Clarence was the head of the family business of Liebich Holdings Pty Ltd, including B Liebich & Sons which traded under the name of Rovalley Wines. He was born at Rowland Flat on 14th November 1920, and attended the Rowland Flat Primary School.
Wally, or Darkie as he is best known, is a great grandson of Louis Liebich who came from Germany early in the State's history and settled at Greenock, in the Barossa Valley. He is a grandson of Gustav Liebich, who settled at Stonefield where he was widowed early, eventually remarrying and settling at Rowland Flat.
It was in Rowland Flat that Paul Benno Liebich, a son of Gustav and father of Clarence Walter, began building the Rovalley Cellar in the year 1919. Wally began working for his father in the vineyards in 1935 at the age of 15. On the death of his father six years later, he left the vineyards to work in the cellar as a winemaker.
Leslie Alwin (Lofty) and Wally carried on the business to 1953 when Lofty passed away. From then on Wally and his brother HK (Mick) Liebich have been in charge of the operation of the business, on the technical and sales sides respectively.
In 1947 Clarence was wed to Doris Selma Braunack of Gomeral. There are three children: Charmane, who was a finalist in the 1969 Barossa Valley Vintage Queen competition, and after whom Rovalley's highly successful sparkling wine Charmane was named; then came Brenton Paul, a director in the family business; and Susanne, who crowned the family's success and popularity in the Valley by becoming the 1937 Vintage Queen.
