Viking Wines
Viking Wines was established in 1993. Thord Soderstrom and his wife were looking for a property in the Barossa Valley where they could get away from the pressures of working and living in the city on weekends and holidays. At first the idea was just to have a small property with a cottage with a few rows of vines. However, one day they were told of a property in Marananga consisting of 80 acres which included some 20 acres of old dry-grown vines that was up for 'mortgagee sale' from a bank. Thord immediately contacted the bank and put in an offer and all of a sudden Thord and Charmaine Soderstrom found themselves with some very much sought after dry-grown Shiraz and cabernet. They soon found out that Penfolds were previously buying the Shiraz, which was incorporated into their very famous Grange. The Soderstroms decided not to sell the fruit but to seek a winemaker so that they could produce their very own wine. They were fortunate to have Rolf Binder from Veritas Winery to be their winemaker. Rolf's premium reds are very well known in cult wine circles for their full-bodied, concentrated fruit with ripe tannins and soft rounded finish.
Viking Wines, concentrating on Shiraz have been producing their Grand Shiraz since 1994. The Shiraz vines are 50 years old and dry-grown in the rich red-clay soil. The vines are hand-pruned and the fruit is handpicked on optimum ripeness to produce this profoundly individualistic Shiraz.
Viking Wines also has some 50-year-old dry-grown cabernet vines, which goes into producing their Grand Shiraz/Cabernet blend. The fuse of these two classic varieties (50 percent Grand Shiraz 50 percent Cabernet Sauvignon) which has been produced since 2001, has already become a very much sought after wine in cult wines circles.
Both of these two wines will cellar for 10-20 years, making them ideal for investment.
Viking Wines continue to produce these wines every year with quality being the most important above all.
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