1. Tell us about your experience in grape growing? After starting in the industry operating a post knocker in McLaren Vale in the 90’s doing vineyard developments, I’ve been lucky enough to have travelled, worked or studied in most Australian wine regions since then. After a lengthy and enjoyable stint on the Shaky Islands to our east, my wife, son, …
1. Tell us about your experience in grape growing? I have fond memories as a child in winter school holidays jumping ahead in the vine rows and creating “fairy spots” for my parents by pruning a panel or two for them. I officially started in the wine industry in the early 90’s at Padthaway, moved on to Mt Benson and …
1. Tell us about your experience in grape growing? I have been involved in grape growing for about 35 years. After studying Agricultural Science, I worked as a research officer with a large multinational chemical company for 8 years. Some of the work was in vineyards evaluating new chemistry for fungal disease and insect control – this was my first …
Tell us in a few sentences about your experience as a viticulturist, how did you arrive here? We have a vineyard management/contracting /consulting business in the Adelaide Hills. I have been a qualified viticulturist since 1998, started Tolley Viticulture in 2008 and our wine business in 2015. Since then, we have established a cellar door & accommodation business. Why did …
1. Tell us about your experience in grape growing? I have been managing the Vineyards for Patrick Of Coonawarra for the last 5 years, prior to that the roles which I held have been more Corporate or engineering type of roles. Through various work situations and other learnings, I am very keen to reduce the amount of human intervention, and …
1. Tell us about your experience in grape growing? I grew up around viticulture as my father was a viticulture consultant and founding viticulture lecturer at the former Riverina College of Advanced Education. This upbringing led me to study both Geology and Viticulture at university and I now have over 10 years experience in Vineyard Management. I have always pursued …
Wine Australia has announced a new three-year $2.2 million regionally-based program that will support winegrape growers to plant cover crops, enhance soil health and increase functional biodiversity in vineyards around the country.
1. Tell us about your experience in grape growing? My parents planted our vineyard in the 1990s. At this time I was at school and university and then following my dream to be a florist. My career as a florist took me to London for four years and I then trained florists in resorts in Mauritius and the Maldives. It was …
1. Tell us about your experience in grape growing? We’re a family farm located East of the township of Watervale in the Clare Valley. We have been involved with both broad acre and livestock farming and horticulture with the Castine family farming in Watervale since the early 1900’s and as a result, have a longstanding passion and tradition for caring …
1. Tell us about your experience in grape growing? My life in the wine industry began as a winemaker in 1974, first at Orlando and then Hardys. My first foray into wine grape growing was in 1976 with my first vineyard at Springton. In 1982 I bought land and planted my 12ha vineyard at Lenswood in 1982. For the past …