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Consultants to the Western Australian wine industry

Viticulture industry contacts and additional resources

Consultant Oenologists, Viticulturists, soil specialists, Pathologists and Marketing and Planning advisers etc.

Disclaimer: This is not an exhaustive list. Further, this list should not be taken as an endorsement by the Department of Agriculture of any person mentioned in the list or any goods or services that such a person may offer. The inclusion of consultants in this list does not infer endorsement or preference of any of them by Department of Agriculture, and any omission of a consultant is unintentional.

Agribusiness Research & Management (ARM)

13 Adelaide Street
BUSSELTON WA 6280
Phone: (08) 9752 5400
Facsimile: (08) 9754 1992
Email: admin@agribusiness.com.au
Contact:

  • Neil Delroy B.Ag.Sc.(Hons) CPAg AAAC
    Mobile: 0418 933 729
  • Stephen Partridge B.Ag.Sc. MASVO
    Phone: (08) 9777 2221
    Mobile: 0429 772 221

Services offered

ARM has extensive experience in project feasibility planning, and management across a range of horticultural crops including vineyards. Services offered include:

  • Project feasibility studies including detailed budgeting of project costs and returns;
  • Site selection;
  • Vineyard design;
  • Project development;
  • Complete ongoing management of vineyards.

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Archer Environmental Services

PO Box 443
TANUNDA SA 5352
Phone: (08) 8563 0634
Facsimile: (08) 8563 0596
Contact:

  • Peter Goss BE (Hons) Dip Bus (Man)
    Mobile: 0411 158 528

Services offered

Archer has extensive experience in winery wastewater treatment and disposal and in winery engineering. Services offered include:

  • Trade-waste water treatment & disposal systems
  • EPA and Statutory Authority submissions
  • Environmental Management Programmes
  • Environmental Monitoring Programmes
  • Environmental auditing
  • Environmental benchmarking
  • HAZOP Assessments
  • Environmental Impact Assessments
  • New Winery Construction
  • Capital Projects
  • CAD Drafting
  • Process Improvement Projects
  • Layout design
  • Building design
  • Plant and equipment procurement
  • Site Master Planning

Ashley Prout & Associates

PO Box L8
ALBANY WA 6330

Phone: 08 9844 4055
Facsimile: 08 9844 4934
Email: aprout@fullcomp.com.au
Contact:

  • Ashley Prout B.Sc.(Agric.)

Mobile: 0417 823 830

Services offered

Ashley Prout has 30 years experience in the Great Southern wine region providing professional advice to vineyard developers on water conservation and design, vineyard design, soil capability and assessment, site selection and irrigation requirements. Advice and assistance with land subdivision and appeals for horticultural development have also been part of the activities undertaken. Advices on all aspects of vineyard establishment have been given to the large, successfully established vineyards in the Mount Barker, Albany, Denmark and Porongurup regions.

Bowman Bishaw Gorham

290 Churchill Avenue
SUBIACO WA 6904

Phone: (08) 9382 4744
Facsimile: (08) 9382 1177
Email: pob@bbg.net.au
Web: www.bbg.net.au
Contact:

  • Phil Bayley
    Mobile: 0427 808 633

Services offered

Bowman Bishaw Gorham provides specialist environmental management services to the wine industry including:

  • Assistance in gaining statutory approvals for vineyards, wineries and vegetation clearing.
  • Preparation of approvals documentation including Notices of Intent, Nutrient & Irrigation Management Plans, Winery Effluent Management Plans and Revegetation Plans.
  • Sizing, documentation and approvals of winery effluent disposal systems.
  • National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) reporting.

Recent projects include Karridale Wines (approvals for clearing, vineyard and winery), Watershed Wines (approvals for clearing, vineyard and winery), WA Viticultural Services (Chateau Xanadu Vineyard Project No. 2 - approvals for clearing and vineyard) and Rosily Winery (effluent disposal system specification).

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Cowara Contractors Pty Ltd

PO Box 191
COWARAMUP WA 6280

Phone: (08) 9755 5355
Facsimile: (08) 9755 5596
Contact:

  • Chip Yelverton
    Mobile: 041 893 2964 or 041 8931 892

Services offered

Cowara Contractors Pty Ltd is a locally based agricultural and civil earthmoving business with a large fleet of plant and operators specialising in all facets of vineyard establishment, clearing, deep ripping, land rehabilitation, heavy haulage and design and construction of water resources.

