South Australian
100% Shiraz
14.5% Alc
Tank with some oak staves
10-20 Years Vine
Beathe for 2 hours
Our Near & Far range of wines are produced from vineyards across South Australia, some ‘Near’ to our Welland vineyard in Barossa and some in ‘Far’ away locations . We aim for a style that that will keep everyone at the dinner table happy! This Shiraz offers good weight without being overly heavy, soft tannins and abundant berry fruit character on both the nose and palate. Minimal use of oak allows the Shiraz fruit character to shine!
Welland Near & Far Shiraz 2024
The Welland story began with the arrival of the Krieg family, from Germany in 1847. The Kriegs became one of the Barossa’s founding families. Hardworking and successful business people, the family owned the local brickworks, a tannery and also a significant amount of orchard and vineyard at the northern end of the Nuriootpa township.
Welland vineyard was planted in 1923 by the Krieg family Situated on red clay soils, this vineyard for many years supplied premium fruit to well-known Barossa wineries such as Penfolds and Peter Lehmann. The Barossa has more than 550 grape growers. Many of these growers are generational and while the Krieg family never owned or operated a winery themselves, their vineyard became known amongst local winemakers as growing some of the region’s finest Shiraz.
Welland Today In 2017, the last few hectares of this old vineyard were listed for sale as a ‘development site’. The vines were within a whisker of meeting the bulldozers when a group of friends led by Ben and Madeleine Chapman purchased the block. Together they are now in the process of resurrecting this historic old vineyard.