Aphelion Wine

Aphelion Wine is akin to a miniature painting done with single-hair paintbrushes. But when you consider the credentials of winemaker Rob Mack, supported by co-founder wife Louise Rhodes Mack, great oaks come to mind. Since 2007, Rob has accumulated two degrees (first Accounting and Management in ’07, then Bachelor of Wine Science from CSU in ’16). He has scaled the heights of direct marketing as wine buyer and planner (June ’10-Jan ’13) for Laithwaites Wine People, and spent the next 18 months as production manager for Direct Wines in McLaren Vale. Woven through this has been significant employment with five wineries, four in McLaren Vale, which he obviously knows well. And I quote: ‘In the interest of continuing professional development, Rob will undertake a Northern Hemisphere vintage position in Barolo, Piedmont, Italy this Sept–Nov [’17].’