The Lane Vineyard

About Winery and Wines

We bring the beauty of The Lane Vineyard into every glass of our wine. Wines with a true sense of place; fine, complex flavours with increasing clarity, structure and finesse. Designed by John Edwards and Wineries By Design’s Gerald Asbroek, the winery incorporates the latest technology and winery equipment available. John’s extensive research and the careful selection of winemaking equipment reflect his intimate knowledge of every block of grapes at The Lane Vineyard. The grapes are hand picked or carefully machine harvested in the cool hours of night and delivered a distance as little as 10 metres or as far as 300 to the winery door. No food miles here at The Lane Vineyard! At The Lane Vineyard we take sustainability seriously. We are working at being socially responsible, environmentally sound and economically viable. The Lane Vineyard winery was designed to meet stringent new planning laws in relation to crush size, wastewater management, building location and spill protection. These measures protect the Mt Lofty water catchment area and minimise the use of precious water pumped from an underground bore or harvested through rainwater tanks.

The Lane Vineyard, near Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills, is 400 metres above sea level. Shaped by this altitude and southerly latitudes the cooler climate is ideal for growing grapes destined to become wines of distinction, wines with impressive structure, minerality and natural acidity. North facing single vineyard sites maximize autumn sunlight for later ripening varietals, South facing sites favor aromatic whites and sparkling wines. The Mediterranean climate of the Adelaide Hills is influenced by cooling air from the Southern Ocean and high altitude gully breezes. Annual rainfall varies between 700 and 850 millimeters. The region has cold wet winters and mild summers. Most rain falls in winter and spring. The mean sunshine hours per day are 8.5. Summer, from December until the end of March, is generally warm and dry, with average temperatures considerably cooler than most other Australian wine regions. Significant diurnal temperature variation during grape ripening is a distinguishing feature of this vineyard. Longer sunlight hours and temperate daytime temperatures contribute to intense fruit flavours while the sudden fall in evening temperature preserves natural acidity and structure.