HERITAGE

Three British Army officers (Thomas Yule, Ninian Lowis and Richmond Houghton) established Houghton in 1836, just four years after the fledgling colony of Western Australia was founded.

They  are named after Lieutenant Colonel Richmond Houghton. Their first commercial vintage, produced by Dr John Ferguson in 1859, was a modest 25 gallons. John Ferguson, a Scottish surgeon, purchased the property that year and was winemaker until 1863.

His son Charles Ferguson took over the company in 1875.

In 1880, Houghton received its first wine award, the ‘Order of Merit’ at the Great Melbourne Exhibition. This was the first of many triumphs that have paved the way for Houghton to become Western Australia’s most awarded winery.

In 1922, 16-year-old Jack Mann, under the guidance of his father George, kicked off his winemaking apprenticeship at Houghton. Jack became the company’s driving force for 51 consecutive vintages. His passion, creative genius and influence extended far beyond Houghton, to the whole West Australian and Australian wine industry.

Jack’s best-known creation was Houghton White Burgundy, now ‘Houghton White Classic’, first crafted with incredible foresight in 1937 and an Australian favourite to this day.

Today’s senior winemaker Ross Pamment, part of the Houghton team for almost 30 years.

No other winery has the breadth and diversity of Houghton wines, wines that highlight the best that Western Australia has to offer. Choose from our amazing selection and decide for yourself…

Awards & Accolades

• KPMG Sydney Royal Wine Show

  • Gold medals awarded to the Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2015, Thomas Yule Shiraz 2014, Crofters Shiraz 2014, and the Small Batch Rojo Grande 2015.

• 2016 Wine Show of Western Australia

  • Eight trophies including Best Wine of Show, Best Red Wine of Show, Best Shiraz, Best Older Red Wine, Best Cabernet Sauvignon, and Most Successful Exhibitor Overall.

• 2016 Perth Wine Show

  • Bill Jamison Trophy for Most Successful Western Australian Exhibitor, Royal Agricultural Society of WA Trophy for Wines of Provenance Best Red or White Varietal, Royal Agricultural Society of WA Trophy for Best Dry White Table Wines (Blends) and gold medals for the 2011 Heritage White Blend, Jack Mann – Wine of Provenance (01/08/13), 2014 Crofters Cabernet Sauvignon, 2013 Bandit Cabernet Sauvignon, 2013 Jack Mann, 2013 Thomas Yule Shiraz, and the 2015 Small Batch Rojo Grande.

• 2015 QANTAS Wine Show of Western Australia

  • The Ian Tyrer Trophy for Best Cabernet (2013 Houghton Gladstones Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon), the Print Hall Trophy for Best Red Wine of Show and the QANTAS Airways Trophy Best Wine of Show, and the Mount Barker Co-Operative Ltd Trophy Best Exhibitor award.

• 2015 Royal Adelaide Wine Show

  • The Wine Communicators of Australia, SA Chapter Trophy for Best Shiraz in Show, Max Schubert AM Trophy for Most Outstanding Red Wine of Show (2013 Houghton Crofters Shiraz), Professor A.J. Perkins Trophy for Best Cabernet Sauvignon in Show (2013 Houghton Bandit Cabernet Sauvignon) and the Macquarie Private Wealth Prize for Winemaker of the Most Outstanding Red Wine in Show (Ross Pamment).