The various wine districts of South Australia surround the city of Adelaide. The Barossa Valley is a major wineproducing region and tourist destination and the most renowned grape-growing district in the country for robust Shiraz. Settled more than 165 years ago by British and German immigrants, the Barossa is home to some of the oldest Shiraz vines in the world.

After 29 years as the winemaker of famed Penfolds winery in Australia, John Duvall started his own label in 2003, working with fruit sourced from old-vine vineyards in the Barossa Valley. While John consults for a number of wineries in Europe, South America and the United States, he spends an uninterrupted four months each year in the Barossa Valley making wines according to his own vision. Last year, the 2006 Entity Shiraz won the trophy for the Best Barossa Valley Red at London’s prestigious International wine challenge.