.: Artisans of Barossa :.

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The Barossa has a richly textured heritage. Settled by Silesian refugees escaping religious persecution in 1838, the Barossa has developed to become Australia's most famous wine region. But it is much more than a wine growing and making locality - it is a place of community and regional harmony and collaboration, with a unity of spirit which has been lost in an increasingly insular, urbanised world.

Despite many cycles of boom and bust, the last 20 years has seen the most rapid change in the Barossa's history. In the late 1980s the Barossa's original vineyards were being pulled out under a Government backed scheme due to an oversupply crisis.

Then within five years the grapes from these vines became priceless due to the efforts of a few “true believers” who saw the valuable flavour and style contribution they made to fine winemaking. This led to a deliberate push in the 1990s to re-value and protect the authentic aspects of the Barossa - its heritage, art, music, food and wine.

Now the winds of change are again blowing through the Barossa as corporate takeovers and international competition place the wine industry under pressure. It is an even more important time for groups such as ours to stand together and protect the values and qualities of the region for the next generation.

The Artisans of Barossa celebrate the sub-regionality of the Barossa Valley. The difference in soil profile, ripening periods, climate and topography from Ebenezer to Bethany, Eden Valley to Greenock create idiosyncratic wines, with flavour spectrums which leap from gentle violets and berry fruits to chocolate and leather.

They are truly wines of the soil.

We are on the cusp of another wine revolution. We invite you to join us.