Kalleske is in the Barossa Valley, in South Australia. It was founded as a farm in the mid-19th century by Johann Georg Kalleske and his family, who had immigrated from Prussia. Today the Kalleske family still owns and operates the 500-acre farm, which includes 120 acres of vineyards. The vineyards are planted to Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Verdot, Tempranillo, Chenin Blanc, Viognier and Semillon. Troy Kalleske, who represents the seventh generation of the family, is winemaker. Kalleske is best known for Shiraz. Robert M. Parker Jr. notes Troy Kalleske “appears to have a talent for turning out magnificently concentrated, full-throttle reds that are indigenous to the top echelon of South Australia producers.”