CHARLES GENT
HITCHING one’s star to alternative grape varieties was seen as a courageous move 13 years ago: for Artwine and its proprietors Glen and Judy Kelly, fortune has very much favoured the brave.
Artwine winery is based high in the Adelaide Hills east of the small town of Woodside, with the owners’ residence abutting a smart and stylish glass-walled cellar-door, all set in the midst of the home vineyards.
Glen, an erstwhile banker and market researcher and Judy, who formerly worked in corporate PR, had travelled extensively and were both firm fans of European varieties