Notwithstanding the Schwarz family's long history in the Barossa Valley, Jason Schwarz was the first in his family to make wine. In 2001 he purchased a small parcel of fruit from his father and founded Schwarz Wine Company.

The backbone of Schwarz Wine Company is the Schwarz family vineyards at Bethany. Jason Schwarz also draws on well established relationships with other Barossa Valley growers, whose reaches stretch widely across the region. Among them is the Schiller Vineyard at Hallett Valley, where the vines date back to the 1880s. In the winery, hands off, intuitive winemaking allows the wines to speak of vineyard and vintage.

Schwarz Wine Company's Single Vineyard range leads. The Schiller Shiraz is the highlight, followed by Nitschke Block Shiraz. While at the next tier down by price, The Meta range does not disappoint.