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Stuart Hordern

Stuart Hordern

Chief Winemaker at Brokenwood Wines in Australia's Hunter Valley; 2026 Winemaker of the Year

Jun 2, 2026

13:33
Yeah
13:33
... to keep a wine in good condition outside of vintage and getting it to bottle in the, in that condition.
13:38
So PJ was really influential.
13:40
PJ was really influential for me just on, he taught me a lot on how Brokenwood ran and where the vineyards were.
13:47
Like you sort of, you turn up to a new winery, just learning where the vineyards are, what they're called, what they're, what are they good for, what are they, is it a pick early block? Is it a pick later block? Like that IP takes a number of years to pick up.
14:01
It's, and it's really not, it's not out of a book or out of a standard operating procedure book.
14:06
It's sort of, um, it's by osmosis and just seeing it.

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33:32
[laughs]

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