If a winery can be named after the place of origin, it must be representative of it.

Barossa Valley Estate has not been established for a long time. It was founded in 1985, which is only 20 years ago.

But its establishment is an event of local historical significance.

This also starts with the history of local grape growing and winemaking: the commercial vineyards in the Barossa Valley were planted in the 1840s by August Fielder, the Aldenhoven brothers and Johann Gramp. Their main function at that time was to strengthen winemaking.

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Later, Carl Sobel, a very influential local winemaker, began to advocate the production of ordinary dry table wines in 1850 based on his more than 30 years of winemaking experience in Europe.

By the end of the 19th century, grape growing and winemaking in Barossa were developing rapidly.

By 1953, the introduction of temperature-controlled fermentation technology promoted the development of local high-quality dry wines and sparkling wines, and the grape growing industry was booming.

But by the early 1980s, there was overproduction of grapes and falling prices, making life difficult for grape growers.

They needed a long-term, stable and guaranteed winery to purchase their grapes. Finally, the grape farmers established a winery in the form of a cooperative. This is the Barossa Valley Estate, focusing on producing high-quality wine.

There are currently about 80 farmers who have long-term contracts with the Barossa Valley Estate to provide grape raw materials, spread across the Barossa Valley.

In this way, wineries also have a wide range of stable and diverse raw materials to brew wines with different styles.

Since the winery is a cooperative effort between farmers, farmers can gain more added value and are willing to reduce output to ensure quality.

Stuart Bourne, the winemaker of Barossa Valley Estate, is not a professional. He originally studied medicine and has worked in the pharmaceutical industry in Adelaide for many years.

During this period, he got in touch with many local food and wine societies and learned about consumers’ expectations for the quality of wine.

Later, Stuart's family purchased a vineyard in Watervale, another grape-growing area in South Australia, and Stuart began to participate in the practice of making high-end wines. In addition to his own business, he also traveled all over Australia to practice winemaking, all of which were valuable to him.

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His winemaking experience and understanding of consumers give him a clear idea of ??how to brew premium wines that meet consumer needs.

Barossa Valley Estate now owns Spiers, Epiphany, Moculta, Ebenezer, Barossa Valley and E&E, 5 different series of wines.

Among them, Spires (two wines: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay/Semillon), Epiphany (one wine: Shiraz), and Moculta (four wines: Cabernet/Merlot, Chardonnay, Grenache, Shiraz) are rich in fruity aroma and easy to drink.

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Ebenezer (3 types of wines: Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz) and Barossa Valley (2 types: Shiraz, Chardonnay) are classic Barossa styles, rich and powerful, moderately priced, and can be aged. They are wines with very good value for money.

The E&E series has two high-end wines, one is the very interesting sparkling wine E&ESparkling Shiraz.

The other one is Barossa Valley Estate’s flagship wine E&E Black Pepper Shiraz.

This wine can be called a masterpiece of Shiraz in the Barossa Valley. It is rich, powerful, plump and fragrant, with strong fruit aroma, strong tannins, complexity and depth. It needs to be developed in the bottle for at least 10 years.

Especially in recent years, E&E Black Pepper Shiraz has always maintained extremely high quality. The three vintages of 1996, 1997, and 1998 were rated as high as 97, 94, and 95 points respectively by the famous American "Wine Spectator" magazine Wine Spectator, and they have been awarded for three consecutive years.

WS's "Highly Recommend" has brought him to the world's attention. He is currently in the leading position among Australia's second-tier Shiraz, excluding Penfolds Grange and Henschke Hill of Grace.

From a cooperative established by grape growers and a winemaker who became a monk on the way to the current representative of high-quality wine, Barossa Valley Estate relies on passion and a fanatical pursuit of quality.

The "Langwei" of Tou Baker Winery is mainly due to the praise and praise of the great American wine critic Robert Parker.

The owner, David Powel, joined the winemaking industry after graduating from college. During his 25 years as a winemaker, he visited top wineries in continental Europe and California, and developed his winemaking skills.