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Welcome
Chalk Hill Wines, McLaren Vale
Chalk
Hill is a family owned wine company that has been growing grapes
and making wine in the McLaren Vale wine district since 1964.
Brothers Jock and Tom Harvey are the third generation of the family
to manage the Estate owned vineyards that were first planted in
the 1890's.
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Jock
Harvey
Jock Harvey was born into the wine industry and grew up
amongst the grape vines in Willunga. Jock has a Bachelor
or Agricultural Science from the University of Adelaide
(Waite Campus), and has been involved in every aspect of
viticulture and wine making both in Australia and the United
States. Additionally he has undertaken study tours of the
wine regions across Continental Europe, South America and
New Zealand.
Whilst he oversees the grape production of Chalk Hill's
Vineyards, he also works as a consultant viticulturist providing
advice and vineyard management to around 700 acres of vineyards
in the McLaren Vale and Adelaide Hills wine regions.
In addition, Jock holds the Chair of the McLaren Vale Grape
Wine and Tourism Committee, Board Member of Winegrapes Australia,
is a member of the Vine Improvement Society and features
on the McLaren Vale tourism video.
jock@chalkhill.com.au |
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Tom
Harvey
Tom is responsible for the sales and marketing of Chalk
Hill, and has a background in corporate management as a
former State Manager of Bunnings hardware group and as a
Policy Adviser to the South Australian Premier.
Tom's formal qualifications include Wine Marketing (Roseworthy
Campus, University of Adelaide) and Bachelor of Business
(University of South Australia). Tom is also a member of
the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
His wine industry experience stems from growing up on the
family vineyard and continued through six vintages in the
Barossa (Richmond Grove) McLaren Vale (Hardy's Tintara)
and Oregon, USA (Argyle Winery).
tom@chalkhill.com.au |
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