Family association with the industry meant it was only a matter of time till James became involved himself, now as one of the country’s best winemakers
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Wattle Ridge Vineyard is situated in Greenbushes, 260 kilometres south of Perth in the beautiful south-west of Western Australia.
The Flametree is a spectacular native Australian tree which comes into full flower only when all conditions are favourable; similar to a perfect vintage that results in world class wines.
Fashion is a lot like wine. Striking individuality is highly prized, what appeals to some will leave others cold and today’s mad man is tomorrow’s genius.
In the early 80s, John Ellis realised that there was a big gap in the Australian wine industry- great traditional method sparkling wine.
The Pannells are dedicated to two things - a wine's personality and the Burgundian approach to wine, with the family-owned Picardy wines described as, 'Australian wine with a French accent'.
Growing up near great surf breaks infected Steve with a life-long love of the ocean and an attachment to the joys of riding long-boards that shows no sign of abating.
The team at Eastwell Estate, an organic vineyard on the banks of the Hay River, know how to work hard but also know how to play hard!
Is winemaking a scientific art or an artistic science? It’s an age old question that has troubled many but few are better placed to answer it than Nathan Waks.
The art of wine. In 2004 James started an elaborate hobby, Lazy Ballerina, a quirky wine label. His hobby became a job and it led to other interests...
Riesling, rally cars and raising money may not appear to have any immediate connection to most but it certainly does for Canberra District vigneron Graeme Shaw.
Duncan Buchanan, Chief Winemaker at Dromana Estate, believes he's fortunate to work in one the most beautiful and unique wine growing areas in the world and most importantly, it’s home.
Henry's Drive Vignerons is named after the proprietor of the 19th century mail coach service that once ran through the Padthaway pastoral property of the Longbottom family.
No vineyard is complete without a dog, especially a classic Aussie worker like a kelpie, and kelpie Bob sees her job as keeping geese out of the Jansz Tasmania vineyard.
Langmeil Winery is home to what we believe to be the oldest surviving pre phylloxera Shiraz vineyard in the world, The Freedom 1843. The question: is it amongst the greatest?
The story of how a young architect from Queensland found himself up to his elbows in Tasmanian pinot noir is one that takes some very unexpected, and very wet, detours.
Buster is the welcoming committee at the Koonara cellar door, in the heart of Coonawarra. He loves kids, and can usually be found doing tricks for schmackos.
It’s the end of WW2, your country is occupied and you decide to escape. Where is it that in 50 years you have an Order of Australia Medal? Tasmania Naturally!
Not only a change in attitude but also a change in altitude saw corporate high-flyer Malcom Kinloch take on a new challenge in regional Victoria.
At only 17 years Wayne Ahrens bought his first vineyard, but with a family history going back to first settlement in the region, this shouldn't come as a big surprise.
Hardys has a long history in Australian wine and there have been stories aplenty from those early days. One such classic story is that of Thomas Hardy’s “Oomoo”.
Take a group of Coonawarra artists, give them a pile of hand-pruned vine cuttings, a weekend with plenty of good, food & wine, and some impressive artworks emerge.
When Doug Balnaves left the wool industry in 1970 and found himself in the wine industry, he thought that he had left the life of sheep and shearing behind him.
Born in NZ, PJ started pruning vineyards with his Dad at 13 - and hasn't stopped since! From his Trans-Tasman beginnings, PJ is undoubtedly now one of Australia's favourite sons.
Passionate about his Umbrian ancestry, vigneron at Montefalco Vineyard, Baldo Lucaroni uses this as inspiration for his family-owned vineyard.
Owned by the Murphy family, this boutique winery sits on the banks of the Murray River. Trentham produces a vast range of wines, and boasts an award-winning Cellar Door/Restaurant.
“In life there is family, wine and golf. A world without these is too sad to contemplate.” Fortunately for Barossa winemaker, Stuart Blackwell, he’s got all three covered.
Paul and Kathy Drogemuller started with no experience or background in winemaking or viticulture, instead they saw opportunity and with hard work and vision, began an inspiring story of revival.
If you happen to visit the Hunter Valley on a Saturday in Winter don’t expect to see many winemaker’s at cellar doors. Most will be rolling around in the mud.
LUIGI BAZZANI, “legend” of food and wine has owned Warrenmang since the first vintage in 1977. A visionary who loves to create unique five star vintages to mark special milestones.
David Lowe is mildly asthmatic and wanted to develop a preservative free wine. All his university lecturers told him it couldn’t be done. Now it is his most successful wine.
You don’t have to look too hard to find an Australian winemaker obsessed with cricket but there’s only one who holds a world record for his flannel-clad efforts.
Sourcing the best quality fruit from premium sites and allowing its expression into the finest possible wine is the foundation of Semprevino's existence.
Five generations of the Munzberg family have a strong connection with the Barossa region and the local community.
The minute I set eyes on the place I knew it would be a tough gig. My title 'Director of Pest Control' my Mission: protect our premium cool climate fruit.
The big decisions in Australia are not made at Parliament House in Canberra....the big issues .....the important decisions that affect our nation, are decided in the humble Australian pub.
He's modest, down-to-earth but very passionate about the Frankland River region in Western Australia. Meet Kim Horton, Ferngrove's Chief Winemaker, the man responsible for putting the magic into the bottle.
It’s a journey that’s gone from tracking down rare orchids in Sri Lanka to realising that the plants Susie loved most were the ones in the family vineyard in Wrattonbully.
Margaret River’s winemakers are notorious for vanishing suddenly when the offshore swell builds. But when the giant waves come crashing in, only one man’s crazy enough to face them.
Wayne Stehbens has spent most of his life making wine in Coonawarra - and has spent almost as much time restoring his beloved and rare sports car.
Once you understand Viognier, it is one of the most rewarding varieties to make. It ripens differently, the flavours developing only late in the season and then quite quickly.
Propellers, pruning and prowess. With three Victoria Cross recipients having lived within 15 minutes of this vineyard, it's little surprise the wines are winning awards as well.
It’s often said viticulturalists are the unsung heroes of the wine industry but that’s just fine with Marty Edwards. He’s had more than enough heroics to last anyone a lifetime.
Like father, like son. The Pike family has a history in beverages: from great grandfather and brewer; to father and grapegrower; to son's Andrew and Neil who make wine.
Making wine just isn’t quite enough for Jules at Knappstein. “I am a fat man trapped in a slightly chubby man body at heart.” He wants ham…lots of ham.
Returning Great War Digger begins a multi-generational viticultural odyssey.
News Flash! Cardinham Estate, a third generation family winery in Clare with vineyards dating back to the 1860s, collected all the major trophies at the 2009 International Riesling Challenge.
