Peter and Margaret Lehmann

Peter Lehmann was born in 1930 and is a fifth generation Lehmann born in the Barossa. His father was a minister with the parish in the Barossa. Peter left school in 1947 and became an apprentice winemaker at Yalumba training under Rudi Kronberger. The boss was Windy Hill-Smith. The winery was family owned. He talks about the characters at the winery; staying there for 13 years; moving to Saltram as Manager Winemaker at ? $1500 per annum in 1959; he brought out the Mamre Brook label in 1963; the family sold out to Dalgety in 1972; he learned to make reds at Saltram; made apple wine in 1966. Margaret Lehmann met Peter in 1968 and went to the Barossa Valley as a teacher in 1970. She was born in Adelaide and her father was an oenophile. Peter was a wine judge from 1975. Talks about wine societies; formed the company Masterson to bulk buy grapes in 1978; in 1979 Seagrams bought Dalgety; he resigned in 1979; bought land from Hoffmans and started a business - Cerebros had 51%, Anders family 29% and the Lehmanns 20%; first vintage in 1980; big storm in November caused major damage; talks about the development of Peter Lehmann Wines in 1982