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The speaker will be Mr. Craig Wilson, Director of ‘Bremerton wines’ and of ‘Family Business Australia’. The story he will tell covers 45 years in family business, firstly with his father’s and two brothers’ based at Whyalla started a printing business in 1937 that became a newspaper in 1939, that in the 70’s and 80’s expanded to include 10 newspapers, two radio stations and three printing works spread from Cleve on Eyre Peninsula to Victor Harbour.

The business was floated as a public company in 1985 of which Mr. Craig became Managing Director in 1988 before it was sold as a successful company in 1991. In the meantime he moved to Langhorne Creek to a 100 acre lucerne farm where they planted their first grapes in 1991 but started producing wine back in 1988, using grapes from a neighbor property. This has grown into 300 acres of vineyard a modern winery and the production of approx 43,000 cases of wine. His two daughters joined the business, Lucy as Marketing manager in 1996 and Rebecca as winemaker in 1997.

Bremerton wines are sold around Australia and approx 45% of the production is exported to 13 countries, a growing trend since 1996, and as Mr. Craig says “Our business is very strongly based on Family values and passion.”

Sounds worth to invest your Wednesday night? If so, please RSVP by noon Wednesday 26 August by email or phone.

Date: Wed 26 August, starting at 5:30pm

RSVPs to:
Fabio Vasconcelos, Exporters Club of Onkaparinga
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Phone: 8326 6511
Fax      : 8326 6922