Kellermeister was established by Ralph Jones in 1976 and named in honour of his German mother whose original maiden name was ‘Keller’. Being the only son of an English father and a German mother, Ralph Jones’ was an embodiment of the early settlement of the Barossa. His vision was ‘to play the curtain raiser’ in the Barossa Valley making wines of unique character from small parcels of premium fruit. Today, Kellermeister is one of the Barossa Valley’s oldest boutique wine brands. Having established considerable pedigree over the years, the winery has also achieved significant success on the world stage, and is rated as a Red Five Star winery by Australia’s most acclaimed wine critic James Halliday, placing it in the top 7% of Australian producers. Since accepting Ralph Jones’ invitation to lead Kellermeister in 2009, Mark Pearce has been committed to maintaining and improving the quality of Kellermeister’s wines, and in 2012 the Pearce family purchased the winery from founders Ralph and Val Jones. The same year, the winery shot to fame with its icon Shiraz Wild Witch winning ‘Best Shiraz in the World’ on the wine world’s biggest stage – the International Wine Challenge, in London.