Our family have been growing grapes in McLaren Vale since 1970 and in Italy for generations before that. Small batch wines with an Italian spirit are our specialty.
My Father Anselmo and Uncle Ferdinando Bottin, migrated to Australia with their family in 1954 from Treviso in northern Italy, where they were grape growers. Quality farming is a long and proud tradition in our family. We’ve long been suppliers to some of the bigger names in Australian wine and have typically grown traditional varieties to suit the needs of those wineries.
However, a trip to Italy in 1998 inspired us to do more. A reminder of the distinct similarities in climate and coastal influences between the Italian vineyards and those at McLaren Vale reminded us of the goal we’ve always had – to produce Australian wines with traditional Italian varieties.
