GOLD MEDAL 2003 Australian Small Winemakers Show

Our Winemaker and Vineyard Manager - Mike Hayes Mike Hayes Mike Hayes is third generation viticulturalist and winemaker. He has made wines on the Granite Belt and in various wine regions around Australia and New Zealand for the last 25 years. Mike is known for his passion for integrating viticultural and winemaking techniques. His passion for wine has no bounds with a special place in his heart for the "heart break" grape, pinot noir. Mike's proudest achievement was making our 2003 Reserve Shiraz which won Queensland's first ever gold medal at the 2005 Sydney Royal Wine show. It was the second highest scoring wine of the whole show, second only to Tyrrell's Vat 1 Semillon, which was wine of the show. Mike has been with the company since day 1 when he planted the vines and is an important ingredient for our success. When making wine, he blends old world techniques and traditions with new world state of the art technology. His invaluable experience in growing winegrapes in our unique climate is essential to producing the best fruit, in order to make the best wine. Mike shares our firm belief that great wine is made in the vineyard.