The Osicka family arrived from Czechoslovakia in the early '50s. Vignerons in their own country, their vineyard in Australia was the first new venture in central and southern Victoria for over half a ...

The Hoskins family (formerly orchardists) moved into grapegrowing in '94 and have progressively established high-quality vineyards. Brangayne produces good wines across all mainstream varieties ...

Sylvan Springs was established by the Pridmore family, whose involvement in grapegrowing and winemaking in McLaren Vale goes back four generations, spanning over 100 years. Cyril Pridmore established ...

Phil and Linette Crowhurst purchased Ainsworth Estate in June 2008 from founders Denis Craig and wife Kerri. The first 2ha of chardonnay and shiraz was planted near Healesville in 1994; a second ...

The growth of Chalk Hill has accelerated after passing from parents John and Diana Harvey to grapegrowing sons Jock and Tom. Both are heavily involved in wine industry affairs. Further acquisitions ...

Paramoor Wines is the retirement venture of Will Fraser, formerly Managing Director of Kodak Australasia. To be strictly correct, he is Dr William Fraser, armed with a PhD in chemistry from Adelaide ...

Peter and Sallyann Nicholas have established 26 ha of vineyards on elevated, north-facing slopes, with semillon, sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, pinot noir, sangiovese, merlot, cabernet franc and ...

Jane is a journalist by training and wine writer by vocation. She started her career in newspapers, later working at The Age/The Sydney Morning Herald, and also in TV and radio. She is a sought-after ...

Respected wine critic and vigneron James Halliday is the founder of the Halliday Wine Companion. With a wine career spanning over 50 years, he was one of the founders of Brokenwood in the Hunter ...

Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s award-winning Quay Restaurant where she worked for over a decade as a sommelier and held the position of head sommelier from 2018 until 2022. She has been nominated ...

Marcus Ellis has worked in wine and food all his working life – a little over 30 years. In that time, he has moved through roles that have bridged the industry – from running significant wine lists ...

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