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About Provenance Wines
Provenance means “place of origin”
Thanks to a decade-long search, we now have a patchwork of vineyards across South West Victoria to grow our cool climate varieties of Pinot Gris, Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Shiraz and Nebbiolo. But our search is far from over, and we are always on the lookout for the perfect combination of variety and site.
Owners and winemakers Scott Ireland and Sam Vogel are obsessed with making wines that showcase their origin.
Balance, purity and place form the overarching philosophy that drives their winemaking decisions.
The health of our vineyard soils allows us to grow grapes that truly represent their vineyard provenance, Where necessary, we use compost as a part of our “light touch” vineyard farming.
The search for vineyards of special provenance began in the mid '90s when Scott Ireland settled in the Geelong region. Keen to work with excellent vineyards west and south of Melbourne, it didn't take long for him to realise that a great prospect existed. An opportunity to bring under the one umbrella, a patchwork quilt of vineyards where the match of grape variety to vineyard site produced great fruit. Provenance Wines was born, the name chosen in recognition of the source vineyards.
Throughout the establishment of Provenance as a viable business Scott’s partner Jen Lilburn has always been in the background supporting and quietly ensuring that all runs smoothly. Vintage 2006 saw Sam Vogel come on-board to help with winemaking duties, his hard work and skill have had a significant impact on the success of Provenance. Now more than a decade later he steps up further to take a share of ownership in the business. Some vineyards are owned and some are leased, but all of them are looked after by our resident vineyard guru, the indefatigable Ben Grayson.
