Our Winemakers
Chief Winemaker: Andrew Quin
Winemaker, Andrew Quin’s original field of study was in horticulture. The transition into winemaking provided the perfect opportunity to combine his scientific and technical knowledge with his artistic flair in the pursuit of ultimate quality.
In his initial years post-study, Andrew travelled and worked around the Northern hemisphere, starting in California with premium Sonoma producer St Francis winery before heading to the old world where he worked for wine negociant Jacques Lurton in the Languedoc.
Andrew returned to Australia, moving to the Barossa, to work with Yalumba’s premium red wines. An opportunity arose at Hentley Farm as Chief Winemaker that saw Andrew make the move. Since 2008, Andrew has influenced the evolution of Hentley Farm’s vineyard with a focus on crafting modern wines from traditional Barossa varieties.
Andrew’s approach to these wines is about thoughtful and minimal winemaking intervention, creating wines of balance, power and elegance with the distinct Hentley Farm hallmarks of vibrancy, velvet silky tannins and intense flavour richness. The wines show varietal diversity and are attractive and approachable when young, with the depth and structure for extended cellaring.
