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Two decades after embarking on a passion project atop a foggy hill, Brian Croser is pouring pinot noir and chardonnay that show the benefits of cooler vintages.
The terms legend and icon are frequently bandied around, all too often undeservedly. However, when it comes to the Australian wine industry, itâs hard to find any better descriptors for the doyen of the industry, Brian Croser. His upbringing in South Australiaâs Clare Valley was the spark that ignited his passion for oenology (study of wines) yet it was his first winemaking gig at Thomas Hardy and Sons in 1969 that set his winemaking wheels in motion. While his personal brand is synonymous with leading-edge winemaking, Croser declares that he is a viticulturist, rather than a winemaker, given his passion for growing grapes. Still, he racks up gong after gong for the wines he produces under the Tapanappa label.