Andrew is a sixth generation Barossa winemaker and can truly say that ‘wine is in his blood’. His inspiration is his history.
We’ve all heard of doctors and lawyers who leave the desk for the greener pastures of winemaking. But have you heard of a chemist-turned-(failed)-muso turned winemaker?
Getting his hands dirty in the vineyard and even building the state-of-the-art Matilda’s Winery in 2006, Coby Ladwig isn’t one to shy away from a challenge.
When the four Ashton brothers took on the UK and USA's polo teams in the 1930s, their success was world news. Now it's their wine taking centre stage.
Michael isn’t the first to fall in love with wine while travelling but chances are he’s the only one who did it from the peloton of the Tour de France.
What can be described as a wine philosophy lesson like no other, Dominique Portet’s beginnings were at Chateau Lafite, Bordeaux. This mischievous boy never dreamed of becoming a proud ‘Frozzie'.
It's now part of Barossa legend that Peter Lehmann established the winery in the late 1970s, to protect the livelihood of growers, his mates, who were facing financial ruin.
With an email address of "queenbubbly", it should come as no surprise that Pamela - and many others in the Great Southern wine region – are Champagne fans.
Two sisters running a winery? Absolutely! The Willson sisters love what they do and it shows in the wines they produce.
Every bottle has a story. Three generations of the Hammond family have toiled together to create the vineyards of Oakway Estate, nestled in the rolling hills of Geographe in WA.
Despite over 140 years of family ownership, it’s the passion for the vineyards that motivates fifth generation Ben Thomson in his role as custodian of Best’s Great Western Vineyards.
Matthew Gilbert, the middle "Devil" of the Gilbert family, works hard to capture the true flavours of his family's vineyard in Mt Barker, WA. Can we net his enthusiasm?
Ben Riggs’ black and white aim is to produce icon wines from icon regions in styles that he enjoys drinking: big, rich and complex, but with finesse, texture and elegance.
Sandy Hallett grew with Alkoomi vineyard and winery and today has stepped into her Dad Merv’s shoes as the owner and Managing Director of Alkoomi.
Who else would plant the first vine in a new vineyard on his 60th birthday? Now over 70, Duke Ranson's still enthusiastic about making the best wines in the world!
Cut Andrew Hardy in half and rather than age rings, you’ll find an Adelaide Hills roadmap. Yes, when he’s not making Petaluma’s elegant, refined wines, he’s usually behind the wheel.
An orange tractor wins naming rights at this winery, but when it comes to the vineyards owned by Murray and his wife, it's all "green".
Murray Tyrrell AM discovered chardonnay in the Burgundy wines he enjoyed in the 1960s. When they became too expensive, he started growing and making chardonnay to rival the French.
An embarrassingly unsuccessful meeting at the Vancouver International Wine Festival nearly stymied any future between Simon, a young Australian winemaker and Canadian wine-lover Neala.
Each season in the Riverland brings its own special characteristics - and the simple morning walk always has a surprise for these Renmark wine growers.
He's the man who put Margaret River Chardonnay on the map! Now Bob Cartwright has 'tacked' away from what used to be home, taking the helm at Knee Deep Wines.
Determination, imagination, risk taking, a family, a winery and a grape variety. The ingredients for a good news story set in a challenging yet beautiful landscape.
Alex developed an affection for Clare following regular visits to his grandparents. An exchange program with a family in the Rhone Valley cemented his dream to become a winemaker.
From Calabria to Coonawarra the Zema family have planted, picked, sweated and savoured their way to fulfilling a lifelong dream of owning a patch of Coonawarra's famed terra rossa soil.
Synonymous with our precious environment, the Tidswell Vineyards lie on an ancient limestone ridge in terra rossa soils near Bool Lagoon, a significant wetland in South Australia.
Two Vine Moss. Occasionally an astute observer will ask the Cellar Door people ‘what’s the story behind the vines with two trunks? '
Pam & Tony Barich feel at one with nature - their Whistling Kite Vineyard on the banks of the River Murray is a haven for wildlife - resident and transitory.
Rock by rock, day by day, the building of the Smith & Hooper limestone wall reflects the spirit of those families who farmed Wrattonbully at the turn of last century.
When the family matriarch visited in a dream with a beautiful vision, who would have imagined it would come to life at Mandala Wines’ Dixon’s Creek property?
The Italian job - not the movie - but the famous McLaren Vale winery which now boasts 'Italian magic'.
The Plunkett and Fowles families have a deep appreciation for the granite-rich Strathbogie Ranges. Their winery, vineyards and homes rest amidst the cool, dry and elevated stone.
"Be better than the competition in everything you do - from growing potatoes, breeding cattle and labradors, through to football, squash and grape growing" - David Rado is a perfectionist.
When you speak of those that have shown the courage and vision to take the ‘road less travelled’ then you speak of Peter Althaus.
John Harris’ move from Yarra Valley legend Domaine Chandon back home to the Pyrenees was a perfect opportunity for he and his wine-loving extended family to create Mitchell Harris Wines.
In 1959 David O’Dea wanted to purchase a property but needed the loan guaranteed. “I’ll guarantee it if you can find a property with permanent water”, his father replied wisely.
Affectionately referred to around the vineyard as 'The Gardener', Greg Golding is actually much more than that. He is the vineyard manager, cellar door raconteur, taste-tester, veggie-grower, grandpa and babysitter.
King cobras in the wine cellar and avoiding leopards on the walk home. Eating unrecognisable foods and doing it more than once...that's Paul & Bianca Nelson's story!
Not afraid to get her hands dirty, conservationist and grape grower Elise Byrne has passion, determination, and above all, a love of the environment.
"What's good for the goose is good for the gander!” thought Phil and Viv Snowden when their attention turned toward making wine in Western Australia’s Great Southern region.
On the banks of Tanunda Creek, in the heart of the Barossa where bush turkeys once roamed, the Silesian settler Johann Fiedler planted the first Shiraz vines in 1843.
Unsure if his future should be in dentistry or on the land, three years travelling around Europe convinced Bob to swap his 'pearly whites' for tannin stained teeth in Tasmania.
This picturesque Tenterfield vineyard may be young, but Deetswood is built on a strong tradition of family that saw engineer, Deanne, trade train lines for grape vines.
Every Aussie winemakers dream! Winning the Jimmy Watson Trophy! A cricket tragics dream come true. Seeing Shane Warne's 600th Test wicket live at Old Trafford!
The ultimate Aussie beach scene should always include a VW Kombi parked by the sand, with curtains drawn and who knows what going on inside… In this case, wine tasting!
When Kevin Glastonbury wants a specific type of barrel for wines he makes at Yalumba, like The Octavius, he doesn’t have to go far. About 100 metres to the cooperage.
