It doesn’t matter where you’ve been or where you’re going, there’s no place like home.
For some, home is the place we rest our heads. For others, it’s a perch at a much-loved local pub, or turning up to the shack ahead of a long weekend. For some, it’s the happiness that comes from a glass of great wine.
Heggies is the kind of wine you remember. Like a great story, or a good friend. When someone asks for “the wine with the Man on the Horse,” they’re asking for a wine as authentic and full of character as Colin Heggie.
Colin was a true local character of Eden Valley. The Heggies story began in 1972 when he sold the prime cool-climate plot of land to his good mate Wyndham Hill-Smith, who had a bold vision to grow and make exceptional Chardonnay. In 1973, the first vines were planted and over 50 years later, you’d wonder why the land was used for anything else.
We also planted Riesling. And thus began our infatuation with the crisp white wines grown at Heggies Vineyard.
Our vineyard thrives in cool-climate conditions that allow the grapes to ripen slowly, developing complex flavours and vibrant acidity for wines that are both approachable and refined. The altitude, the long, cool ripening season, and the unique soils produce wines that are beautifully balanced and intensely flavoured.
Our winemaking approach is equally focused on consistency, quality and precision. We’re hands-on with every aspect of modern winemaking – handpicking, small-batch fermentation and considered oak management – to elevate the wine’s texture and expression of terroir.
Heggies is planted, grown and crafted by Chardonnay lovers, for Chardonnay lovers, on a single site specially chosen for Chardonnay. And turns out, that makes great Riesling, too.