Davidson Viticultural Consulting Services

PO Box 246
GLEN OSMOND SA 5064

Phone: (08) 8338 2540
Facsimile: (08) 8338 2624
E-mail: dvcs@dvcs.com.au
Contact:

  • Di Davidson, Claire Davies, Dave Botting, Chris Duffy, Jacinta Corrie, Sam Burton

Services offered

Di Davidson is a viticultural specialist with 20 years experience in establishing and managing profitable and productive vineyards in all grape growing regions of Australia. She has been visiting WA several times a year since 1983 and has many clients in the Margaret River, Mount Barker and Pemberton regions. The services provided include:

  • vineyard site selection;
  • vineyard design and establishment;
  • preparation of development budgets and business plans; and
  • the full range of technical advice.

Frank Smith - Wordsmith

Freelance writer, editor and public relations consultant

109 Carr Street
WEST PERTH WA 6005

Phone/fax: 08 9328 9404
Mob: 0411 11 6363

My brief biography is as follows:

  • 17 years in charge of publications and media relations section of Agriculture Protection Board.
  • 18 months editor of Western Liquor Guide
  • 8 years as communication consultant
  • 6 years as editor of What's On in Perth and Fremantle
  • 1 year as a visiting professor of Agricultural Communication at the University of Missouri-Columbia
  • Academic qualifications in agricultural science (MSc) and journalism (BA).
  • Contributor to: American Vineyard, The Australian, Australian Bulk Handling Review, Australian and New Zealand Grapegrower and Winemaker, Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, Australian Vigneron, Australian Wine Selector, The Countryman, Decanter, Just Drinks, National Grapegrower, South African Wine News, VB's Shout, West Australian, Wine Ireland, Wine and Spirit International, Wines and Vines, World Juice Trade, World Wine Trade.

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Geographe Viticultural Consultants

9 Banksia Street
BUNBURY WA 6230

Phone: (08) 9721 6182
Facsimile: (08) 9721 6182
Contact:

  • Phil Gumbrell Assoc.Dip.App.Sc.(Vit.)
    Mobile: 041 7922 753

Services offered

Comprehensive viticultural service covering all facets of vineyard development and management, including

  • site selection
  • vineyard design and establishment
  • variety selection
  • irrigation scheduling
  • project development and management

Peter Gherardi Consultancy Services

PO Box 53
MARGARET RIVER WA 6285

Phone: (08) 9757 3142
Facsimile: (08) 9757 3180
E-mail: gherardi@netserv.net.au
Contact:

  • Peter Gherardi
    Mobile: 0417 092 506

Services offered

Peter Gherardi Consultancy Services provides a professional viticultural and oenological service to the grape growing and wine making industry. It covers all aspects of vineyard development and management, the technical aspects of grape growing and wine making, together with an independent assessment service for losses due to natural or unnatural causes. For those contemplating the purchase or sale of a winery or vineyard, a professional and confidential brokerage service is also offered.

AHA Viticulture

Unit 14, Dunn Bay Centre, Dunn Bay Road, DUNSBOROUGH, WA PO Box 215
DUNSBOROUGH WA 6281

Phone: (08) 9756 8011
Facsimile: (08) 9756 8033
E-mail: manager@ahaviticulture.com.au
Web address: www.ahaviticulture.com.au Contact:

  • Jim Campbell-Clause B.Sc (Agric) Hons.
    Mobile: 0418 479 476

Services offered

Comprehensive service covering all aspects of:

  • Site selection and preliminary planning;
  • Detailed planning budgeting;
  • Design of vineyards and wineries;
  • Project development;
  • Estate management and best practice operation.

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Dorham Mann


105 Memorial Avenue

BASKERVILLE WA 6056
Phone: (08) 9296 4348
Facsimile: (08) 9296 4348
Contact:

  • Dorham Mann OAM, B.Sc.Agric., Ros.Dip.Oen.(Hons)

Services offered

Formerly adviser in winemaking and wine grape growing with the W.A. Dept. of Agriculture (10 years), then winemaker/director for Sandalford Wines (14 years) and now has own small vineyard and winery along with consultancy business.