Kim Tyrer grew up in the wine industry and at Galafrey Wines. As family winemakers, Galafrey Wines is more than a brand, it's Kim's life and family.
Who doesn't want to own a small winery or pub in Australia? We all dream about it, but the Mooney's got 'the double' when they moved to the Canberra District.
In 1966, 38 years before Che Guevara’s motor cycle diaries were published - Colin Kay was also keeping a meticulous account of his journey across Northern and Latin America.
"You're never too old to change your ways" says vigneron Mac Cleggett as he encourages visitors to try the Cleggett White Cabernet Sauvignon Shalistin and Sparkling Bronze Cabernet Sauvignon Malian.
In 1698 Jean Portet was born in the town of Cognac, France, and became a winemaker. From the craftsmanship he learnt in his life, he taught his son his skill.
When architect John Andrews stopped gallivanting around the world, he retired to Central New South Wales and established a vineyard specialising in Sangiovese with his son Jamie.
In 1993, winemaker and biodynamic pioneer Derek Hooper travelled to Mount Benson, inspired as much by the cool maritime climate as the surf break just down the road.
Andrew Wigan lists Colin Preece of legendary Great Western fame as his mentor. Colin's encouragment led Andrew to follow his heart and palate into the world of winemaking .
The saying 'It's a dogs life' could have been coined to describe Missy and Harry who, with over 200 hectares of vineyard as their backyard, have it better than most.
Fanchon sees the best bits of her Mediterranean upbringing all around her in McLaren Vale. Most importantly, that wine is part of any ‘complete’ meal, just like pepper and salt!
"Have you been out the front gate this year?" It was an innocent, albeit slightly strange question that Graeme's wife asked him. It was already the end of January!
The journey began twelve years ago when six friends from two families moved from Victoria to Tasmania to find the perfect site: great soils, great views and ideally no frost.
Vineyard for free - the story of how the Ashmead family of Elderton Wines came to be custodians of one of the Barossa's old vine treasure troves, remains relatively unknown.
Viva Italia. Out with the old and in with the new. A freshly prepared vineyard site ready for planting is a sign of change, a signal of exciting times ahead.
John Wade is Rickety Gate's friend and resident Winemaker. John created the 1982 award winning "Wynn’s" - "John Riddoch" wine which was twice named "Best Red Wine in Australia".
Where no idea is deemed too big, outlandish or improbable; where eccentricity has been the rule rather than the exception and having fun is a serious business.
Russell & wife Linda were exposed to unbelievable Champagnes while touring France in the 1990s; that love for all things sparkling was the main motivators to create Rickety Gate Estate.
If you think you need to be fit to ride from one cellar door to the next, think again, the Coonawarra boasts 20 cellar doors within 15kms of each other.
Eleven years after the official settlement of South Australia, two brothers stumbled across a piece of land lying between two rivers. The rest, as they say, is history.
Jamie Andrews is one boutique wine producer who is shaking a defiant fist at adversity and will not let small things like grape oversupply or droughts beat him.
Sue Hodder grew up in one red centre and moved to another - from Alice Springs to Coonawarra. Both are “big sky” places - where the night's stars are limitless.
For 35 years, Peter Milhinch worked in a dark room practicing optometry. His hankering was to one day be tending vines...but it would be a journey with a twist.
Music has not only been a passion for Michael, it's also been a source of much enjoyment and inspiration throughout his life - a bit like his passion for wine.
It’s been 38 years since Pieter van Gent made the first Chardonnay wine in Australia. Son of a Dutch distiller, Pieter was a Penfolds apprentice and Mudgee pioneer.
When a traveling surfer walked into the bar of a moonlighting winemaker, the meeting took them on a journey to follow their dreams that ultimately led them home.
Pioneers of the WA Wine Industry in 1977, Ian and Linda Tyrer searched Western Australia for the best piece of land to grow the vineyard for Galafrey Wines.
Before the 1990s, whites consisted of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc Riesling & Semillon. Kevin McCarthy challenged the status quo and Pinot Gris & Grigio suddenly became flavour of the month.
Bloodwood is synonymous with fine wine and food of the rapidly emerging Orange region, and the Doyles are thrilled to have planted the pioneering wine grape vineyard during Spring 1983.
From under the hood of vintage trucks Geoff Hardy discovered the pleasure of permanently stained hands; however only later in life did he decide purple was a better colour.
The geography of a wine career that began with Monday night Uni drinks and motors onwards and upwards making great booze with fun, flavour, and a splash of funk!
When it's snowing outside the Cellar Door makes for a cosy retreat, far removed from what it must have been like as the region's original school house years ago.
Emma Wood believes winemaking is about creating wines of balance with texture that are regionally and varietally expressive. It's about understanding where grapes are grown - there are no formulas.
“Good things come in threes” and the vineyards, wines and people are the three best things about the industry according to the Schuberts from the Barossa.
With a name like Yabby Lake, it is not hard to see why this winery on the Mornington Peninsula named one of its labels "Red Claw".
Dividing his formative years between helping plant and tend the family vineyards and pestering the local marine life in the ocean nearby, Joch Bosworth learnt the value of patience early.
The old house Paul and Pat Bruce fell in love with in 1983 retained few markers of its former grand status - but a dilapidated cellar gave a clue.
Burk Salter Wines is a boutique wine business owned and managed by Greg and Jane Salter. This unique vineyard is situated at Blanchetown in the lower reaches of the Riverland.
The Riverland’s growers are a determined bunch. Fighting for survival when times are tough and tastes have changed some have become pioneers in the hope of shaping the region’s future.
The inspiration for this boutique wine range has come from the people that Cathy and Neil have worked with, and the wine regions they have worked in, around Australia.
The dynamic husband and wife winemakers behind the iconic “Mollydooker” label share a love for each other, Australian wine, and making “left-handedness” an art form
Brother and sister winemaking team, Rolf Binder and Christa Deans, have developed the family's Veritas Winery and vineyards, and honoured their father with a name change to Rolf Binder Wines.
Ladies who Shoot their Lunch has been blended to complement game food with wines of striking colour, elevated aromas, pristine fruit and a finish to persist with the wildest flavours.
What does it take to make the best wine possible? Commitment, passion, patience and respect.
Heathcote's red Cambrian dirt is hard and ancient, nearly 500 million years old. The region's story speaks of the bushrangers, the outlaws and the farmers who toil on the land.
Hewitson Old Garden Mourvèdre is a single vineyard wine planted in 1853 in Barossa Valley. It's the oldest Mourvèdre vineyard in the World. Every vine is today 157 years old.
