Category: Obituary

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Wine industry mourns death of Jim Irvine The Merlot King

Legendary winemaker Jim Irvine – The Merlot King – passed away on Sunday at the…

Guest WriterWednesday 28 May 2025

News Obituary

Ray Kidd took the wine industry out of the wilderness

Andrew Caillard MW reflects on the life of wine pioneer Ray Kidd who has passed…

Guest WriterMonday 17 February 2025

News Obituary

Champion of Australian wine Peter Muscet passes away

Australian wine identity Peter Muscet has passed away suddenly in Adelaide at the age of…

Staff WriterThursday 28 November 2024

Margaret River News Obituary

RIP Dr John Gladstones

Dr John Gladstones AM – known as the Godfather of the Margaret River wine industry…

Anthony MadiganMonday 27 May 2024

Melbourne News Obituary

Melbourne wine culture owes a lot to Roy Moorfield

Jeni Port pays tribute to prominent Melbourne wine identity Roy Moorfield who died recently. …

Guest WriterSaturday 27 April 2024

News Obituary Rutherglen

Death of Rutherglen pioneer

Rutherglen wine industry pioneer William (Bill) Chambers OAM has passed away. "The Chambers family, the…

Staff WriterFriday 15 December 2023

Langhorne Creek News Obituary

David Bruer’s extraordinary legacy

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

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' –…

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…

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…

Anthony MadiganFriday 16 June 2023

Obituary

Wine industry mourns death of Jim Irvine The Merlot King

Ray Kidd took the wine industry out of the wilderness

Champion of Australian wine Peter Muscet passes away

RIP Dr John Gladstones

Melbourne wine culture owes a lot to Roy Moorfield

Death of Rutherglen pioneer

David Bruer’s extraordinary legacy

Death of John Vickery

Death of John Purbrick

A captain of the industry

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