MEET THE MAKERS

In 2007 the Rowe Family purchased a farm in Red Hill, Victoria which was primarily used for cattle and fruit trees. After being in the liquor industry for over 35 years, wine became a strong passion with the dream of owning and working a vineyard. The dream has now become a reality and now our passion is to make the best wine from one of the best wine regions in Australia.

Gippsland Wine Company vigneron, Mark Heath, spent 40 years’ working across wine sales, marketing and production in Barossa Valley, Clare Valley and Yarra Valley before venturing into his own vineyards in Gippsland, finally settling at Loch. Mark’s long experience and knowledge of the industry prepared him for his role as Associate Judge at the Gippsland Wine Awards. As well as Loch Village Vineyard, Mark sought out neglected vineyards for long term contracts, coaxing them back to life rather than reverting them to grazing pasture. Site selection is invariably north-south planting to provide a bit of westerly leaf cover from the sun and wind.

The Boucher family has a long tradition in wine making, spanning five generations. Luke Boucher’s great grandfather emigrated from Scotland in the 1850’s, purchasing a 1000-acre farm in Indigo Valley, Northeast Victoria. He planted vines and made wine onsite, starting a passion for winemaking and viticulture, that has been passed through each later generation.

There are places that exude natural beauty and elegance, a towering sense of history, an enduring set of values, a feeling of wonder. Bird in Hand is one such place. Set in South Australia, on some of the world’s oldest soils, it is an extraordinary destination full of ancient charm.

Barossan brothers John and James Lienert have transformed the family farm on Barossa’s western edge into a viticultural wonderland. Sustaining the wellbeing of their land through regenerative agriculture, promoting diversity of clonal expression across Barossa’s heritage varieties, and pushing the boundaries with plantings of Roussanne, Piquepoul and Malbec.

Our winemaking philosophy at Hare’s Chase is “To produce wines that are reflective of the region from where they are grown, and the grape variety from which they are made.”

While attending the University of Adelaide a friendship was formed over many bottles of wine on the patio, dinners around the kitchen table, long lunches and nights at the pub. Tom was doing a wine business degree and Pete was doing his winemaking degree. Tom and Pete discussed at length about creating a wine project together with the dream to produce delicious wines that reflect their sense of place and that wine drinkers would enjoy.

The family owned estate combines an exceptional vineyard, unique climate and the enviable, free draining slopes of the Gunyulgup Valley to bring you wine of exceptional quality.

Good Times. Good Wine. We Like it Like That. Like it Like That shares a love for the world of wine, without all the stuffy parts. We source outstanding value fruit locally throughout Australia and create wines to enjoy on any day ending in ‘y’.