ROBERT PATYNOWSKI

• Winemaker and cidermaker with 25 years experience.

• Degree qualified at University of Adelaide, Roseworthy Campus (Oenology).

• WSET and Australian Wine Research Institute Advance Sensory Assessment.

• Practical experience:

  - Cellarhand, winemaker, enologist, winery manager, winery owner, bottling hall owner, vineyard owner/manager, cidermaker.

• Experienced in style development from ultra premium to entry level commercial wine production.

• Owner and operated vineyards in the Barossa Valley and Riverland, Australia.

• Owner and co-managed private label bottling hall in Barossa Valley, Australia (packaging 2 500 000 bottles per year).

• Experienced as owner and/or manager of wineries in various regions in Australia with production ranging from 50 to 100 000 tons of grapes annually.

• Consultant winemaking experience in Australia, Italy, U.S.A, South Africa and Poland.

• Highly experienced in sensory evaluation for wine classification. Wine show judge.

• Winery/Cidery design.

• Winestyles: Still red/white, sparkling red/white - charmat/injection/traditional method, fortified wine, Ice wine, still and sparkling cider and perry, appassimento, barrel fermented white wine, Pet Nat and natural wines (no/low SO2).