Granite Belt Vineyards Showcasing Australian Vineyards and Winemakers Saltram Wines ABOUT SALTRAM WINES In 1844, a recently arrived immigrant from England named William Salter was one of the first people to purchase land in the newly opened land survey known as the Barossa Valley. He built a stone house for his family naming it 'Mamre Brook' after Abraham's spiritual home in the book of Genesis. Mamre Brook House still stands today as the spiritual home of Saltram. William Salter and Son's first planted grapes in 1859 and in 1862 produced 8000 litres of a wine appropriately named 'No.1 Shiraz'. In the history of Saltram there have only been eight senior winemakers, two families dominate the list: Salter and Dolan. Three generations of Salters made wine until 1937 and the Dolan's have played a part at Saltram from the 1950's through until today. The Barossa Valley lives, eats and breathes wine and the culture of the region is rich and unique. The Barossa is most famous for its rich, warm red wines made from cabernet sauvignon, shiraz, grenache or a blend of these and others. Vines in the region date back to the 1840s and some of these original vineyards still produce tiny amounts of incredibly intense fruit. To the east of the Barossa Valley floor lies the cooler Eden Valley, which produces wonderful riesling and fragrant, delicious reds that are sometimes a little more refined than the blockbusters from the Valley floor. The Barossa is a marvellous place to visit and is probably the only wine region in Australia with its own, unique culture. This dates back to the first settlers in the area who became known as the Barossa Deutsch. Originally most of these immigrants were refugees from Silesia, then a part of Prussia, and it was they who planted the first vines on the valley floor in the 1840s. While the Germans settled on the valley floor, a handful of rather more aristocratic British settled the area around Angaston in the hills towards the Eden Valley. The two groups have always prospered together and food has been integral in the Barossa and German styled smoked and cured meats can be found in all the good butcheries. Address: Nuriootpa Road Angaston, South Australia, 5353 Phone: 08 8564 3355 Fax: 08 8564 2209 www.saltramwines.com.au

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