Built in the late 1880s, Château Tanunda is home to some of the earliest plantings of vines in the Barossa Valley, dating back to the 1840's Australia?s largest (37,674 square feet) and oldest wine Château. In 1994, in recognition of its rich history, Château Tanunda was placed on the Register of State Heritage Places ? but by then its glory days were a memory. Abandoned by its then owner, Australian wine giant Southcorp, the property was a shell of its former grandeur. When John Geber chanced upon it in 1998, and bought it a day later, he embraced the challenge of restoring this magnificent property to its iconic status.