Destination: ‘Torbreck, Barossa Valley’



The roots go back to 1992 when David Powell, who was then working at Rockford, began to discover and clean up a few sections of dry-grown old vines.
In 1995 Dave crushed three tonnes of grapes and fermented them into wine in a shed. He named his wine ‘Torbreck’ after a forest in Scotland where he worked as a lumberjack. Since then Torbreck has grown to be one of the leading Australian wineries specializing in Shiraz, Grenache and Mataro (Mourvedre). Dave Powell is a passionate believer in the Barossa Valley and its viticultural heritage. His approach to grapegrowing and winemaking combines the region’s terroir with its traditional winemaking practises and reflects his love for the wines of France’s Rhone Valley.