As the Brothers Basedow, you could say winemaking is in our blood.
We were born and bred in the Barossa Valley, the fifth-generation
of German migrants who arrived in South Australia on The Pauline
in the 1840s.
Our grandfather, Oscar Basedow, was the nephew of Johannes Basedow,
who established the Basedow winery in the main street of Tanunda
in 1896.
He was inspired by Martin Basedow, an educator, South Australian
MP and inaugural president of the Tanunda Club.
Martin Basedow established the Roseworthy Agricultural College,
which has been an enormous benefit to the Australian wine industry.
When Johannes Basedow died in 1902, our grandfather bought the winery
and renamed it O Basedow Wines.
O Basedow Wines became renowned across Australia for its table wines
and fortifieds.
As kids we watched our father, John Oscar Basedow, work every vintage.
He won a Jimmy Watson for his 1969 Cabernet Sauvignon.
After our father passed away in the 1970s, the Basedow winery and
its brand name changed ownership several times.
The name is now owned by a winery in the Hunter Valley.
We can’t do much about that now, so we’ve created B3
Wines.
Welcome to a new chapter in the Basedow family legacy of making
premium Barossa wines.
Cheers
Peter, Michael and Richard Basedow
The Brothers Basedow .