A boy in a frigid land, curious at old mens' wonderment for grapes, and not understanding how immaturity can make a difference, finds Australia where maturity and his roots meet.
With Temple Bruer being on a flood plain you may be lucky enough to witness a flood taking place, this does not occur very often.When it does it's exceedlingly damp.
Diane Miller knows what it's like to have her hands full - 7 years veterinarian practice guaranteed this - so it's no surprise she took on the challenge at Bellarmine.
Besides developing 108 acres of some of the region’s best vineyards, ‘Parky’ has been the architect behind the evolution of Penny's Hill, while also exploring the world's fastest race tracks.
There aren’t many vineyards that can boast century old vines, but at Grove Estate this rings true, Croatian settlers having planted cuttings on the property back in 1886.
Matthew arrived in the world of wine in an around about manner, via hospitality rather than more traditional routes. He has been trying to change the mould ever since.
It was a chance meeting in California's Santa Barbara County that resulted in the re-invigoration of the small family wine brand from Western Australia, Wovenfield.
3drops began with a family farm and a vision - to produce premium wines and olive oil, while mantaining the integrity of the land for generations to come.
Cold and old. Pewsey Vale Riesling vines in the cool Eden Valley come from old stock. They can trace their lineage back to 1832 and the Busby collection of vines.
The history of Reillys Wines dates back to 1856 when a distant relative of its winemaker first arrived in the Clare Valley.
It looks like a pigeon but soars like an eagle over Australia’s only Corvina and Rondinella vineyard in Hilltops NSW – the best bird scarer you can buy…
Since establishing Grosset Wines in 1981 life’s been in the fast lane for Jeffrey Grosset. His all-consuming passion has been focussed on premium winemaking in the Clare Valley.
As a boy, Josh Clementson grew up wanting to be a farmer playing in the dirt; life evolved bringing him to a special place called Mudgee; loving dirt and wine.
In the 1970s, eccentrics went everywhere to replicate the famous wines of Europe. Ken and Juliet Eckersley chose eastern Victoria, with its maritime climate and alluvial soils.
At Glenguin, they're pioneering the ancient classic grape of south west France, Tannat. It's an innovative new interpretation of Hunter red and unique soils of Glenguin.
After 15 years of working around the world in investment banking, the draw of the vine and wine was so great that Adelaide once again became home for Mark Kozned!
Best looking pig in Australia’ well Wilbur certainly seems to get in more photos than the boys do these days. Why a pig as a winery pet you ask?
Black Sheep by name - black sheep by nature. Hugh does things differently but does them well. He plants what he’s interested in, not what is trendy.
Pat and Kirsten, a Gen X winemaking team from Gippsland, think the name has been corrupted from an original leaseholder called Connabul, it's evokes wild speculation ....they've just planted grapes
There's a family of Australian Magpies on this property and when Neil Tuffield was building his new homestead, they would swoop inside & decided they liked the place as well.
Understanding the energies of feng shui is the key to creating great wines; balance, creativity and deliciousness. UMAMI's philosophy is to approach life with a half full wine glass. Cheers!
Indi Noon's dad told her that Grandpa started making their wines in 1976. One day Indi says she'll be the winemaker and her little brother will drive the tractors.
The historic town of Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills - Adelaide's oldest surviving German settlement - features a small and innovative winery with a deliciously Teutonic point of difference.
Mick Edwards has jumped from the pan to the fire. Capturing Iraq minelayers ships and defusing enemy sea mines to making a go of eight acres of red wine grapes.
Who’d have thought it! Two international medal winning UK rowers team up to invigorate an ancient vineyard and create boutique wines. Logical really...... both require passion, energy, commitment and stamina.
The Riverland’s Oak Works winery, led by Peter Rogers, has a combined 50 years of hands-on winemaking experience, yet they are decidedly back-to-the future in their approach.
Coriole is famous, and not just for the sublime Shiraz. Nor that this humble McLaren Vale winery is now regarded as the pioneer of Italian grape varieties in Australia.
Within eighteen months Katie had moved home to Pemberton, been adopted by a horse and a cat, taken over as Head Winemaker at Lost Lakes Wines and turned 25.
In 1990, Mike & Christo's father Brian, set out on an epic adventure in a tiny Tiger Moth named Matilda, flying solo from England to Australia and lived his dream.
Passion, family history and a dream to craft a unique style of wine saw Jason Schwarz produce his first single-vineyard Shiraz in 2001.
When his uncle planted a small vineyard at Lameroo in the late 1970s, it was 16-year old Keith who was charged with the responsibility of taking care of the vines.
What do you do when your a tiny label trying to survive in today's overcrowded wine market? You try and stand out from the crowd.
Born and bred in Langhorne Creek, Ben represents the sixth-generation of winemakers from the Potts family. You could say he has wine pumping through his veins.
Who says Tasmania isn’t a cool climate? Despite suggestions to the contrary, Gerald Ellis from Meadowbank truly believes he’s in one of the best cool climate regions in Australia.
Originally a Bank Manager's son, Tim Adams is the last apprentice of iconic Clare Valley winemaker, the late Mr Mick Knappstein.
Could these Europeans have been wrong? In the 19th century, one of the premier wine growing and prize-winning areas of Australia's wine industry was the Moorabool Valley. What? Where?
Wine making is all about knowing what you are working with. Arthur and Mandy Jones at Jones Winery & Vineyard in Rutherglen let the grapes do the talking!
At Taylors, their simple mantra ‘The wine is everything’ is the basis for their wine-making philosophy and is behind every decision they make, including moving to a screw cap closure.
Rutherglen Estates is the only non-family winery and vineyard in Rutherglen, an innovative team who share a passion for wine and the region. They believe they act like a family!
As the Pratten family planted the original vines back in 1974 around Capel River, the region's waterfowl species constantly surrounded them, reminding them of their presence.
Family, friends, food and wine are the three loves (or Tre Amori) of the Pizzini family. They're passionate about sharing their knowledge of interesting wines that pair perfectly with food.
When John Tate came across a promising piece of land on the bank of the Wilyabrup River, he didn’t have to look far to find the inspiration for its name.
It seems quite prophetic that the word ‘wine,’ albeit misspelt, appears in Brand’s Laira winemaker Peter Weinberg’s surname but a career in winemaking was not always his first option....
The origins of Poonawatta Estate date back to the 1800s, when the pioneer Ferdinand Vorwek established a mixed farm in 1860, and planted the original Shiraz vines in 1880.
Poonawatta Estate is a small producer sourcing wines exclusively from the Eden Valley region - Barossa’s beautiful high country.
Andrew Peace believes the Swan Hill climate is similar in many ways to Italy - abundant sunshine providing the perfect climate for idyllic harvesting.
