Langhorne Creek lies on the ancient floodplain of the Bremer River. It was named by George Green in 1854 after the Langhorne Brothers, who brought cattle overland to the area in the 1840s. The first vines were planted in the 1850s by Frank Potts who was attracted by the fertile soils and vast red gums, and many vineyards soon followed. The region's warm climate - tempered southerly ocean winds over Lake Alexandrina - combined with alluvial soils, produces soft, mouth-watering shiraz.
