Norton Estate Wines are situated at Lower Norton,  halfway between the Grampians  and Mount Arapiles, 10 minutes drive southwest of Horsham at the northwest corner of the Grampians Wine Region.  

The Grampians Wine Region has a history dating back to the 1860's and has produced many of this countries most respected  wines.  The regions signature wine is its Shiraz, from which many of this regions wineries have built their reputation. Norton Estate is currently the only winery on the western side of the Grampians, but it's wines are true to the Grampians style, but with the flavour and intensity turned up a notch. 

The area known as Lower Norton, also has history in viticulture and wine production, which dates back to the late 1800's. Along the south side of the Wimmera River , early settlers to the area successfully established a vineyard and  winery as well as an orchard of various sorts of fruit tree's. This vineyard and orchard was said to be over one hundred  acres in size, and the first  property to be irrigated in the Horsham area.  Steam pumps were used to lift water from the Wimmera River  into channels and then into the vineyard.  Many Chinese immigrants, that landed at Robe in South Australia, travelled through the area on their way to the goldfields around Ararat, stayed and established  successful market gardens along this stretch of fertile soil..