Bellwether is a leader or indicator of future trends, with a parallel drawn to the wether in a flock wearing a bell around it's neck to help with directions.
BELLWETHER thinks Tassie is the bees knees of Chardonnay and lives by the CBA theory (Chardonnay is Back Again).
As a 14 year old, Scott McWilliam learnt about the wine business the hard way. And the hard way meant manholes, a mop and tank fermenters.
What do you get when you find a damsel in distress, a classic vintage Holden and a spritely young trainee winemaker?
Peter Robertson’s interest in wine was first ignited in some rather unique circumstances in the middle of World War II.
Australian winemaker with an Indian Heritage, Paramdeep Ghumman is the dash of colour and spice on the Mornington Peninsula's winery scene.
Chalice Bridge is a dedicated and passionate Margaret River single vineyard, owned and operated by the Edinger family, with father and son Rob and Keenan Edinger the driving force.
Career choices are often made by following examples of elders. Jeff Moss' career choice crystallized after discovering the wonderful properties of a beverage delivered fortnightly to his parents’ home.
Frank Potts founded Bleasdale Vineyards in 1850, following his journey to South Australia with the first Govenor - Captain John Hindmarsh, on the H.M.S.Buffalo in 1836.
A seemingly impossible vision of a child-free existence, sitting on the verandah overlooking a vineyard enjoying a Chardonnay was the impetus behind Bernice & Tony O'Connell's Mandalay Road enterprise!
Connoisseurs around the world recognise the Muscats of Rutherglen as wines of unsurpassed richness - truly the world's richest wines.
The King Valley has emerged as one of Australia's most exciting new wine regions, embued with an Italian spirit that is reflected in the wines and food of the region.
Sherry On Toast? Over 50 years ago Jeff Moss worked in a cellar famous for Sherry production where finished wine made from selected grapes was pumped to below ground tanks.
A unique climate, commitment, endurance and innovation and have coalesced in Rutherglen creating a region with a deep soul, a sense of history, and a dose of old fashioned humor.
The Fordwich Sill is a geologically distinct piece of soil that was created 20 million years ago. This soil today grows some of the most distinctive grapes within the Hunter.
The production of quality, boutique wines that express the unique characters of the Granite Belt in Queensland is what keeps the Puglisi family enthusiastic and innovative.
Jim Ross is winegrower and owner of Merops Wines in Margaret River. The "Merops Ornatus", Rainbow Bee Eater bird, is the name sake of the certified organic vineyard.
The team at Laurance Estate have an holistic and sustainable approach to improving their wines, allowing them to strive for greatness.
John Younie Tulloch (JY) began the Tulloch story in 1895 when he accepted a 35-acre property at Pokolbin in the Hunter Valley as settlement of a debt.
A Winemaker, Haemotology, Coonawarra and a guitar
Why would a passionate surfer, living a stone’s throw from his favourite beach, choose to move an hour inland and into the hills? He must have rocks in his head….
One of the charms of Coonawarra is that it's off the beaten track. So much so, that Doug Bowen found himself hopelessly lost on his first visit to Coonawarra.
A visit with friends to an Orange winery in 1990 (and a couple of tasty glasses) changed the course of Col Walker's life. 18 months later he chose his site.
How did this happen? Three siblings inherit a 126-year-old winery in North East Victoria and fall in love with the grand dame. Read on and see what unfolds.
Unique. New. Independent. At Ducks in a Row, Glenn wants to increase the palette of colours that paint your wine world. He's not a hippy, but his wines are alternative.
Bruce and Jenni Chalmers had a vision for the future of Australian wine that led them outside the square, turning to Mediterranean varieties in a quest for quality and sustainability.
What happens when you cross a composer with a grapegrower and a conservationist? Kim combines her three passions in a career that blurs the lines between art, wine and nature.
Guy Adams and his wife Liz head up a team that is rejuvenating the historic Langhorne Creek region with its estate produced Shiraz and Cabernets off the acclaimed "Metala" vineyards.
What’s an Aussie bloke doing making wine in Sicily? Well that’s exactly where Rosabrook’s winemaker Brian Fletcher perfected his craft.
Growing up in Margaret River during the rise of the wine industry, Phil Sexton was captivated by winemaking and the opportunity it offered to engage in agriculture, art and science.
"I am simply trying to convey what the vineyard has endured in the past year with a message in a bottle." - Dan Standish
Two young blokes cruising their way to work the midnight shift for the last vintage of the century come up with a plan for the future!
Ben Glaetzer sat down with four mates over lunch a few years back. The result was the creation of Heartland Wines from Langhorne Creek & Limestone Coast
What does Egyptian mythology have to do with the Barossa Valley? More than you might first think...
Exciting times at the southern end of the Coonawarra strip - Hollick Wines is going through a transition; from entrepreneurial founders Ian and Wendy, to passionate daughters Mel and Kate.
Rutherglen has a new winery! Morris family history gave impetus for the establishment of Scion Vineyard. This history is a wonderful backdrop to Scion's progressive style and trophy winning wines.
Tasmania’s Steve and Monique Lubiana established Stefano Lubiana Wines at Granton, outside Hobart, in 1990. Two decades on, the fifth-generation family winemaker tells about their first steps on the site.
Gemtree Winemaker MIke Brown has two passions in life: rugby and wine -“winemaking from the heart”
The Surmons have mastered the complexities of growing and making new varieties and are excited about presenting these alternative wines for customers to appreciate.
Ten Minutes By Tractor is about place. They're defined by place, their name hints at space and time but actually links three places. Their greatest expression is their place.
A year ago while working in the Pierro vineyard, foreman Grant McLoughlin stumbled upon 13 bottles of unlabelled wine lying in on the edge of the Willyabrup River,covered in mud.
The Bryson's passion is a family affair, producing wines with a sense of place from their estate grown vineyards in the heart of Padthaway.
The simple and avowed aim of Zonte's Footstep is to make the best wines they can, true to vineyard and variety, so long as they make a bloody good drink!
The dinner party that started it all... several years ago, Terry Morris attended a dinner party with friends and mentioned that he had tried a lovely wine from Queensland...
Casey White started as the trainee under the master...now he is the master. He's running the biggest vineyard in Beechworth and not yet 30, he has responsibility for the show.
According to Pertaringa’s vineyard custodian Richard Leask, moon phases and planet positions make for a great wine and a healthy vineyard.
Erl Happ is a non-conformist, a rebel, a dissenter an iconoclast. He challenges those holding traditional views particularly those held with religious veneration. He will invariably find a better way.
Chris Dix has a penchant for weird, wacky grapes in an unrecognised wine region. After twenty years' winemaking, Chris spent five years tweaking the odd varieties Primitivo, Viognier & Gewurztraminer.
