Larry Cherubino The Yard Acacia Vineyard Shiraz, Frankland River 2008

The Estate

Larry Cherubino is one of Australia’s most acclaimed winemakers, with extensive experience in large and small wineries in Australia and major overseas wine producing regions, and around 300 wine show medals attached to his extensive CV.

He is renowned for his passionate commitment to maximising wine quality in both vineyard and winery, his state of the art technical knowledge and for having a highly developed understanding of modern wine styles. A graduate of Roseworthy College, Larry had a distinguished career with BRL Hardy at Tintara in South Australia and then at Houghton in Western Australia, where his wines won hundreds of awards in the highly competitive Australian and International wine show system.

A few years ago Larry and his partner Edwina started their own range of wines based on Western Australian vineyards, under the Ad Hoc, The Yard and Cherubino labels. Larry also operates a winemaking consulting business, working with wineries in Australia, New Zealand and the USA.

Awards/Reviews

- Winery of the Year, James Halliday's Wine Companion 2011
-   Producer of the Year, Matt Skinner's Wine Guide 2011