THE AUSTRALIAN ARK – Federation to the Modern Era | 1900–1982
The Spring Vale property in the Clare Valley, which had been developed by Hermann Buring and Carl Sobels, had been quite successful with its Quellthaler wine brand. By 1910, H Buring & Sobels was officially registered to bring in a new generation of family shareholders, including brothers Rudi and Leo Buring. The eldest, Rudi Buring, became the secretary and a director. But he was also extremely creative and became a prolific designer. He devised corporate monograms and logos, illuminated official government documents, and designed the Quellthaler labels. He would become managing director of the family wine business from 1934 until 1950, during which time both Rudi and Leo would support student prizes at Roseworthy Agricultural College through a trust fund. . . .
1912 HENSCHKE MOUNT EDELSTONE VINEYARD SHIRAZ Eden Valley, South Australia
The Mount Edelstone Vineyard was planted in 1912 by Ronald Angas, a descendant of George Fife Angas, a founding father of South Australia. Unusual for its time, it was planted solely to shiraz. The 500-million-year-old soils are deep red-brown clay loam to clay, resulting in low yields from the 1912-planted dry-grown, ungrafted vines. Mount Edelstone derives from the German word ‘Edelstein’, meaning gemstone. Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz was first bottled as a single vineyard in 1952 and is now regarded as one of Australia’s emblematic wines.
Henschke Mt Edelstone 1912 Vineyard. [Henschke Collection, Photo Dragan Radocaj]
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