First Hand Vintners
South Australia , South Australia
Brands
Mosaic, Nobilitas, Buckle
For many years we have traded as Belvidere Wines, and as a natural extension, we have First Hand Vintners as our new branding, which better describes what we are and what we actually do – we are vintners, we produce wines, we sell wines and we have 20+ years of First Hand wine experience!
Canada, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, USA
Canada, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, UK, USA, Vietnam
Jonathon Luestner B.Ag.Sci (Oen)-Winery Manager/Senior Winemaker,
Madalyn Rivett B.VitOenol- Winemaker,
Sam Dunlevy B.Ag.Sci (Oen)-Winemaker
Jonathon Luestner is our Winery Manager and Senior Winemaker. In 20 years winemaking experience, he has collected a vast number of accolades and achievements with approximately 100 gold, double gold, trophies and 90+ point ratings to his name worldwide.
After studying engineering, he moved on to graduate with his wine science degree from the world class Roseworthy course at Adelaide University.
Jonathon has been a guest lecturer in wine courses, spoken at high level charitable events and been involved in many consultancy projects where he has taught and shared his extensive wine knowledge and experience.
Madalyn originally hails from Tasmania, where wine is all but unavoidable. Moving to South Australia in 2009 to study her Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology at the University of Adelaide, she graduated in 2013 after a gap year travelling to work vintages. To date, Maddie has worked with wine in Australia (Barossa, Tasmania, Adelaide Hills and Langhorne Creek), England (West Sussex), Canada (Okanagan Valley) and in the US (California). 2020 will be her 13th Vintage to date.
2022 will mark Sam's twenty third vintage. Having started at Rosemount in 2000, he has seen vintages at Kangarilla Road, Gemtree, Wirra Wirra, Fleurieu Vintners and McLaren Vale Winemakers/FUSE/Loom within Australia. He has also worked vintages in Spain (Zamora, Rueda and Malaga), Canada (Okanagan Valley) and New Zealand (Central Otago).
Sam enjoys exploring the raft of new varietals that are emerging in popularity in Australia, both red and white, including Fiano, Vermentino, Nero, Saperavi and Carignan to name a few.
