Anthony Gismondi: Winemaker Sue Hodder and her team have rejuvenated Wynns Coonawarra Estate wines Anthony Gismondi — Vancouver Sun

Sue Hodder and company inherited an Australian treasure that dates back to the late 1800s, but it is safe to say that the wines have never been better.Wynns senior winemaker Sue Hodder grew up in Alice Springs, a red earth, hot desert town in Central Australia that is as far from Australia’s most important vineyards as possible. As a child, she was always interested in the country’s call, where agriculture was essential to the land, so it’s no surprise, 31 years and 2,500 kilometres later, she fell in love with the Coonawarra region of South Australia, a cool, cigar-shaped strip of red dirt famous for its Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah and Hodder’s adopted home. Read More …Read More