History

Century Orchards is located 7 km East of Loxton, South Australia, in Australia.

Photo by Karen Jericho

History
After several years of preliminary research to find a suitable property, Century Orchards began development at the current site (see picture above) in 1998 with 50ha of vines planted. The following year in 1999, a following 137ha of almonds where planted. Today Century Orchards consists of 470ha of almonds (which is around 125,000 almond trees) and 100ha of vines.

Century Orchards uses state of the art technology to effectively produce both almonds and grapes resulting in maximum returns for investors. Century Orchards has SQF 1000 Quality Certification. This ensures a premium standard of quality, and means Century Orchards is committed to being a leader in the almond and wine grape industries.
For more details on SQF 1000 Certification click here

Almond Orchard
Century Orchards has five varieties of almonds in production: Nonpareil, Carmel, Price, Peerless and Monterey. These trees are from bud stock sourced from the Registered Source Area at Monash which is managed by the Almond Plant Improvement Committee.
Specifically designed machines are used to both harvest and maintain a modern almond orchard; pictures of these vehicles in action can be seen on the photo page.

Vineyard
In the vineyard Century Orchards has five varieties of grapes: Petit Verdot, Ruby Cabernet, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay
These vines are grown to supply the dynamic export market with emphasis on producing quality grapes to winemaker's specifications and contracts.

We have links to various Orchard and Vineyard sites here.