Yalumba, Australia’s oldest family-owned winery, today celebrates its 175th anniversary.
The landmark date highlights a year filled with events and honours, culminating in the release of a special anniversary wine.
Winery’s staff gathered this week at Yalumba’s ‘Signature vineyard’ for a symbolic tree-planting morning, underscoring Yalumba’s commitment to environmental stewardship and its vision for the future.
“Today has been a meaningful experience for our team to actively contribute to a more sustainable future," said Yalumba winemaker and head of sustainability Louisa Rose.
"Our group brings together diverse skills and roles, and it’s special for each of them to give back to the land, especially those not typically involved in our daily viticultural work.
“Our Signature Vineyard, with its view over the Barossa Valley, is still relatively young and planted with cabernet and shiraz. We prioritise planting native vegetation around all our vineyards to support biodiversity and enhance vine health.
"This vineyard is set to play a pivotal role in our future, providing grapes for our most renowned wine, Yalumba The Signature.”
Today, the Hill-Smith family will host an intimate celebration at Yalumba with fellow Barossa winemaking families to toast 175 years of winemaking excellence.
Reflecting on the journey, Robert Hill-Smith, fifth-generation proprietor and chairman, said: “This anniversary is not only a nod to years passed. It is a reflection of our resilience and a commitment to mastering our craft, generation after generation.
"It also acknowledges the many exceptional fine wine people that have come through the gates of Yalumba across three centuries with shared love for our property, our wines, and our industry.
“Most of all, it is a celebration of an exciting future ahead for our family business and the world of Australian fine wine. While we celebrate our past 175 years, we keep our eyes firmly set on the next 175 as the generations before us have done.”
To mark the anniversary, Yalumba will release a limited-edition anniversary wine, a Shiraz Grenache blend (above), that reflects the character and heritage of Yalumba and Barossa.
The grapes are sourced from some of Barossa’s oldest vineyards with plantings ranging from 1854 to 1920.
The wine will be available in magnum format from today.
The Yalumba 175th Anniversary Shiraz Grenache 2022 magnums are $175 RRP, available at the Yalumba Wine Room and Yalumba.com.
Image: Robert Hill-Smith, Louisa Rose and Jessica Hill-Smith planting trees at the Yalumba Signature Vineyard, Barossa
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