Vale Ben Mitchell Ben Mitchell passed way in March 2024 after a short illness. He joined the EcoVineyards family as an EcoGrower for Taylors Wines in July 2022 and later moving on to work at Paulett Wines. Ben was a well-respected viticulturist from the Clare Valley, with a passion for reducing the use of synthetic pesticides, reducing our carbon footprint, and …
1. Tell us about your experience in grape growing? We have been growing grapes at Mt Bera since 2008, and started with no viticultural knowledge but had a very strong desire to not use synthetic chemicals, so immediately converted to growing organically. We purchased an undervine mower, raised all the dripper lines, went on many courses including Elaine Ingham’s Soil …
Tell us in a few sentences about your experience as a viticulturist, how did you arrive here? Longview was planted in 1997 and since then it has provided fruit not only for its own wine label, but it has also served as a high-quality fruit source for many of the region’s top producers. Today Longview grows ten varieties with a …
Tell us in a few sentences about your experience as a viticulturist, how did you arrive here? I started in the wine industry as cellar hand for a large commercial scale wine company and studied a Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology with a view to becoming a Winemaker. I very quickly became dissatisfied with that position. Knowing that grape and …
1. Tell us about your experience in grape growing? Like Ash Barty, WindSong Wines is a team effort. The vineyard has been owned and operated by our partnership Heather Webster and Barry Featherston since our first plantings in 2002. Nick Woods is our excellent vineyards manager. He has looked after vines here at Langhorne Creek all his working life. Heather …
1. Tell us about your experience in grape growing? The Case Family have been growing grapes in Langhorne Creek since 1947 with some of the current vines in the Kimbolton vineyard dating back to 1966. Our parents, Len and Judy Case, oversaw all the current plantings on the property and are still actively involved in the day to day operations …
1. Tell us about your experience in grape growing? I have been in involved in vineyards and wineries since the very early 80’s and primarily in viticulture since 1986. My husband and I bought a vineyard in Blewitt Springs in 1993 and have been here working since then. 2. What prompted you to want to be involved in the EcoVineyards …
1. Tell us about your experience in grape growing? We established Ngeringa Vineyards in 2001, it is now one of the oldest certified biodynamic vineyards in South Australia. Planting our vineyard on certified biodynamic land without the use of chemicals was very rewarding. We weren’t after a fast and enormous crop and were prepared to be patient, doing considerable handwork …
1. Tell us about your experience in grape growing? I have primarily had a career in wine and vines working for large wine companies. I grew up in the Riverland and attended Roseworthy for an Ag Degree with Horticulture/Viticulture as my final year. In 1988 I entered the wine industry and spent 3 years at Angoves, then 22 years with …
1. Tell us about your experience in grape growing? I purchased my first vineyard in 1997 and have steadily increased the land holding to 35Ha. During this time I had full time off-farm employment and as a family succession plan was enacted, I returned full-time to the vineyards in 2018. 2. What prompted you to want to be involved in …