"Wines are made for eating". Briefly put - you open a bottle, you smell the wine, you take a slurp and next it is “wow this will go well with…”
Hastwell and Lightfoot is a partnership of two families who have been working together from the vineyard to the wine bottle since 1988.
A sense of partnership is also the philosophy in their wine-making. Only here it is a partnership of wine and food.
As they describe it – their wines are made for eating. Briefly put - you open a bottle, you smell the wine, you take a slurp and next it is “wow this will go well with…”
Their vineyard is where these great flavours begin. Located on the northern deep sand slopes of the beautiful McLaren Vale, it is not lush country but it is perfect for growing grapes with wonderful flavour profiles.
Today they are planted with Chardonnay, Viognier, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Shiraz , Tempranillo and a new planting of Barbera. Plus there is the olive oil varieties Manzanillo, Paragon and Nevadillo Blanco.