Peter Logan, Winemaker, Orange

Peter Logan Winemaker Orange Story by Logan

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?

Introducing Peter Logan, the winemaker behind Logan, one of Australia’s most exciting young wine labels.

Peter developed a passion for wine while backpacking through Europe yet persevered as a Process Chemist for several years before testing his skills as a chemist-of-the-grape in the Hunter Valley. Loving every aspect of winemaking, Peter decided to build his own wine brand and selected the growing site of Orange, identifying the altitude, cool weather and rich volcanic soils as the perfect ingredients to produce elegant, fruit driven wines with delicacy and power.

Peter loves the rich fruit characters of Australian wines yet also admires the balance, structure and finesse of Old World wines. His winemaking philosophy represents a hybrid of these two styles – utilising modern techniques to trap fresh fruit flavours yet also employing some Old World practices – such as crushing pinot noir grapes by foot.