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On the third Sunday of February every year a plaque is placed in the footpath at Keil Gardens in Tanunda honouring a past Baron. Each plaque represents a story of achievement of a Baron who has made a major contribution to the Barossa in the areas of wine, viticulture, gastronomy, heritage, the arts or community service.
The List of Barons is :
CYRIL ALFRED HENSCHKE
Winemaker
1924-1979
REGINALD F SHIPSTER
Winemaker
1917-1999
WYNDHAM HILL-SMITH
Winemaker
1909-1990
JEFFREY PENFOLD HYLAND
Winemaker
1911-1990
SIR CONDOR LOUISE LAUCKE
President of the Senate
1914-1993
WALTER MAXWELL HACKETT
Distiller
1915-1989
ALFRED ANDREW WARK
Promoter of Wine & Food
1903-1979
MARTIN H DALLWITZ
Tourism Promoter
1913-1998
HILTON MERVYN (BILL) SEPPELT
Founder Barossa Vintage Festival
& Winemaker
1915-1998
SIDNEY DOUGLAS GRAMP
Company Director
1915-1996
REX BRONTE SCHILLER
Company Director
1926-2001
GRAHAM LANCELOT ANDERSON
Company Director
1938-1996
RUDOLF KRONBERGER
Winemaker
1907-1980
GEORGE KOLAROVICH
WALTER (DARKIE) LIEBICH
Winemaker
1920-1988
BERTHOLD H TEUSNER
Speaker State Parliament
1907-1992
MAX SCHUBERT AM
Creator of Penfolds Grange
1915-1994
DENNIS LEONARD REIMANN
Company Director
LEONARD PAUL EVANS
1930 -2006
Winemaker & taster
Location
Address: | Murray Street, Footpath in front of Keil Garden, Tanunda, 5352 |
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State: | SA |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -34.523431 Long: 138.960879 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Plaque |
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Monument Theme: | Culture |
Sub-Theme: | Community |
Dedication
A tribute to dedication
You will see a series of bronze plaques laid in the adjacent footpath.
Each plaque represents a story of achievement of a past Baron who has made a major contribution to the Barossa in the areas of wine, viticulture, gastronomy, heritage, the arts or community service.
On the third Sunday of every February each year another plaque is added honouring a past Baron. This ceremony is performed in the Rotunda as part of the annual Barons of Barossa Declaration of Vintage.