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Rolf Binder Wines
Rolf and his sister Christa are a second generation wine family based in the heart of the Barossa Valley. After graduating from Roseworthy, Rolf joined his father in 1982 in their old winemaking 'shed' in Langmeil Road. A new winery was built up the road in 1999 with the old press making the journey. The press is one of the keys to Rolf's winemaking style and when I asked Rolf how old it was he replied 'They found the press but they didn't find the ark'! Christa worked for Wolfblass and overseas where she specialised in white wine production. With three Parker 99 ratings under his belt, Rolf has forged a world wide reputation for himself and his wines. The quality of the fruit and a very recognisable style of winemaking are the hallmark through all his wines.
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Mr Rolf Binder Sr established Veritas Winery in 1955. It was his dream to make wine and he came to Australia from Hungary to fulfil that dream. Working hard and constantly learning, he eventually fulfilled that dream when Veritas Wines was created in 1955. This truly family owned business has continued to grow and grow and is now run by Rolf Binder, son of the founder. Rolf creates the red wine while his sister Christa makes the white wine. This unique brother and sister winemaking team have taken Rolf Binder Wines to the world. Christa gained her white wine experience at one of the larger Australian wine companies plus several vintages overseas. She has bought her expertise back to the family business to make the white wines. Rolf also had several vintages overseas and learnt by his father's side the secrets of creating great Barossa wines. He took over from his father as winemaker in the early 1980's and put his own mark on Rolf Binder Wines.
There is close to 100 acres of vineyard that make up the Veritas Estate. Split into 2 vineyards, Western Ridge and Chri Ro Estate. Western Ridge is the most westerly vineyard in the Barossa and has a number of varieties that, because of its location, achieve great ripeness and intensity of flavour. The most prized vines from Western Ridge are the old Grenache vines. The Chri Ro Estate vineyards surround the new winery. They lie on the western slopes of the valley, some of its vines include old dry grown Mataro, to the very special Hanisch vines that produces grapes with the intensity of flavour and characteristics of pepper and spice that are all part of the success of the Hanisch Shiraz.