Nick Haselgrove
McLaren Vale
A third generation winemaker (Grandad Coonawarra, Dad McLaren Vale) he was destined to spend February to April each year with red hands, feet and tongue.
David Lowe
Mudgee
One of Australia's leading wine industry figures, David Lowe represents the sixth generation of the Lowe family, graziers who settled in 1829 at ‘Tinja' in the Mudgee region of New South Wales.
Andrew Margan
Hunter Valley
Andrew had a ‘hands on’ apprenticeship with the late, great Murray Tyrrell who was one of the best winegrowers of his time.
Suzanne Little
Hunter Valley
Suzanne grew up in Canberra and from the age of 14 she knew she wanted to be a winemaker. Having been banned by the teachers from doing work experience at a winery (an inappropriate career choice!), she had to wait until leaving school to start getting her hands dirty.
Troy Kalleske
Barossa Valley
Troy Kalleske, is a seventh generation Barossan whose family has been growing grapes since 1853.
Sam Connew
Tasmania
A highly experienced and respected winemaker, Sam launched her first solo project, Stargazer, in 2013.
Rollo Crittenden
Mornington Peninsula
Rollo has been privileged to study and work in many of the world’s most acclaimed wineries and wine regions throughout his formative years.
Geoff Hardy
Adelaide Hills/ Langhorne Creek
Geoff Hardy’s great-great grandfather, the original Thomas Hardy, first planted grapesin South Australia in the early 1850s and was one of the founding fathers of the Australian wine industry.
Daryl Groom
Barossa Valley
Daryl Groom has been involved in the wine industry in both the USA and Australia for more than 30 years. Currently he is engaged in a number of wine- related projects in both countries.
Andrew Thomas
Hunter Valley
My early inspiration came from my father, Wayne Thomas who had a distinguished career making wine in McLaren Vale, where I was raised.
Corrina Wright
McLaren Vale
Corrina, with cousin Brioni Oliver, is the leading voice of the Oliver family’s sixth generation and the impetus behind their own wine label – Oliver’s Taranga.
Simon Gilbert
Orange
From the age of 11, Simon knew that he wanted to become a winemaker and since graduating in Oenology in 1977 has been making wine ever since.
Dean Hewitson
Barossa Valley
Hewitson was founded in 1998 as a result of winemaker Dean Hewitson’s driving passion to produce world-class wine from the historic, dry-grown vineyards of South Australia’s very best regions including the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills.
Tim Adams
Clare Valley
The first release of wines under Tim’s own label was in September 1986, by which time he had left the Stanley Wine Company.
Steve Wiblin
Clare Valley
In 1997 he and then wife Jane Willson (sic) started Neagles Rock Winery in the Clare Valley, turning a dilapidated house into an elegant cellar door and small restaurant, and rehabilitating a run-down vineyard.
Ralph Fowler
Mount Benson
These days Ralph doesn’t make thousands of cases of wine. What he offers us is very rare so when you see something under his name and you want it, grab it straight away.
Simon Sorby Adams
Barossa Valley
Simon is the brother of Tim Adams, another of our Iconic Winemakers. I always thought Sorby was a cute little nom de plume but not so.
Matt Harrop
Macedon Ranges
Matt grew up in Auckland, working his first vintage in 1988 at Nobilos, in West Auckland. He then studied at Roseworthy College, graduating in 1991.
Natasha ‘Tash’ Mooney
Adelaide Hills
Known by friends, family and workmates as Tash, she approaches winemaking with an individual and entrepreneurial spirit.
Michael Sexton
McLaren Vale
Mike Sexton is the vigneron and winemaker for Main & Cherry. His curiosity in wine began as a young boy while trying his Dad’s Mateus around the Sunday lunch table. The playful Rosé lit a spark and Mike’s journey into the world of wine had begun.
Matt O’Leary
Barossa Valley
During Matt’s 18+ years at Wolf Blass, working with some of the best winemakers in Australia, he has been recognized for his winemaking skills by winning numerous trophies and accolades for the wines he produced.
Briony Hoare
McLaren Vale
Briony Hoare’s philosophy is “to do one thing better every week”. This philosophy has served Beach Road Wines well, particularly since the purchase of the Beach Road Wines’ Cellar Door and Restaurant in 2014.