Alex fell into winemaking in the mid 1990’s whilst visiting his parents who had planted grapes on their property. He studied Wine Science at Charles Sturt University and became a trainee at University...more Vineyard under Greg Gallagher.
Alex worked on vintages in the Hunter Valley (NSW), Sonoma Valley (California) and Languedoc between 2002-2005 before being appointed as a winemaker at Chateau de Lagarde in Bordeaux in 2005.
Returning to Australia, Alex created the A. Retief label in 2008. ...less