Andy and Beth Boullier have been on the land their whole lives, in various capacities, before buying their small property at Glen Aplin. They have established a little over 1ha of vines, more or less ...

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 ...

The Birthday Villa name comes from the 19th-century Birthday Mine at nearby Drummond discovered on Queen Victoria's birthday. Gewurztraminer (1.5ha) was planted in 1962; cabernet sauvignon (0.5ha) ...

After 18 years at Lancefield Winery in the Macedon Ranges, Andrew Pattison moved his operation a few kms north to set up Burke & Wills Winery at the southern edge of the Heathcote region. The ...

Stage Door Wine Co is owned by Graeme Thredgold, a successful musician who changed tack to the liquor industry in the early ’90s. He started out in sales with Lion Nathan and SA brewing before ...

Mont Rouge Estate was purchased in late 2016 by Jennifer Smith, Thea Salter and Jeffrey Smith, with Michael Kyberd (winemaker) and Geoff Clarke (vineyard manager) onboard. Both are veterans of the ...

Penna Lane is located in the beautiful Skilly Valley, 10km south of Clare. The estate vineyard (shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and semillon) is planted at an elevation of 450m, which allows a long, slow ...

Emma and David White once described themselves as corporate renegades and were known by their friends as 'wine chasers'. But no more. Emma 'retired' at the age of 40 from her career as CFO and COO of ...

Barry Scrivener and Robyn Meloury have established a little over 3ha of chardonnay, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot, all made as easy-drinking styles with the emphasis on fresh fruit.

Bart Molony of Vasse Felix has been named the 2025 Halliday Viticulturist of the Year. It’s all about the dirt. It’s all about the vines. It’s all about getting grapes into the winery in the ...

David and Trudy Herbert have 1.77ha planted to pinot noir (1.32ha), with smaller amounts of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, shiraz, pinot gris and merlot. They have built a 2-level (mini) winery ...

Pasquale (Pat) and Vittoria (Vicky) Vasarelli moved with their parents from Melbourne to McLaren Vale in 1976. They began the establishment of their vineyard, and over the succeeding years increased ...