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.
Jamie is a determined bugger.
He loves the Australian wine industry, is passionately committed to his vineyard and is stubbornly refusing to let drought, frost or grape glut force him out.
He and his wife Julia and their two children live on the family vineyard in Canowindra, NSW.
"I won't let any pen-pusher tell me I have to pull out my vines," he says. "I don't give a damn if I don't sell a berry for the next few years, I won't give up."
"I have sold my home and moved my family in to the vineyard shed. We aim to produce the best Sangiovese wines in the country and our growing sales base gives us plenty of reason to hope. Hamiltons Bluff is in for the long haul."
Jamie believes the Australian wine community, with all its diversity and talent, will prevail.