Destination: ‘Shaw and Smith, Adelaide Hills’



Shaw + Smith began over a long lunch in 1989 when cousins Martin Shaw and Michael Hill Smith decided to realize a long held dream to make wine together. They specialise in Sauvignon Blanc, single vineyard Chardonnay, cool climate Shiraz and more recently small batches of Riesling and Pinot Noir. Martin Shaw graduated from Roseworthy College in 1981 and worked with Brian Croser at Petaluma for eight years prior to setting up the global ‘Flying Winemakers’ network. In 1988 Michael Hill Smith became the first Australian to pass the Master of Wine examination in London. Aside from being a wine producer, Michael is an international wine judge, consultant and Cordon Bleu-trained chef, and regularly represents the Australian Wine Industry at an international level.