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30 Years of Howard Park Wines
Howard Park has been a pioneering West Australian winery since 1986, as one of the earliest adopters of multi-regional fruit sourcing; a champion of the cool-climate Great Southern wine region and the world-renowned Margaret River. The result is the work of heritage and family -more than three decades handcrafting wines of provenance and elegance.
John Wade begins Howard Park, naming it after his father. A Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon is made whilst John is still working at Plantagenet Wines.
The Burch family purchases a Leston property in Margaret River; 138 hectares of pasture with a group settlement home and the Wilyabrup creek running through it.
John Gladstone’s study marked this particular property in Willyabrup as suitable for growing Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay.
Amy and Jeff Burch join John Wade in partnership.
The first vintage of Howard Park is produced in the Denmark Agricultural College.
Release of the first Howard Park Chardonnay.
Release of first Howard Park ‘Parkhead’ Best Barrels Merlot.
The historic ‘Park Head’ property in Denmark is purchased to become Howard Park’s first winery and cellar door.
The first plantings at the Leston vineyard of Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
David Burch, Jeff’s brother, joins Howard Park to manage the Leston Vineyard in Margaret River.
The Denmark winery and cellar door opens for its first vintage.
Lesley Scogna, Jeff’s sister, joins Howard Park as a Brand Ambassador.
John Wade leaves Howard Park and the Burch family purchases the remaining shares.
Michael Kerrigan becomes Chief Winemaker.
Release of the Distinguished Sites range with the Scotsdale Cabernet Sauvignon and Leston Shiraz.
Introduction of the new Howard Park Wines label to the market.
The Single Vineyard range is completed with the Scotsdale Shiraz and Leston Cabernet Sauvignon.
The Margaret River winery and cellar door opens in Margaret River for the 2000 vintage. Architecturally designed with Feng Shui principles, it wins several awards.
Another 63 hectares of Cabernet and Chardonnay vines are planted in the Leston vineyard.
Screwcap trials begin with some batches of Howard Park Riesling, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon.
All Howard Park and MadFish wines are bottled under screwcap.
Release of the Howard Park Sauvignon Blanc.
Purchase of the 200 hectare Mount Barrow vineyard in Mount Barker, Great Southern.
David Botting joins Howard Park as Chief Viticulturist.
Several clones of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are planted at the Mount Barrow vineyard along with Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc.
The 20th vintage of Howard Park Cabernet Sauvignon is renamed ‘Abercrombie’ after Jeff’s great grandfather, Walter Abercrombie.
Natalie Burch, Jeff and Amy’s daughter, joins Howard Park.
Howard Park celebrates its 20th Anniversary holding a vertical tasting of Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon for a group of eminent wine writers.
First release of the Howard Park Museum Riesling.
No Abercombie Cabernet Sauvignon is made due to adverse vintage conditions.
Howard Park hosts the Tropfest film festival in Margaret River for the first time.
The first international Riesling tasting is held at the Margaret River winery.
Tony Davis becomes Chief Winemaker.
Expansion of the Margaret River winery- additional red fermenters, additional press, and additional storage capacity.
Allan Stanbury becomes Bottling Manager. Installation of still and sparkling lines at Margaret River winery.
The first Howard Park sparklings are tiraged.
Howard Park joins Australia’s First Families of Wine.
David Burch, Jeff and Amy’s son, joins Howard Park.
First release of the Howard Park Porongurup Riesling.
Janice McDonald becomes Chief Winemaker.
First release of Allingham Chardonnay.
The Howard Park methode traditionelle sparklings are launched.
Burch Family Wines is named as the umbrella brand of Howard Park, Marchand and Burch and MadFish.
Richard Burch, the youngest of the Burch clan joins Howard Park.
Janice McDonald is a finalist for Gourmet Traveller’s Winemaker of the Year.
Purchase of the Dennis vineyard in Mount Barker, which is renamed the Abercrombie Vineyard. The vineyard was planted in 1975 and has provided fruit for our Icon Wine since 1986, now called the Abercrombie.
Purchase of the Broomstick Vineyard in southern Margaret River, which is renamed the Allingham Vineyard. The fruit has been in Howard Park Chardonnay since 2004.
Expansion of Margaret River winery: additional crusher and press, additional small tanks to enable small batch processing.
The Wine Chapel is opened as an exclusive tasting room at the Margaret River winery.
The Howard Park Great Southern Riesling becomes the Mount Barker Riesling sourced from our Mount Barrow vineyard.
The Leston nursery propagating Chardonnay clones for Allingham and Mount Barrow vineyards.
Howard Park celebrates 30 years
Our Story
The Howard Park story was borne out of the ambition to craft wine with generational cellaring potential. The first two wines were produced by its founder, John Wade, who left his prestigious posting in the Coonawarra after seeing enormous potential in the budding Great Southern wine region. Here, he crafted a riesling and cabernet sauvignon to stand the test of time. His friend and fellow wine lover Jeff Burch joined in partnership seven years later, purchasing cornerstone land parcels, constructing a winery and cellar door and entwining his family with Howard Park’s future.
30 Year Search for Fruit Perfection
Howard Park had humble beginnings, with a visionary winemaker, a shed and two powerful, elegant wines that still form the backbone of the range today. However, like many burgeoning ventures, the fruit was sourced from those who owned the vineyards.
The next 30 years were meticulously spent, discovering quality fruit producers from both Margaret River and the Great Southern. This allowed the Burch family and their winemaking and viticultural teams to build an intellectual database of regions, vineyards, blocks and clones in the hunt for optimal fruit quality.
After these years of experience, Howard Park is the proud owner of 4 distinct vineyards, each identified for allowing their specific fruit varieties to flourish to their full potential.
Exceeding limits
Growing pristine fruit in two regions is the strongest belief and passion of the Burch family, and will be forever woven into Howard Park history. Margaret River and the Great Southern are quite simply West Australia’s premier grape-growing regions, and the epitome of quality from this part of the country. This duality distinguishes Howard Park from all other Australian wineries, with exceeding excellence displayed on the world stage. Howard Park’s winemakers create true wine expressions by using only the best parcels of fruit. No other winery has committed the last 30 years to developing their vital fruit source in the same way.
