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Langhorne Creek News Obituary

David Bruer’s extraordinary legacy

Highly respected winemaker David Bruer – founder of Temple Bruer Wines in Langhorne Creek –…

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Anthony MadiganMonday 9 October 2023

News Obituary

Death of John Vickery

Legendary Australian winemaker John Vickery – long referred to as 'Australia's father of Riesling' –…

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Staff WriterThursday 28 September 2023

News Obituary

Death of John Purbrick

Reginald John Stevens Purbrick, known as John, passed away at 93 years of age at…

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Staff WriterTuesday 27 June 2023

News Obituary The Week That Was

A captain of the industry

You would make all the guests at a dinner party want to get up and…

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Anthony MadiganFriday 16 June 2023

News Obituary

Sir James Hardy a true wine icon

Australian wine industry icon Sir James Hardy OBE has died in Adelaide at the age…

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Staff WriterFriday 16 June 2023

News Obituary

The Original And The Best

The Australian wine industry adores old stuff: old vines, old tractors, old Bagshaw crushers, old…

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Anthony MadiganMonday 19 December 2022

Hunter Valley News Obituary

Karl Stockhausen Fondly Remembered

The Australian wine community is mourning the death of Karl Stockhausen who made an enormous…

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Staff WriterTuesday 1 March 2022

News Obituary

Wine Industry Mourns Key AWRI Employee

The Australian Wine Research Institute is mourning the death of much-loved staff member Randell Taylor.…

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Staff WriterThursday 9 December 2021

Great Southern News Obituary

Great Southern Pioneer Passes Away

Great Southern wine pioneer Tony Smith has passed away at the age of 84 –…

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Anthony MadiganSunday 14 November 2021

Clare Valley News Obituary

Vale Brother John May

Br John May SJ AM, the long-serving winemaker at Sevenhill Cellars in the Clare Valley,…

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Anthony MadiganThursday 19 August 2021

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