Widely experienced in all aspects and areas of vineyard development and winemaking in Western Australia.

 

Margaret River Survey Co.


27 Station Road

Margaret River W.A. 6285
Phone: 08 9757 2499
Facsimile: 08 9757 3120
Email: info@margaretriversurvey.com.au
Website: www.margaretriversurvey.com.au
Contact:
  • Bill Guest, Manager

Services offered

Margaret River Survey Co. provides a range of survey services to many vineyards in the South West. As licensed surveyors they are authorised to conduct boundary surveys for initial subdivisions, in addition to vineyard and winery setout. Survey for the strata title of vineyard/chalet blocks and further tourism development can be compiled in a database so that the location of services and updated plans can be provided. Aerial photography for planning and display purposes is available through allied consultants. Additional services include:

  • levels/contour and feature plans
  • dam volumes
  • vineyard setout including row design to maximise planting areas
  • aerial photography
  • soil test grid setout
  • cartographic services
  • 3D visualisation
  • solid terrain modelling
  • trellis and irrigation setout
  • vineyard inventory - row lengths, vine numbers, materials
  • provision of digital data in DXF format if required
  • approvals for subdivision and vineyards
  • boundary pegging
  • pegging of building envelopes
  • site survey for house design
  • earthworks and road setout
  • 'as constructed' surveys

Monaghan Environmental Monitoring And Surveying

SOUTH WEST
87 Bussell Highway

MARGARET RIVER WA 6285
Phone: (08) 9753315
Facsimile:(08) 97579316
E-mail: jmon@bigpond.com

PERTH
6/62 Petra Street

PALMYRA, WA 6157
Phone: (08) 9319 9910
Facsimile: (08) 9319 9920
E-mail: monaghan@netserv.net.au
Contact:

  • John Monaghan
    Mobile: 041 8 928 065 or 0409 666 862

Services offered

Monaghan Environmental Mapping and Surveying provides a complete range of surveying, mapping and setout services through the process of vineyard development. The core services include:

  • detailed broad acre contour plans;
  • dam siting, construction setout and volume calculations;
  • design of vineyard blocks, headlands, buffers and tree breaks;
  • setout of strainers and trellis grids;
  • accurate mapping and quantification of areas, rows, total vine lengths and materials required;
  • full drafting service for presentation of landform, drainage, soils and irrigation data;
  • preparation of investment lot diagrams; and
  • planning approval applications for vineyards and dams.

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Mount Barker Viticultural Developers

RMB 1290 Surrey Downs Rd
PORONGURUP WA 6324

Phone: (08) 9853 1029
Facsimile: (08) 9853 1029
Contact:

  • Ray Williams
    Mobile: 014 080 494

Services offered

Mount Barker Viticultural Developers specialises in:

  • Site selection.
  • Vineyard design.
  • Selection of varieties for soil type.
  • Budgets for expenditure and anticipated revenue.
  • Development of vineyards.
  • Complete management of vineyards or single contracts of any aspects of vineyard work.

Barry Percival
PO Box 981
MARGARET RIVER WA 6285

Phone: (08) 9757 9535
Facsimile:(08) 9758 7557
Email: percivalhouse@hotmail.com.au
Contact:

  • Mr. Barry Percival
    Mobile: 041 795 4168

Services offered

Mr Barry Percival is an experienced professional viticulturalist. He specialises in all aspects of vineyard establishment and technical advice. The services that Mr Percival provide include:

  • All site selections and planning;
  • Technical development, irrigation systems;
  • Pest control and diagnosis of diseases; and
  • Trellising designs compatible with vigour.

Professional Wine Alliance Pty Ltd

PO Box 35
NORTH PERTH WA 6906

Phone: (08) 9228 0703
Facsimile: (08) 9228 0704
Website: http://www.pwa.net.au/
Contact:

Services offered

Professional Wine Alliance - PWA assists owners manage their wine industry business. Through our directors, consultants and associated companies, PWA can manage a single component of a business or the entire operation.