John Davey:Owner, Viticulturist & Senior Winemaker of Shingleback adheres to the adage, "great wine begins in the vineyard", overseeing winemaking from vine to bottle, providing Shingleback it's "Key Competitive Edge".
Clare and Keith Mugford have been growing grapes and making wine, together, at Moss Wood for over 26 years.They are dedicated to working together in the relentless pursuit of excellence.
The dream to establish a vineyard to create the very best Cabernet Sauvignon drew Nigel Gallop to Wilyabrup, a sub region of Margaret River, Western Australia.
Seven words from an elderly Jesuit priest changed the course of Tim Kirk's life and set the stage for Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier to become one of Australia's great wines.
Like watching your kids grow into adults, a winemaker can't help regarding wines made by his own hands in a similar way.
This mother and daughter collaboration brings to life designer wines from Margaret River, Western Australia
Every November Tim and Nicky Stevens from Hungtington Estate in Mudgee host an extraordinary party. 500 guests twice a day with fine music, wine and food.
David Paxton’s passion for vintage cars is almost as strong as his love of viticulture - and both loves have been nurtured over the years!
You would not know it, but underneath the pristine, landscaped gardens of Voyager Estate in Margaret River lies one of Australia's largest underground barrel cellars.
"All things must pass:And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars:See that ye be not troubled:For all these things must come to pass:But the end is not yet...."
Debbie ended up falling for the cool climate, high elevation charms of the vineyards in Orange after her winemaker training turned her into a self-confessed “cool-climate junkie”.
"Honor nostrorum liverorum pulchrorum" In honour of our lineage. This Latin phrase, noted on the label of the first Mitolo wine, is a fitting reference to the Mitolo Wines story.
Why after 29 years with Penfolds, 16 years as Chief Winemaker - responsible for Australia’s most famous wine - would John Duval seek change?
Shaw + Smith began over a long lunch in 1989 when cousins Martin Shaw and Michael Hill Smith decided to realise a long held dream to make wine together.
Stephen Henschke's a hot air balloon pilot and when he’s not up to his armpits in red wine fermenters, he loves flying over the incredible grandeur of the Barossa Valley.
Earth, vine, grape, wine - no journey in the world is quite as romantic....or challenging! Out of blind optimism was born "Optimiste Wines of Mudgee"...
How did Graeme become Charlie then Charles? A boy's own Barossa adventure with a derring-do finish! Read on.....
Michael Kerrigan has spent 20 years working with vineyards all over Western Australia so when the opportunity came to purchase an iconic pioneer Margaret River vineyard he didn't blink!
Michael Kerrigan and Gavin Berry have spent a total of zero hours on marketing research - and no consultants have been injured in the making of their wines.
Hogan family, five generations of Western Australians deeply ingrained in their home state, family interests in sheep grazing and forestry in the Great Southern district dating back to the 1860s.
Three men from different parts of the world but with a common interest - Australian wine. That is what Greenstone Vineyard in Heathcote is all about.
So who the hell is Majella anyway?? It's a question often asked...
Two mates who went to Uni together and then set off to make wine for the "big boys." After 20 years they decided to do it for themselves.
Australia is known for its warm sunshine and golden beaches, but at Brown Brothers, they are surrounded by a very different Australian environment.
The Road Less Travelled Sauvignon “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less travelled by. And that has made all the difference” Robert Frost
From garlic bread to grapes… Bill Martin and family own one of Margaret River's pioneering vineyards. Established in 1976 by a geologist, the site was chosen carefully.
The special marriage of fine wine, food and the arts has been a successful union at Leeuwin Estate, a Margaret River family winery with an outstanding international reputation.
"Sometimes it takes longer than a lifetime to do a lifetime's work...it's now up to my children." Jim Barry 1925-2004
A great discovery. It was love of the land that became something of an obsession to create a truly outstanding and iconic vineyard now known as Woodside Valley Estate.
The Lusby’s passion for wine started when Robert and his wife Mary were introduced to the joys of growing grapes while travelling around Europe and the USA.
Bird in Hand winery and olive grove is positioned above the old Bird in Hand goldmine on Bird in Hand Road in the cool climate of the picturesque Adelaide Hills.
Darrell Kruger loves worms. For him, they are a key measure of success and symbolise his assertion that great wine starts not at the winery, but in the vineyard.
In 1998 a mere glimpse of the Château through the trees, while out cycling, intrigued John Geber so much that within 24 hours he decided to buy the building !
Dave and Diana Palmer bought Skillogalee twenty years ago in a flush of mid-life crisis. Now they have built a successful boutique winery business involving the whole family.
Greg & Jenny Silkman established the Allanmere winery in 1987 and have gone on to form one of the most significant wine facilities in the Hunter - First Creek Wines.
On the advice of eminent agronomist Dr John Gladstones, Dr Kevin and Diana Cullen planted a trial acre of vines in Wilyabrup in 1966.
The Yarra Valley gets into your system – a bit like a great Chardonnay or Pinot Noir – hard to shake and you keep coming back for more.
For over a decade, Banrock Station wines have brought the pleasure of fine Australian wine and the message of conservation to the world.
Matured winemaker with 43 vintages under his belt, originating with Penfolds and now located with the gem of Burnbrae Wines in Mudgee.
The Hardys Nottage Hill range of wines takes its name from company legend, Thomas Hardy Nottage. Old Tom Nottage was a nephew of the founder of Hardys Wines, Thomas Hardy.
John's wine career began with a small vineyard on Long Island New York in 1973. Visits to the Burgundy and the passage of time brought him to South Gippsland, Victoria.
Father and son team, David and Sam Clarke finding time for a quick glass of Shiraz while working the Barossa Goldfields!
Highly respected Australian winemaker, Tim Knappstein released his comeback brand, ‘Riposte’ in 2007 to massive domestic critical acclaim.
Barwick Wines in WA is mindful of its environment - after all, its initial vineyard was discovered and nurtured by pioneers over 100 years ago.
Mac Forbes Wines is a premium small scale grapegrower and winemaker in the Yarra Valley.
Stuart Watson carried on the family love of Cabernet Sauvignon when he took over the reigns as winemaker at Woodlands in 2002.
The Schrapel family's aim is to live well, care for the land and hand their winery and vineyards to the next generation in a better position than when they started.
The name Oxford Landing has always been synonymous with the quenching of a parched thirst.
Rogers: passionate fisherman of dubious ability. Rufus: has all the surfing kit - long boards, boogie boards et al. - but secretly is rather nervous of the whole thing.
Three vineyards, two different coloured buckets, one wine: mesh Eden Valley Riesling.
