By Lisa Cardelli

Often described as the “workhorse” or “blending bowl” of major South Australian wine brands, Langhorne Creek has nevertheless been quietly achieving a great deal over the years. Blessed with a sequence of favourable natural conditions, from a maritime climate moderated by Lake Alexandrina’s cooling influence, to fertile floodplain soils fed by the Bremer and Angas rivers, and a long, dry growing season that keeps disease pressure at bay, it’s no wonder Frank Potts, founder of Bleasdale Vineyards, chose to plant roots here in the mid-1800s.