Services offered include the following:

  • Viticulture and Vineyard Design
  • Winemaking
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Cellar Sales Management
  • General and Financial Management
  • Accounting and Company Secretarial
  • Winery Design and Construction
  • Capital Raisings
  • Human Resource Management
  • Intellectual Property Management
  • Information Technology
  • Web Design
  • Bottling and Warehousing
  • Purchasing
  • Logistics
  • Insurance and Legal

PWA's founding personnel have over 80 years experience in the wine industry and offer all aspects of wine industry management to vineyards and small to medium wineries.

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Quality Viticultural Services

PO Box 361
DUNSBOROUGH WA 6281

Contact:

  • Philip May
    Mobile: 015 447 631

Services Offered

Philip May is a Roseworthy graduate with vineyard management and ownership experience in Western Australia and the Eastern States. Since commencing employment in the industry in 1979, Philip has a proven track record of establishing and managing viable vineyards with a strong emphasis on grape quality. Philip offers personalised general vineyard consultancy, development and management to the south-west of Western Australia.
Rellney Construction (WA) Pty Ltd
Unit 2 / 81 Welshpool Rd
Welshpool WA 6106
Phone: 9358 3478
Facsimile: 9358 2655
Email: rellney@q-net.net.au
Contact:

  • Geoff Blacklock (B.Sc.)
    Mobile: 0417 825 531

Services Offered

Rellney is a specialist irrigation company with over 15 years experience in the agricultural and horticultural industry.

  • Soil surveys and vineyard layout.
  • Irrigation system design based on soil properties.
  • Supply and installation of irrigation systems including pumps, filters, fertigation equipment and control systems.

Rockwater Pty Ltd
76 Jersey Street
Jolimont WA 6014
Postal address:
PO Box 201
Wembley WA 6913
Phone: (08) 9284 0222
Facsimile: (08) 9284 1785
E-mail: tonya@rockwater.com.au
Web Site: www.rockwater.com.au
Contact:

  • Tony Allen

Services Offered

Rockwater is a Western Australian hydrogeological firm with 27 years of groundwater development experience. The company provides services mainly relating to the location, assessment, development and management of groundwater resources. Relevant services that we can offer to the viticulture and agricultural industries are:

  • assessment and advice on the groundwater availability and quality of resources in particular areas and aquifers
  • assistance in obtaining exploration and groundwater licences from the Water and Rivers Commission
  • location of bore-sites, arranging drilling contractors, and geological and geophysical logging of exploratory bores
  • design, supervision of construction, and test pumping of production bores
  • evaluation of drilling and testing results and the sustainability of the groundwater supply
  • provision of reports in support of groundwater licence applications
  • preparation of management plans
  • groundwater monitoring and preparation of monitoring reports.

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Sandstone Vintners

PO Box 558
BUSSELTON WA 6280

Phone: (08) 97556 271
Facsimile: (08) 97556 292
Contact:

  • Mike Davies
    Mobile: (018) 931 421

Services offered

Sandstone Vintners is a consultancy based around wine making as opposed to Viticulture and marketing.

  • Expertise in large and small scale winemaking, wine style development and winery design and planning.
  • Well connected with other wine industry consultants offering expertise in viticulture and marketing.

Scholefield Robinson Horticultural Services

PO Box 650
Fullarton SA 5063

Phone: (08) 8373 2488
Facsimile: (08) 8373 2442
Email: srhs@srhs.com.au
Website: www.srhs.com.au
Contact:

  • Peter Scholefield - 0427 082 022
  • Charles Drew - 0407 978 689
  • Mary Retallack 0427 397 117

Services offered

Mary Retallack and Peter Scholefield have extensive viticultural experience in most Australian production regions and work at all levels in the industry providing advice to wine companies and private vineyards. Mary Retallack has specific expertise in the assessment of wine grape quality and chemical spray programs for vineyards.

We can provide an independent perspective for development, problem solving and dispute resolution. Services include property assessment, soil analysis, pre- and post-plant fertiliser recommendations, soil management advice, petiole testing and quality assessment.

