Bethany Steinbruch Riesling 2007

NOTES

Johann Gottlob Schrapel and his family arrived in South Australia from Silesia on the ship “George Washington” in 1844, just eight years after the colony was settled. Like many of their fellow Germanic migrants they made their way by ox cart to Bethany, the Barossa Valley’s first settlement, where they established a home and cleared the land to grow crops and graze animals. The Schrapel’s planted their first vineyard in 1852 from cuttings carefully nursed from Europe. A wine cellar was also built, but despite Johann’s reputation as an early colonial winemaker, the family concentrated on grape growing rather than winemaking for the next four generations.

More than a century later in 1981, Johann’s fifth generation descendants, brothers Geoff and Robert Schrapel, established Bethany Wines in a quarry, where the pioneers had hewn stone for their homes, high in the Barossa Ranges overlooking the family’s vineyards and the historic village of Bethany.

TASTING NOTES

Made from fully ripened Riesling grapes grown in the Barossa. This is a style which will find favour with those who enjoy a touch of sweetness in their white wine.  Pronounced citrus characters on both bouquet and the initial taste give way to a soft, yet balanced soft natural acid. A great everyday drinking wine and one that teams well with South – East Asian cuisine. It is the perfect wine to enjoy with yum cha.