Brash Higgins Wine Co.
Brad Hickey
Grower, Maker
McLaren Vale, Australia
Certified
Organic
Type
Grower, Maker
Certified
Organic
Type
Grower, Maker
About
Brash Higgins is a minimal intervention, certified Organic winery in McLaren Vale. We farm our own 17 acre Organic estate vineyard called Omensetter planted to Nero d'Avola, Shiraz, Cab Sav and Crystal. Also work with amphora, orange wines, biodynamic and sustainable fruit from other vineyards we admire. Production is at about 3000 cases, BH makes 12-13 different wines annually.
Certifications
Certified - Organic by Australian Certified Organic (2017, 12250)
Contact Details
242 California Road
Box 720
McLaren Vale,
5171
South Australia
Australia
Technical information
Wine
This grower-maker farms some of their grapes themselves and buys-in others.
- Information on grapes they farm
- Size of their farm: 8 (ha)
- Size of farm under vine: 7 (ha)
- Not all grapes are dry-farmed. Some are irrigated (yes, shallow clay loam of one meter over a sheet of limestone means the roots are quite shallow and in hot weather, common in McLaren Vale, demand a few drinks during a growing season to stay alive.).
- All grapes are harvested manually.
- Information on grapes they buy in
- All grapes are farmed organically and/or biodynamically.
- Not all grapes are dry-farmed. Some are irrigated
Average production of wine: 40000 (btl)
