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There was a time when wine maker super star Sarah Crowe wasn’t sure that she was going to be a wine maker. Growing up as a beach loving girl in Wollongong, she studied horticulture with the thoughts of opening her own gardening business. However, life had other plans and planted the possibility in Sarah’s mind that a vineyard could hold more than just an arena to satisfy her passion for the outdoors. She soon found herself working vintages in the Hunter Valley - she was more than infected by the wine bug. Nine years at Brokenwood and three years at Bimbadgen and Sarah had cultivated a base upon which big things would grow. And this is exactly what happened when Sarah made the difficult decision to leave the Hunter Valley she knew so well and take an enormous opportunity as wine maker at Victoria’s Yarra Yering. Sarah was stepping into a major role at a winery with history, culture and reputation, built on the legend of Australian Wine pioneer Dr Bailey Carrodus. It was here that Sarah would make her biggest mark. The fruits of her persistence and effort where awarded in August of 2021 when Yarra Yering was awarded Australian Winery of the Year both by the Real Review and the Halliday Wine Companion, as well as wine of the year and red wine of the year for Sarah’s dry Bordeaux blend number 1. Sarah recently joined me to share her story, and the lessons she has learned throughout her wine adventure, from the vineyard to the winery. A massive thanks to Sarah for joining me. 

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