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Long-term friends Larry Costa, a former hairdresser, and Dominic Rinaldi, an accountant, embarked on winemaking as a hobby in 2002. The property, with its 1 ha of shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and merlot, is situated on the rolling countryside of One Tree Hill in the Mount Lofty Ranges. From a small beginning, the business has grown rapidly, with grenache, nebbiolo, sangiovese, petit verdot, chardonnay, semillon and sauvignon blanc purchased to supplement the estate-grown grapes. Despite Larry’s eye illness (macular degeneration), which forced his retirement from hairdressing, he is the hands-on winemaker at Tenafeate Creek. Both Larry and Dominic have Italian family winemaking traditions, and Larry learnt much from his late father. The red wines have won many medals over the years, none more impressive than the trophy for the 2004 Shiraz at the Great Australian Shiraz Challenge ’09, for Best Wine Under $25. Back vintages of Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon are available from the cellar door.
Author: James Halliday
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