John Duval Wines is a boutique premium wine producer in the Barossa Valley. For many years as Chief Winemaker at Penfolds, John was responsible for making Penfolds Grange. During this time John oversaw a dynamic period of development and the many awards and accolades for its wines helped establish Penfolds as one of the world's great wine brands. Highlights of his career include; in 1989 receiving Winemaker of the Year at the International Wine and Spirit Competition in London, in 1991 and again in 2000, being named Red Winemaker of the Year at the International Wine Challenge in London. In 2003 John launched his own wine brand. John makes four wines under his range- a white; Plexus White (Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier), and three reds; Plexus Red (Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre), Entity (Shiraz) and Eligo (Shiraz). In 2010 John opened a joint cellar door with six other Barossa winemakers - Artisans of Barossa where you can taste his wines and relax with tasting platters created by Mark McNamara. John Duval Wines will never be another Penfolds - it is simply my chance to express my 30 odd years of premium winemaking knowledge using some of the best fruit in the world.
