are used to control the way water is used on the property, so the vineyard and native flora get water. Unfortunately for the pruners, not having long enough gum boots could mean a very wet sock or two.
In the 1992 flood, some native red gums appeared on the property. To make this denser more trees have been planted around them.
The focus over the years has been on producing quailty certified organic wine and nuturing the environment.