A. Rodda Wines

Adrian Rodda has been winemaking since '98. Originally working with David Bicknell at Oakridge, he was involved in the development of the superb Oakridge 864 Chardonnay, his final contribution was in '09. At the start of ’10 he and wife Christie, a doctor, moved to Beechworth and co-leased Smith's vineyard, planted to chardonnay in ’79, with Mark Walpole of Fighting Gully Road. He makes 2 additional single-vineyard chardonnays: Willowlake, with fruit sourced from the Yarra Valley vineyard of the same name, and Baxendale from a site in Whitlands at 560-620m elevation. -JAMES HALLIDAY