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Leo Buring Riesling Eden Valley
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There is no greater name in Australian riesling than Leo Buring (tastings). Leo Buring himself lived between 1876 and 1961 and has been described as the Len Evans of his day, the Mister Wine of his time, a man who was many things – a trained oenologist, a winemaker and viticulturist, wine judge, wine educator, businessman, marketer and salesman.
He wanted to study medicine, but was told by his father Hermann Buring, also a wine-man, that his future was in wine. His father was the Buring of Buring & Sobels who started Quelltaler in the Clare Valley (now Annie’s Lane). Leo Buring was a wine merchant who had cellars in Sydney and was a great educator and ambassador for wine at his wine-bar, Ye Olde Crusty Cellars in George Street.
The Leo Buring riesling legend began in 1945 when he bought his first vineyard and began building what became Chateau Leonay at Tanunda in the Barossa Valley. In 1955 John Vickery joined Leo Buring as winemaker. Vickery was pivotal in creating the great name for riesling that Leo Buring still enjoys. Today Leo Buring is part of Treasury Wine Group, the winemaker is Peter Munro, and since 1999 Leo Buring has made only riesling.
Today there are four wines: the entry-level wines are Clare Valley Dry Riesling and Eden Valley Dry Riesling – both $20. Then there is the newest addition to the range, a Tasmanian riesling named Leopold. At the top of the totem is Leonay, which is the reserve-style riesling, named after Leo Buring’s Chateau Leonay winery.
He wanted to study medicine, but was told by his father Hermann Buring, also a wine-man, that his future was in wine. His father was the Buring of Buring & Sobels who started Quelltaler in the Clare Valley (now Annie’s Lane). Leo Buring was a wine merchant who had cellars in Sydney and was a great educator and ambassador for wine at his wine-bar, Ye Olde Crusty Cellars in George Street.
The Leo Buring riesling legend began in 1945 when he bought his first vineyard and began building what became Chateau Leonay at Tanunda in the Barossa Valley. In 1955 John Vickery joined Leo Buring as winemaker. Vickery was pivotal in creating the great name for riesling that Leo Buring still enjoys. Today Leo Buring is part of Treasury Wine Group, the winemaker is Peter Munro, and since 1999 Leo Buring has made only riesling.
Today there are four wines: the entry-level wines are Clare Valley Dry Riesling and Eden Valley Dry Riesling – both $20. Then there is the newest addition to the range, a Tasmanian riesling named Leopold. At the top of the totem is Leonay, which is the reserve-style riesling, named after Leo Buring’s Chateau Leonay winery.