Collection: GRANT BURGE

Grant and Helen Burge established the eponymous Grant Burge business in 1988. It grew into one of the largest family-owned wine businesses in the valley. In February '15, Accolade Wines announced it had acquired the Grant Burge brand and the historic Krondorf Winery. The 356ha of vineyards remain in family ownership and continue to supply premium grapes to the Accolade-owned business. Exports to all major markets. -JAMES HALLIDAY

The Burge family planted their roots in the Barossa Valley in the 1800s inspiring five generations of devoted vignerons. After years of working on the family’s vineyard, Meshach Burge, the eldest son, decided it was time to branch out from the family business, away from viticulture and into the world of agriculture. Meshach could not shake his innate love of grape growing, wine and winemaking. In 1865 he installed fermenting tanks in one of his sheds, intending to create wines that he could share with his friends and family. Out of his generosity came what is today the Grant Burge brand.