Paul Alfred Henschke
After Paul Gotthard's death in 1914, his son Paul Alfred Henschke took over the winery, farm and homestead. He was born in 1878, and educated at North Rhine Lutheran School. On leaving school he worked on the farm and in the winery, and for a time worked as a shearer, somewhere up north. He extended the original cellars northwards, and had brick and cement fermenting vats and underground storage tanks installed. He also expanded the vineyard acreage. Until this time farming had been the main pursuit, but as the demand for fortified wine increased, more effort was given to increasing production.
At the same time, however, he continued to make dry red and dry white hock, and orders of barrels and stone jars called krugs were left on the steps of the Keyneton general store for customers to collect. Paul Alfred also purchased considerable areas of farming land at Moculta, Angaston and Loxton so that his sons could be independent. He married Johanne Ida Selma Stanitzki in 1907.
A healthy and physically fit man, Paul Alfred enjoyed brisk walking. He also enjoyed horse riding, accompanied by the sheep dogs that he had trained so well. Mindful that they were working dogs, he would not allow them to become family pets. He rode his horse and held a driver's licence until his 84th year. Like his father he continued the Henschke Family Brass Band and was organist at the Gnadenberg Lutheran church for over 50 years.