Rolf Binder Wines

About Winery and Wines

Rolf Heinrich Binder and his wife, Franziska, arrived in Australia (from Austria and Hungary respectively) in 1950 as part of the large influx of post war immigration to Australia. As payment for the government assistance, they worked with the South Australian railways for three years. During that time they met Elmore Schulz, a train driver and grape grower in the Barossa Valley, and namesake to neighbouring Barossa Valley Estate's E&E Shiraz. While picking grapes in the Barossa in 1953, the couple met Langmeil Road winemakers, Chris Vohrer and Wilhelm Abel. This meeting proved to set their future. In 1954 they worked a vintage in this winery and subsequently purchased the business in 1955, renaming it 'Veritas', taken from the Latin quote "In Vino Veritas" - in wine there is truth. The business name was changed from Veritas to Rolf Binder in 2005 to honour the late Rolf Heinrich Binder who passed away in 2003.

The fruit that is used to make our wines is sourced primarily from the Binder Family Vineyards which cover 160 acres throughout the Barossa and Eden Valleys. The white varieties planted are Riesling, Chardonnay, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier. Red varieties include Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mataro, Malbec, and Grenache. Wines are made under contract for other small growers and we also provide wood storage for small wineries.