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Our production started out under the brand "WillowBend" in 1990 producing both a Chardonnay and a red blend of Shiraz, Merlot and Cabernet from the family block. In 1995, just for fun, I produced a 100% Shiraz instead of the usual WillowBend blend. Not to our surprise this Shiraz shaped up pretty well, scoring 5stars in "Winestate" magazine and finding a place in the taste off for the 1997 "Winestate Shiraz of the Year". This "pat on the back" led us to "rev up" production in 1998, turn the brand to "Dutschke" and introduce St. Jakobi and Oscar Semmler Shiraz's. While we have been producing wine for sometime, production has remained small. We do not plan to be a large producer, even though we are squeezing a few more grapes than we did years ago. Still today most of our grapes each vintage leave the farm gate and find their way into other Barossa winemaker's wines.
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