Clarendon Hills, 25 miles south of Adelaide, was established in 1989 by Roman Bratasiuk, the owner/winemaker.
Firstly, the age of the vines; the town Clarendon was established in 1845.
Planted in the early 1930’s on the due east facing slopes on clay, ironstone soil it is one of the earliest blocks to ripen every year due to the old age of the vines and the low crops of about two tonnes to the acre.
Clarendon Hills is owned and run by Roman Bratasiuk, a Ukranian who arrived in Australia with his parents in 1950.
The winery is situated 25 miles south of Adelaide, and is surrounded by vineyards largely populated by old bush vines.
All of the Clarendon Hills vineyards, which include Brookman, Hickinbotham, Sandown, Blewitt Springs, Clarendon, Liandra, Piggott Range, Romas, Astralis and Kangarilla, are within just a couple of miles of the winery.