Slade Ag Tech
17 Craig Street

BUSSELTON WA 6280
Phone: (08) 9752 2956
Facsimile: (08) 9754 4290
Contact:

  • Warren Slade

Mobile: 0419 846 979
Services offered
Slade Ag Tech provides specialist consulting for vineyard planning, water resource management, gully wall dam design, irrigation and drainage.
Smart Viticulture
37 Bellevue Drive
PORT MACQUARIE NSW 2444
Phone: (02) 6584 0064
Facsimile: (02) 6584 0121
E-mail: vinedoctor@smartvit.com.au
Web site: www.smartvit.com.au
Contact:

  • Dr Richard Smart
    Mobile: 0418 656 480

Services offered

Dr Richard Smart is one of Australia's most experienced and widely published viticultural scientists. He has spent almost thirty years in viticultural science as a researcher and lecturer and is now an internationally renowned viticultural consultant. Dr Smart has been visiting Western Australia for many years and has clients in all regions. Dr Smart's viticultural specialties include:

  • Vineyard site selection and appraisal using climatic indices developed and published by himself and colleges;
  • Vineyard design, specifically row and vine spacing, rootstock and clone selection and trellis selection;
  • Vineyard budgeting and management procedures;
  • Vineyard manipulation to improve wine quality and yield;
  • Nutrient deficiencies in Western Australia, specialising in diagnosing copper deficiencies;
  • Identification and control of Grapevine Yellows disease;
  • Dr Smart conducts intensive viticulture short courses and international educational wine tours.

Vin-Assist
PO Box 133
DUNSBOROUGH WA 6281

Phone: (08) 9755 3799
Facsimile: (08) 9755 3799
Contact:

  • Peter Stark
    Mobile: 0419 920 205

Services offered

Vin-Assist primarily aims to provide an advice and troubleshooting service for small wine producers who wish to improve quality. Peter has experience in wineries from 20 tonnes to 4500 tonnes and has access to associated industry consultants.

Vinitech
19 Bertie Street
GUILDFORD WA 6055

Phone: (08) 9378 1869
Facsimile: (08) 9296 1868
Contact:

  • Jock Riddell B.Ag.Sc.(Adel.)

Services offered

Vinitech provides consultancy services to both the table grape and wine grape industries. Advice covers areas of:

  • Variety and rootstock suitability;
  • Vineyard site selection and establishment; and
  • Ongoing management.

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J. H. Wade Consulting Services

PO Box 23
DENMARK WA 6333

Phone: (08) 9848 2082
Facsimile: (08) 9848 2087
Mobile: 0407 98 4820
E-mail: johnwade@omninet.net.au
Contact:

  • John Wade B.App.Sci (Oenology)

Services offered

John Wade has 25 years experience in winemaking both within Australia and overseas. He has extended his winemaking services to consulting since August 1999 and has clients in the Margaret River, Mount Barker/Denmark and Manjimup regions. The services he provides include: -

  • winery site selection;
  • winery design and establishment;
  • interpretation and development of wine styles;
  • staff location and placement;
  • general winemaking advice;
  • large and small scale winemaking direction

Wine Network Australia Pty Lyd

Wine Network Consulting Pty Ltd
Wine Network Technology Pty Ltd
563 BURWOOD RD
HAWTHORN VIC 3122

Phone: (03) 9819 6544
Facsimile: (03) 9819 6577
Website: www.winenet.com.au
Contact:

David Wollan Managing Director 0414 948 184 dwollan@winenet.com.au
Gary Baldwin Director & Principal Consultant 0418 172 142 gbaldwin@winenet.com.au
Roger Bailey Project Manager 0409 102 007 rbailey@winenet.com.au
Robert Paul Senior Consultant - Wine 0417 345 303 robwine@winenet.com.au
Matthew Parish Consultant - Wine 0407 548 314 mparish@winenet.com.au
Dr Robyn Wood Senior Consultant - Viticulture 0419 860 572 rwood@winenet.com.au
John Runting Consultant - Viticulture 0417 356 364 jrunting@winenet.com.au
Nic Baxter Operations Manager & WineFile 0414 981 965 nbaxter@winenet.com.au
Mark Kelly Research & Development 0419 558 310 makelly@winenet.com.au

Services offered

Wine Network Australia Pty Ltd is now the holding company for the Wine Network Group, providing management, administration and support to the member companies:

  • Wine Network Consulting Pty Ltd
  • Wine Network Technology Pty Ltd

Wine Network is unique - providing comprehensive advice and solutions on all aspects of winemaking - viticulture, winemaking, wine engineering, project management, financial advice, marketing, strategy implementation and technological innovation.

Page updated September, 2007

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