HELLO Sunshine

My time in Melbourne restaurants and independent wine retail in the 1990s saw me become well acquainted with Torbreck when their worldwide sales team consisted of just two people: one for Europe, one for the United States; and they split the home country of Australia between them.

A lot has transpired in that time but what hasn’t changed is Torbreck’s focus on making world-class Barossa Valley wines from Rhone Valley varietals: shiraz, grenache, mataro, marsanne, roussanne and viognier, among others.

With Chief Winemaker Ian Hongell heading to Maroochydore’s Market Bistro to host a wine lunch for our readers, it promises to be a brilliant event!

Prior to joining Torbreck Vintners in early 2017 Ian had spent almost twenty years at Barossa institution, Peter Lehmann Wines. This extensive time crafting Barossa wines has provided Ian with an intimate knowledge of the Barossa Valley vineyard patchwork and has made him the ideal person to take Torbreck Vintners to the next level.

From their entry level Woodcutters Shiraz - although entry level doesn’t quite do Woodcutters justice as many