Peter Lehmann

Peter Lehmann (born August 18, 1930 at Angaston, South Australia in Barossa Valley) [Hughes, Samantha. (March 12, 2002) The Australian " [http://www.newstext.com.au/pages/s.asp?source=newstext&indexkey=3649701673591209763E200&_P=1&ResultMaxDocs=20&ResultCount=20&summreqd=yes&pubsel=AUS&SrchText=Lehmann+draws+line+in+Barossa&QueryText=%28Lehmann+draws+line+in+Barossa%29+%3CAND%3E+%28%28SDate%3E%3D09%2F25%2F1997%29%29&SortField=&SortOrder=&SortField=Pub&SortOrder=asc&SortField=EDN&SortOrder=asc&SortField=Page&SortOrder=asc&Site=ALL&datetype=10yr%3A09%2F25%2F1997&DateFrom=&DateTo= Lehmann draws line in Barossa.] " Section: Finance; Page 26.] is an Australian wine producer based in the Barossa Valley. In 1947, he started work at the Yalumba winery under Rudi Kronberger. [http://www.peterlehmannwines.com/Content.aspx?p=25 Peter Lehmann, founder of "Peter Lehmann Wines"] ] From 1960 to 1980 he was Winemaker/Manager at Saltram Wines. In 1977 the company instructed Peter to buy less grapes from the growers, since Peter had given the growers his word to buy the grapes he refuesd. After months of negotiations with Dalgety which owned Saltram Peter was allowed to start a outside company called Masterson Barossa Vineyards in order to buy the grapes. [Aussie Rules, a guide to australian wine 2005] The inspiration of the name came from the legendary gambler Sky masterson (see Guys and Dolls) and as the logo for the company the Queen of Clubs was chosen. In 1979 Saltram was sold to Seagram which informed Peter that he could no longer make wine on the side, so he quit his job at Saltram and worked fully for the future Peter Lehmann wine. In 1982 the company was renamed Peter Lehmann Wines. It is located in the Barossa Valley, approximately 70 kilometres north of Adelaide in South Australia. [ [http://www.peterlehmannwines.com/Default.aspx?p=3 Peter Lehmann Wines] ] Peter Lehmann Wines has been described as one of Australia's most respected and innovative wine makers. [ [http://www.wine.com/aboutwine/basics/winerydesc.asp?winid=2023 wine,com] ] His success in wining international trophies has been noted by the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation. [ [http://www.awbc.com.au/library/media_releases/CorporationwelcomesIWSCsuccess.pdf Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation media release] ]

Peter Lehman Wines

Founded in 1979, Peter Lehman Wines produces around 600,000 cases annual with distribution to Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States and many other countries. In late 2003 it became the subject of a heated bidding war between UK-based Allied Domecq and Swiss based Hess Group. Allied Domecq had acquired 14.5% of Peter Lehman Wines when it first submitted a takeover bid on September 22nd. Peter Lehman and the board of directors countered by recommending sale to the Hess Group instead. Hess matched the Allied Domecq offer and purchased the company for shareholder of $103 million USD. [ J. Gaffney " [http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Archives/Show_Article/0,1275,4466,00.html Battle for Australian Winery Ends With Hess Group as Winner] " The Wine Spectator Dec. 15th, 2003 ]

References

*Corrigan, Andrew. (April 23, 2002) The Cairns Post "The heart of the Barossa." Section: Tuesday; Page 18.
*Barker, Tony. (September 14, 2002) The Advertiser (Adelaide) "Peter Lehmann The red baron." Section: Magazine. Page 6.
*Murphy, Linda. (February 9, 2006) San Francisco Chronicle " [http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/09/WIGAFH174I1.DTL Barons of Barossa Australia's famous big-bodied Shiraz wines are produced by some outsize personalities.] " Section: Wines; Page F1.
*Akerman, Piers. (September 18, 2003) The Daily Telegraph "Vintage quality to Lehmann's loyalty - The Piers Profile: Peter Lehmann." Section: Features. Page 27