Orlando

Former name (also Orlando Wines, later formed through ownership expansions the Orlando Wyndham Group) of the Australian winery Jacob’s Creek; see there.

The origin of this Australien winery or wine brand dates back to 1847. The Küfer (barrel maker) Johann Gramp (1819-1903), who emigrated from Bavaria (Germany) to Australia, established a vineyard on the banks of Jacob’s Creek in Rowland Flat in the Barossa Valley (South Australia) and named his property "Orlando." The first produced vintage was 1850 with about 12 dozen Flaschen Weißwein in the Hock.

Jacob’s Creek - Building amidst vine fields

Expansion

The operation expanded through the acquisition of additional wineries, including the Wyndham Estate in the Hunter Valley and the Coolabah winery. Later, St. Hugo and the Neuseeland wine brands or wineries Stoneleigh, Brancott Estate, and Church Road were added. This led to the formation of the "Orlando Wyndham Group."

Jacob’s Creek

In the 1990s, the operation became globally known through the "Jacob’s Creek" created by Philip Laffer (1945-2022). The red wine produced for the first time in 1976 from the 1973 vintage in the Bordeaux...

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