The Buyer | Wirra & Wirra & Thistledown look to take Aussie Grenache to a new level

Strong and meaningful collaboration in the wine industry is what makes it such a special sector to work in, particularly when winemakers and producers come together with the same focus. Which is exactly what the teams behind Wirra Wirra and Thistledown Wines hope to achieve with their combined ambition to take Australian Grenache to another level now that Wirra Wirra has taken ownership of the acclaimed Trott Vineyard in Blewitt Springs in McLaren Vale where Thistledown has been making award-winning and breakthrough Grenache wines for the last 14 years. Here Wirra Wirra’s chief executive, Matt Deller MW, and Thistledown founder, Giles Cooke MW, explain why they were so keen to work together and what they hope to achieve by sharing their skills and expertise at this iconic vineyard site for Grenache wines.