TOP 10 DEBORTOLI WINES BEGAN when its founder left Italy for New South Wales to escape war . The farm used to make the wine was bought in 1928 by founder Vittorio De Bortoli , who made the first batch of wine using 15 tonnes of shiraz grapes he got for free from other farmers . Throughout the 1970 ’ s Deen De Bortoli , son of Vittorio De Bortoli , began to expand the winery and Australia ’ s first major wine boom saw Deen help to introduce new wine to a whole generation . Debortoli Wines ’ collection includes Noble One , made by Darren De Bortoli in 1982 and one of the most awarded wines in history ; Premium Fortifields , Yarra Valley Single Vineyard and Villages .
AUSTRALIAN VINTAGE LIMITED is an Australia-owned integrated winemaking business and the second largest vineyard owner in Australia . It is headquartered in Cowandilla , SA and has an estimated market share of 4.4 percent , employing around 450 people . The company was created by the merging of Brian McGuigan Wines Ltd and Simeon Wines Ltd and was formerly known as McGuigan Simeon Wines Limited before changing its name in 2008 to Australian Vintage Limited to avoid sounding like a collection of merged businesses . The company has three main wineries in south and southeast Australia which operate all year round . Its Buronga Hill winery in New South Wales is one of the largest wineries in Australia and produces most of the company ’ s wines .
28 February 2017