Viewed from 40000ft when Chris Cormack is working on a Qantas flight , Afghanistan is a stunning beautiful landscape, but doesn't compare to the heavenly place where he grows vines.
When the Haan family arrived in the Barossa after travelling the world, they knew they had found a home.
100% Un-irrigated vines planted in 1971. Everything grown, made, bottled and sold on the property. Generations of integrity and skill.
McLeish Estate Wines was established in 1985 by Bob & Maryanne McLeish. The company has now asserted itself as one of the Hunter's most awarded boutique wineries.
If you’ve met Stephanie Toole, wine maker extraordinaire, passionate collector of Australian art, mother of two teenage children, exceptional cook with an astonishing palate, and partner of a ho-hum winemaker....
With over 50 vintages under his belt, Karl Stockhausen has earned the title of Hunter Valley “Living Legend”. At 80 years young,Karl is still active in the Australian wine industry.
Karina Dambergs grew up on the vineyard her grandparents started after they emigrated from Germany and Latvia. Like many viticultural child labourers, she swore she'd do something else..
How do you blend fine wines, gardens and music? On a painted Swiss cow, of course. Look at the song on her collar to know how she got her name.
Loïc Le Calvez came to Australia from his native France for Taltarni's 2001 vintage, but unlike all the other Europeans who arrive for vintage, he never left . . .
Our vineyards are our family, their wines our children. Serious stuff, certainly. Proper fun, absolutely. The lifelong search to appreciate and understand the essence of wine, its terroir.
'Wine-making is all about having an artistic flair and a creative nature, and allowing these qualities to work harmoniously with the science of wine." - Simon Gilbert
"Some might think the link between geology and viticulture is tenuous but I think that my experience in the wine industry shows this could not be farther from the truth"
Debra Moore & Ian Burgess named "Moorebank" because "Moore" is their name & the "Bank" provided the money.
Looking through the paper, David and Angela McGrath discovered a winery for sale in Stanthorpe. They decided on a Sunday drive to see what Mountview Wines had to offer.
With a family history in the wine industry dating back to the 1850s in South Australia, it is no wonder Trevelen Farm is an award-winning winery.
As the former Chief of Research at the CSIRO, Dr John founded machine harvesting and pruning in Australia in the 1960s before retiring to McLaren Vale to plant vines.
Senior Winemaker, Melanie is proud to continue the Italian winemaking heritage at Salena Estate and believes the Riverland has the perfect climate for growing wine grapes that make remarkable wines.
Killinchy Wines in WA are daring to be different. Their philosophy is to have fun - and cause a bit of a stir, which their Frisky Midget brand does!
"Wines are made for eating". Briefly put - you open a bottle, you smell the wine, you take a slurp and next it is “wow this will go well with…”
Nestled at 610m above sea level on the Cobaw Ridge, overlooking Central Victoria, the Cooper’s artisan Cobaw Ridge vineyard and winery are a world away from corporate Australia.
Australian winemakers have a standing joke: “Kiwis will fight for their country, and die for their country. They just won’t stay there.”
"Life is good” according to Fox Creek’s Senior Winemaker Scott Zrna.
Not many have the opportunity or courage to finish uni and immediately start planting their own vineyard. With some carefulness, Erinn & Janet Klein did this, planting their biodynamic vineyard.
Geoff Weaver began his winemaking life in 1974 and worked in big companies until 1992. In 1982 he purchased land at Lenswood, high in the Adelaide Hills and started planting.
A family business was his dream and he had all but given up until a hobby farm intended for retirement turned into a family wine business called Sanguine Estate.
From solid plasterer to viticulturalist and winemaker of Sanguine Estate, Mark Hunter has had a massive career change but little did he know it was in his blood all along.
Obsessed with yeast, Richard McIntyre made homebrew beer and bread long before he decided in 1982 to plant grapes and make wine on the Mornington Peninsula.
The Hunter family had planted their vineyard and made their first wine before they discovered a direct link to the beginnings of the Victorian wine industry in the mid-1800s.
Ken Helm, 4th generation descendant of German vignerons who planted vines in Albury / Rutherglen in 1850s. Helm Wines of Murrumbateman, are pioneers of the Canberra District specialising in Riesling.
Sidewood Estate is a privately owned vineyard, nestled in the cool climate region of the Adelaide Hills, purchased by Owen and Cassandra Inglis in 2004. Creating stylish hand picked wines.
Gary & Rai are often asked about their name. Prounced "hill-bill-ay" it was taken from the English (hill) and French (billé) words describing the rounded valley where the vineyard is.
Brothers Mark & Peter left the fast paced lifestyle of New York City to run their family's vineyard, Longview in the Adelaide Hills. And they haven't slowed down since!
Catherine Vale , a small family-owned vineyard in the Broke Fordwich Wine Region of the Hunter Valley, was set up by retired teachers Bill and Wendy Lawson in 1993.
A single-minded passion for exceptional quality and a grass roots Italian winemaking heritage were all Charlie needed to create God's Hill Wines.
“Do those pigs still live in your house,” was a standard comment from the locals, recalls Pig in the House owner Jason O’Dea. “Some of the time,” comes the reply.
Briony and Tony began Beach Road Wines to satisfy their own winemaking curiosity after a long period making wine and growing grapes for major Australian and International wine companies.
Kerri Thompson loves Watervale Riesling so much she carefully creates four different ones and her secret weopon is Bunny Peglidis - vine architect and Watervale 5452, rizza rockstar 33º56'36"S 138º38'09"E.
Jaime Crowe started off as a forensic biologist before switching to wine-making. After a couple of vintages in the Napa she is loving being back in the Canberra District.
At The Lane Vineyard the Edwards Family step to the beat of a different drum We dare to be different. We can be irreverent. We are always authentic.
There was a time when Jason pictured himself belting out tunes on his beloved guitar with the likes of Bono. Today they are about ‘big red cars’ and ‘hot potatoes’.
Artisitic Judy met Grape Grower Glen and ArtWine was born. With vineyards and accommodation and now their own wine label, where the focus is on alternative Spanish & Italian varieties.
In 1984, the consumption of red wine was declining. Offering handsome subsidies, the federal government urged growers to pull out their ancient Shiraz vines and replace them with Chardonnay.
Meet Roman Bratasiuk. The larger-than-life vigneron who redefined Australia’s fine wine landscape when he began Clarendon Hills with nothing more than vision, a bucket and pair of secateurs.
Once upon a time 30 years ago a young Kiwi came to holiday in Australia and fell in love with the Hunter Valley and never went home
Nepenthe(Nuh-pen-thee) is named after the famous herbal drink in Homer’s, The Odyssey. Like ‘The Odyssey’, Andre embarked on a journey around the world before returning home to the Adelaide Hills.
