Someone moved 140-year-old vines. Not metaphorically. Physically relocated them, root system and all, so they could keep growing.

In this episode of Read Between the Wines, Pierre Ferland heads to the Barossa Valley in South Australia to sit down with James Lindner of Langmeil Winery — a fourth-generation producer whose relationship with old vines goes well beyond reverence. It goes all the way to logistics.

Langmeil is home to some of the oldest Shiraz vines on earth. James talks about what it actually takes to preserve them — the Barossa Old Vine Charter, the philosophy behind vine age classifications, and why the decision to relocate century-old vines rather than lose them to development was not romantic but necessary. This is living history, and someone has to fight for it.

The conversation moves through soil, sustainability, the balance between tradition and modern winemaking, and what it means to be the custodian of something irreplaceable. James Lindner makes wine the way Barossa vines grow — slowly, deliberately, and with a long view of what matters.

Featuring: Langmeil Winery, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia, Shiraz, old vines.