Frequently Asked Questions

1. Drew Dowie (Co-owner)
   Drew’s from a great Adelaide family that’s overloaded with artists, adventurers and intellectuals. He’s a partner in Angus + Dowie, an architectural firm specializing in winery design. With his partner Lulu Lunn and their daughters, they live on their beautiful old Tintookie Vineyard at Blewitt Springs in the northern uplands of McLaren Vale. Lulu’s the viti boss: she was Cellar Manager at Wirra Wirra Vineyards and spent years working with David Paxton, one of Australia’s most far-sighted viticulture consultants.
2. Norm Doole (Co-owner)
   Born and educated in Winnipeg, Canada, Norm Doole is having a very busy life. During his time as Vice President National Bank of Canada (Asia) based in Japan, he visited McLaren Vale once too often. He bumped into architect Drew Dowie in 1984, had him design a home on the Range, and by 1993 he was growing grapes in the revered vineyard he’d bought with his wife Jane on California Road. Norm’s fruit is sought after by some highly glamorous names, but the best goes to Dowie Doole. Norm’s a Director of Boar’s Rock winery, a Board member of McLaren Vale Wine Industry Ltd, and Chairman of the Willunga Basin Water Co, a private business that supplies McLaren Vale vineyards with recycled water.