The Tim Atkin Cork Talk Podcast
Jul 30, 2026 · 40 min · 18 segments
Cricket-mad Beth Willard’s journey in wine started with a part-time job at Hardy’s Cellar Door operation in Canberra. Since then, she’s lived in France, the United Kingdom and Spain, where she’s made…
Beth WillardGuest
Tim AtkinHost
So your first job in wine was cellar door, Hardy's cellar door operation in Canberra.

I think it's, I think it's closed now, but it, it was quite successful at the time.

They had their own operation with vineyards in Canberra and made, and made, um, Riesling, Shiraz, sort of the more typical varieties of the Canberra district.

Um, but interesting fact is when I was working there in the cellar door, they actually were processing the fruit for the Eileen Hardy Chardonnay, so-

So your first job in wine was cellar door, Hardy's cellar door operation in Canberra.

I think it's, I think it's closed now, but it, it was quite successful at the time.

They had their own operation with vineyards in Canberra and made, and made, um, Riesling, Shiraz, sort of the more typical varieties of the Canberra district.

Um, but interesting fact is when I was working there in the cellar door, they actually were processing the fruit for the Eileen Hardy Chardonnay, so-
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