MARK Mader wouldn’t be the first sixth generation Barossa grapegrower to decide it was time to add winemaking to grape growing, having seen his ancient vines underpin some of the region’s most famous wines for many decades.
But in Mader’s case that decision wasn’t driven by any financial aspirations, to get a better share of the value produced by those grapes. He says he already had a longstanding and very happy relationship with Peter Lehmann Wines, now owned by the Casella group, to buy his grapes.
For many years he’d been happy to hold on to just enough grapes to make a barrel or two