As a child, Scott Comyns announced himself the personal sommelier to his parents and as he has grown into a winemaker, the passion to share his wine experience has too.
Family association with the industry meant it was only a matter of time till James Evers became involved himself., now as one of the country’s best winemakers.
An Aussie, Kiwi and Indian walk into a winery and drink a wine with enough tannin to choke a giraffe. "We can do better than this", (they...not the giraffe) said.
What would possess David Freschi to leave a winemaking position responsible for one third of New Zealand’s harvest to pursue his own label on a 2.5 hectare Langhorne Creek vineyard?
If there is such a thing as an outspoken wine, Tempus Two is it. They pride themselves on being less conventional and delivering an intimate, sophisticated and unique wine
Nepenthe was built on a dream and fittingly named after the ancient Egyptian herbal drink so powerful that it eases grief and banishes sorrow from the mind
Yaldara was named after the Aboriginal word 'sparkling' back in 1947 and like its name, the winery is steeped in heritage and tradition.
Graeme Jukes had a dream of establishing his own winery and in 1998 Pyrenees Ridge Winery was born.
This is the story of the Pauletts and their passion, enthusiasm and love for the things best in life; family, fun and of course wine.
As a constant traveler into Asia's big cities, Ken loves nothing more than to sit quietly at sunset and enjoy the vista on the district's most southern vineyard, Tynans View.
Yaldara was named after the Aboriginal word ‘sparkling’ back in 1947 and like its name, the winery is steeped in history, heritage and tradition.
Kersbrook Hill Wines is a family-owned and operated winery at the northern end of the iconic Adelaide Hills wine region, with two main vineyards Kersbrook & Verdun.
A man named Audrey was a pioneering vigneron in the Hunter Valley for over 60 years, leaving behind a legacy of quality and commitment that still inspires winemakers today.
For four generations, the McGuigan Family have followed the simple philosophy of producing the best possible wines for the people, driven by their passion for Australian wine
A legendary Hunter Valley wine family have combined with one of the most iconic Chateau’s in the Barossa Valley to bring Australia some of the country’s best wines
Brian and Narelle Jackson came to Gerrigong in 1998 to retire. Profesional consultants were used from planting vines to winemaking. Today they have a modern winery and beautiful vineyard.
John Casella inherited his passion for wine from his father Filippo, who came from Sicily with his wife to settle in the Riverina region of NSW in 1965.
The cool climate, high altitude wine region of Orange, certainly provides four seasons in one day.
Making the move from the terra rossa soils of Coonawarra to the basalt ones in Orange.
Galli Estate was the vision of Tuscan born Lorenzo Galli who came to Australia in the 1950’s whose family had made wine in Italy for generations.
Situated in the heart of the vibrant Heathcote wine region, Domaine Asmara is a picturesque winery. The word "Asmara" originates from Indonesia and signifies love and passion for wine.
Looking for a wave after College, Kevin headed to the South West and realised the potential of the area not just for consistent swell but for producing premium grapes.
Jim always wanted to make great Pinot Noir. Working at CSIRO, he met Edgar Riek who was also passionate about Pinot Noir. Jim’s 30-year passion took shape as Lerida Estate.
The appointment of Paul Boulden in 2001 as Sandalford Wines’ Chief Winemaker marked the renaissance of Sandalford’s winemaking.
Since it’s inception, DOWIE DOOLE has had a love and commitment to a fascinating variety that is not widely popular in Australia: Chenin Blanc.
Penfolds has been producing an impressive array of wines since 1844 and indisputably led the development of Australian fine wine into the modern era.
In the vast wilderness of Tasmania, little has changed since Abel Tasman first sighted the west coast of the the island in 1642, aboard his flagship - the Heemskerk.
An Accountant and Horticulturalist had an Engineer and a Graphic Designer. They built a vineyard and winery. They named their wine after a lizard and branded it with a bird.
Giovanni Patritti would be proud to see his grandson James Mungall crafting wine under the very roof he constructed in Adelaide’s Dover Gardens, in the 1920s...
As Chief Winemaker for one of Australia's most popular wine brands, it's a rare treat for Bernard to go down to Jacob's Creek for a spot of fishing.
Pioneering Mount Barker viticulturist Betty Quick, known as Lady Betty, was awarded the prestigious WA Wine Press Club Jack Mann Medal for her lifetime contribution to WA wine.
After twenty years teaching Physical Education, Adrian Munari knew it was time for a change. He stayed in school, but now as a viticultural student at Charles Sturt University Wagga.
The more Rod Windrim learns, the more there is to learn. Krinklewood's focus on biodiversity means growing herb gardens; sowing grasses and flowers; running livestock. It’s exciting, rewarding and...outrageously addictive.
Estate grown; family-owned - that is the philosophy behind Wehl's Mount Benson Vineyards
If someone had told Jane Mitchell 38 years ago she’d spend weekends picking up cow poo to make compost for their vineyards, she may have not married Andrew.
I am a five year old black standard poodle and although my owners think they run a vineyard, in reality Lochani exists as a place for me to play in!
"Great wine is like music, it reminds you of great friends and beautiful places" (Peter R Brown). St Leonards is a quiet heaven for vines and people...
Growing up in an Italian family was no big deal for Darren De Bortoli, but it was. Italian family values passed down by his grandfather, Vittorio still remain alive today.
Dennis and Bonnie Vice were pioneers of organic viticulture and farm-based tourism more than 25 years ago when they immigrated from America and moved to Coonawarra.
Growing up on boiled veg and over-cooked lamb (sorry mum) on a rural farm in Canterbury NZ, Julian Richards dreamed of travelling the world...wine was the key to unlocking this.
Like most young winemakers worth their salt, Dan craved the opportunity to make his own wines. Blessed with a great mentor, and ‘buckets' of ambition, that dream is a reality.
Reg Egan wasn't content just drinking wines of the world, he decided that he should enter the world of wine by planting a vineyard. In 1963 Wantirna Estate began.
Stuart may have a PhysEd degree but nowadays he expends his energies chasing his two Irish Wolfhounds, playing guitar in local band “il Fiasco” and pursuing his love of wine.
Westend Estate Wines is a dynamic & enthusiastic family-owned Australian company, established by Francesco Calabria in 1945. Three generations & 65 years later, Westend has grown in size and reputation.
A boutique winemaker, with a covered career resides in Orange NSW, a cool climate town with great potential to become one of Australia’s leading wine regions.
At the heart of it all, Randal is a farmer with a love of wine and a passion for the land by producing great wines from pristine grapes.
Known as “the King’’ among the winemaking fraternity, Nebbiolo towers over others varieties, difficult in growth and almost untameable in the winery. The reward is, however, too great for some…