Among the Silesians who came to the Barossa in 1845 from Europe there were plenty of grape growers and winemakers, butchers and bakers… not to mention a few Lutheran pastors.

But while the gastronomic and spiritual side of the flock was sustained it fell upon one man to mend their broken bones. Johann `JG` Scholz found that his earlier career as a bonesetter in the Prussian Army was in such demand that he established a hospital at The Willows.

The Scholz family ran this infirmary until the early 1960`s, during which time their treatments enabled many locals to survive various afflictions, including the polio epidemic which swept post war Australia.

It was soon after this time that a small Shiraz vineyard was planted and became known by the family as The Bonesetter`s Block. Sixth generation descendant of `JG`, Peter Scholz, now lives in the sprawling hospital building adjacent to The Willows Vineyard and Winery.

Peter selected the premium parcels of Shiraz fruit from this mature vineyard, which were carefully fermented before ageing the wine in 100% fine-grained French Oak hogsheads for more than two years. The wine shows typical Barossa structure and richness supported by fine, soft tannins and stylish savory oak.