About Balthazar
History
The first Balthazar of the Barossa vines were planted by winemaker Anita Bowen in 1998 on what was an original 19th century vineyard.
The shiraz vines were painstakingly sourced from one of the oldest known vineyards in the Barossa Valley, whose origins date back to 1847.
Who was Balthazar?
Balthazar was the last of the Babylonian Kings, who incurred God's wrath by ordering the drinking of wine out of holy silver and gold chalices.
Legend dictates that while Balthazar, his wives and concubines feasted and drank wine, the Persians invaded, bringing an end to Babylonian rule.
It is also after this Babylonian King that the 12-litre wine bottle is named.
Balthazar of the Barossa - happy snaps . . . .
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