Assistant Winemaker
Billy Button Wines
Porepunkah
I took a career break to work with a well-respected colleague and friend Joanna Marsh. In this role I was responsible for vine management, grape harvesting and processing, winemaking analysis and management, grower liaison, marketing, packaging, sales, cellar door management. This experience showed me at close hand the intensity of starting a boutique wine business and the fiscal and logistical complexities involved. The brand specialises in using Alpine Valleys fruit and unusual varietals so… Show more I took a career break to work with a well-respected colleague and friend Joanna Marsh. In this role I was responsible for vine management, grape harvesting and processing, winemaking analysis and management, grower liaison, marketing, packaging, sales, cellar door management. This experience showed me at close hand the intensity of starting a boutique wine business and the fiscal and logistical complexities involved. The brand specialises in using Alpine Valleys fruit and unusual varietals so for the first time I made Fiano, Friulano, Refosco, Schioppetino, Nebbiolo, Malvasia, Gewürztraminer and Prosecco. Show less