Recognise these names? Rockford, Glaetzer, Sam Odi, Soul Growers, Eisenstone, Izway, Torbreck, Two Hands, Standish, John Duval.....Sure you do.......All out-and-out superstars of the Barossa Valley.
What you might not know is that all these producers source shiraz from the Hoffmann Family Vineyards, particularly the Dallwitz Block, to produce high quality (& high priced) single vineyard Shiraz.
The first vines were planted on the Hoffmann Vineyard in the 1880’s and sold to the Seppelt family at Seppeltsfield. Today the oldest surviving vines on the property exist on the Dallwitz Block, a 20-hectare block considered to be the jewel in the crown. Adrian Hoffmann’s grandfather, Gordon, purchased this block in 1954, and it came with treasured old Shiraz vines, planted between 1888 to 1912.
We are very lucky to have Adrian in the Grape & Hop Wine Bar this Thursday 30th pouring his various own label Hoffman wines (complete with story telling). The tasting is free and we'll be popping the corks from 5pm to 7:30pm. Would love to see you there!
