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Wine Description
The Story
On March 20 1862, Saltram crushed its first grapes and produced 1800 gallons of a wine that was simply called ‘No 1. Shiraz’. Over the years successive vintages of No.1 has won numerous awards at major wine shows across Australia. The secret to this wine's success lies in the extraordinary heritage of old Barossa vines along the eastern fringes of the Valley floor.
A richly layered wine, brimming with notes of blood plums, mulberries and bi...
Wine Information
William Salter arrived in South Australia from Exeter, England aboard the Caroline in December, 1839 and in 1844 this recently arrived immigrant was one of the first people to purchase land in the newly opened land survey known as the Barossa Valley.
In 1859, Salter formed a partnership with his son Edward, then aged 22, founding the firm W Salter & Son and they began their vineyard operations with the clearing and planting of 10 acres of shi...
