Vintage Cellars Catalogue - 02/02-05/04/2022 (Page 27)

the grape how did you get into winemaking? industry as a microbiologist with yalumba team with different yeast cultures and one day did a tasting that was a line-up of shiraz there were all these different flavours and do with the rest of my life! solthen enrolled in a bachelor of wine science at charles getting my hands dirty in the vineyard variety in the right place - so cabernet in and chardonnay from the adelaide hills but wine varieties i really love working with some of the most distinguished varieties brian croser started the brand in 1976 and his meticulous attention to detail has to-detail person in my winemaking as well so it's a good fit different quirky varieties out of the winery giving people a look at some projects that are individual and a bit different what do you love about being a winemaker? section of people in the vineyard and the winery and it's such a broad-ranging job love of science with the more intuitive and three of your standout wines are your people know about them? the clare is obviously a great place to grow riesling and our hanlin hill vineyard produces some of our museum releases and they just age incredibly well - that's the power there which goes back to the distinguished has beautiful power and length and acid great introduction to petaluma chardonnay does the year hold for you and the wines? i'll be really digging into getting to know the differences between vineyards and sites though you get the same fruit from each you're taking a brand that people know evolving and taking new directions in style gone on before you tell us about your new position petaluma is such an iconic brand in knows the brand and that's part of the reason i decided to take the position – i'm also excited to be working with sparkling is all about distinguished sites - the right phim 4 4 petaluma riesling mount lofty ranges petaluma white label chardonnay adelaide hills petaluma white label cabernet sauvignon coonawarra $30 single price fragrant wine full of citrus blossom and lifted notes of spice $22 single price and mineral fruit combine with hints of peach and subtle oak $23 single price exhibits lovely cedar and a touch of dark chocolate it's evolution not revolution when you're taking a brand that people to keep taking new directions." vintagecellars.com.au