Meet some of our wine makers

  • Andrew McPherson

    Andrew founded McPherson Wines in 1968, earning himself a reputation as an innovator in the country's wine industry.

  • Bill Calabria

    Australian Citizen of the Year and ex-boxer Bill Calabria has always believed in the quality potential of Riverina for producing wine.

  • De Wet Lategan

    Natives of the Worcester region for 150 years, the Lategan family have a prodigious knowledge of South African wines.

  • Erni Loosen

    Arguably no one has done more to make German wine, and particularly Riesling, more accessible or quality-conscious as Erni Loosen.

  • Fernando Domingo

    The remarkably talented Fernando Domingo is the winemaker of Bodegas Casa Primicia.

  • Gabor Laczko

    Old friend Gábor Laczkó is man behind our bestselling Campanula wines.

  • Hector Gomez

    Having studied oenology in Madrid, Hector's first job was in fact in Laguardia when he began working as an assistant winemaker in this beautiful Rioja region.

  • Henry Laithwaite

    Like his Dad, Henry believes that a wine is made in the vineyard and so produces styles with as little human intervention as possible.

  • Jane Hunter CNZM OBE

    Jane Hunter: CNZM, OBE is a leading force in the New Zealand wine industry, who every year wins medals and trophies for her wines.

  • Javier Murua

    Young winemaker Javier Murúa was taught the ropes by dad Julián, who makes Barón de Barbón, by far our bestselling Rioja.

  • Jean Orliac

    Jean Orliac started as a professor of agriculture but always held the dream of following in the footsteps of his winemaking grandfather.

  • Jean-Marc Sauboua

    Our Man from Haut-Brion, Jean-Marc Sauboua has been a winemaker at Laithwaites Wine since 1993, having studied winemaking in Bordeaux.

  • Joe Babich

    One of the most talented and respected winemakers in the country who's been in the business since 1958.

  • John Casella

    Admired for his integrity, honesty and family values, John Casella is one of the most respected men in the Australian wine business.

  • Jose Tourino Camina

    The winemaker and director of Adegas D'Altamira, Jose is completely self-taught, and in only two years has scooped no less than 30 national and international awards for his 'liquid gold' wine!

  • Mark Hoddy

    Le Chai's resident winemaker and our man in the Midi, Mark Hoddy's career in wine production began at the tender age of 12, at a small family estate in the Channel Islands.

  • Mike Roberts

    Mike Roberts' Ridgeview winery in Sussex is at the very forefront of England's sparkling wine revolution. Oz Clarke calls his wines "the closest thing to Champagne."

  • Neil Pike

    Neil is one of the most hotly-tipped winemakers in Australia's Clare Valley. Along with his brother Andrew, he crafts superb wines that have won feverish acclaim throughout the wine world.

  • Piero Broglia

    Gian Piero Broglia is the owner of the oldest property in the entire Gavi region - arguably the most prestigious appellation in all of Italy for dry white wine - Villa Broglia.

  • Rodolfo Sadler

    Chief winemaker at Andean Vineyards, Rodolfo 'Opi' Sadler is one of Argentina's most exciting talents.

  • Sam Trimboli

    Sam Trimboli has always championed the wide variety of wine styles in his beloved Riverina - he was the man who first brought the hugely popular Durif grape to our cellars.

  • Scipione Giuliani

    Hugely talented Sicilian winemaker Scipione Giuliani is the man responsible for many of your No.1 wines.

  • Tony Jordan

    Winemaking legend Dr Tony Jordan has been a friend of ours since the 1980s, when he helped us start our pioneering 'Flying Winemakers' project.