Melissa B.

More than 40 km south of Adelaide by the old road, McLaren Vale has attracted winegrowers, winegrowers and visionaries for more than 180 years. Already a major wine region in the 1880s, it was a century later that Paul and Jill Buttery bought a plot of land called Gemtree on the narrow gum-lined track that is Elliot Road. Gemtree obtained full organic certification in 2011. Never afraid of experimentation and the opportunity to improve the vineyards and wines of Gemtree, Melissa, their daughter embarked on biodynamics in 2007, introducing techniques that interweave the health of the soil, vines and wildlife. and resident flora. Back at the winery, Mike was no stranger to innovation himself - testing the biodynamic winemaking practices that exist today.