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“People are looking for connections,
looking for authenticity, what we
believe – what we teach our kids –
is that less is more.”
alternative wine styles are turning
the tables on long-entrenched
perceptions of the Barossa.
“People are looking for
connections, looking for
authenticity,” says Susan.
“What we believe – what we teach
our kids – is that less is more.”
Heavily influenced by the
changing seasons, their lifestyle
is reminiscent of the first settlers,
the Hahn family.
Six generations continuously
farmed the surrounding land
before Michael and Susan
purchased the property in 2009,
- Susan Papps
becoming custodians of the 1848
homestead.
Since then it’s been a steep learning
curve for the couple, who, despite
having no formal training, were
passionate about the wines they
wanted to create and staked
everything on that dream.
“All we wanted was a shed,” recalls
Susan. “We thought about living
in a shed, living on top of a shed!
But when we came here, we got our
dream property.
“It just kept ticking, ticking
every box – it’s everything
we ever wanted.”