Steph Dutton News Today

It’s only been a week since the 40th anniversary of the Food & Wine Classic weekend, but it feels like ages ago that we all scrambled from under the Grand Tasting tents looking for shelter from the storm. At least we have a story to tell.

From left to right: Andrew Baldwin, Penfolds Red Winemaker, Peter Gago, Penfolds Chief Winemaker, and Steph Dutton, Senior Red Winemaker (Photo courtesy of Treasury Wine Estates) Having worked for decades with fruit from their Camatta Hills estate vineyard in Creston, southeast of Paso Robles, the Penfolds team more recently began to tap into the Napa

The four new Californian wines have been available in the channel since 4 March 2021. Australian winemaker Penfolds is in the midst of organising tastings with various duty free retailers as it looks to roll-out the California Collection in further DF&TR locations. The four new Californian wines (2018 Quantum Bin 98 Cabernet Sauvignon —RRP $700; 2018 Bin 149 Cabernet Sauvignon — RRP $149 — 2018 Bin 704 Cabernet Sauvignon — RRP $70; and 2018 Bin 600 Cabernet Shiraz — RR...

Celebrating women: DFNI exclusive interview with Penfolds Senior Red Winemaker Steph Dutton

IWD Special: Penfolds’ Senior Red Winemaker Steph Dutton Celebrating women: DFNI exclusive interview with Penfolds Senior Red Winemaker Steph Dutton DFNI is celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021 with various features applauding women in travel retail throughout the week. We start with an exclusive interview with Penfolds’ Senior Red Winemaker, Steph Dutton. She was part of the team behind the newly launched California Collection and we had the opportunity to taste the wines tog...