Ben’s father is Ninth-generationwinemaker It was the culmination of a tenacious search for grapegrowing terroirto rival that of his native Bordeaux – but also the start of a new chapter in awinemaking story that has its roots in France in the early 1700s.Now son Ben – generation 10 – heads the winemakingteam.Ben’s learned a heck of a lot from his dad – and a heap from others, too.He has a degree in Oenology from Adelaide University and benefited early fromthe wisdom of Brian Croser and Con Moshos at Petaluma winery, where Bencompleted four vintages while still at university. He has worked with PhilippeBlanc of Bordeaux’s Château Beychevelle and in Reims with Louis Roederer. Inthe Rhône Valley, Ben specialised in the Syrah of Hermitage with M. Chapoutier.He’s combined this with a taste of progressive New World producers, spendingvintage at Warwick Estate in Stellenbosch and later travelling to the NapaValley to work at artisan St Helena winery Vineyard 29.
Ben的父亲是家族第九代酿酒师。他对酿造葡萄酒的不懈追求可以与他的家乡波尔多葡萄酒相媲美。如今，他的儿子Ben(第10代)继承了澳大利亚墨尔本亚拉河谷的著名葡萄酒庄园DominiquePortet并且领导着酿酒师团队。Ben毕业于南澳阿德莱德大学(Adelaide University)并且获得了葡萄酿酒学学位。他曾与波尔多贝舍韦勒酒庄的菲利普•勃朗科(Philippe Blanc)合作，在兰斯与路易•罗德勒(LouisRoederer)合作。在罗讷河谷，Ben和M. Chapoutier一起专门研究艾尔米塔奇的西拉。他将这种口感与前卫的新世界酿酒师的品味结合在一起，先是在斯泰伦博施(Stellenbosch)的沃里克庄园(Warwick Estate)工作，后来又前往纳帕谷(Napa Valley)的圣海伦娜(St Helena)葡萄园工作。
KUDOShiraz 2014 got“98” from James Halliday （the biggest fairorganisation for judging wine), same mark as Penforld Grange, the 1st place inHeathcote.
2014年KUDO shiraz 拿到了由澳洲最权威的评酒机构James Halliday的“98” 分，与奔富葛兰许同分，是墨尔本西斯科特区的西拉子第一名。
