Dappled Wines

Owner and winemaker Shaun Crinion was introduced to wine in '99, working for his winemaker uncle at Laetitia Vineyard & Winery on the central coast of California. His career since then has been so impressive I (James) can’t cut it short: '00 Devil’s Lair, Margaret River and Corbett Canyon Vineyard, California; ’02 Houghton, Middle Swan; ’03 De Bortoli, Hunter Valley; ’04–06 Pipers Brook, Tasmania; ’06 Bay of Fires, Tasmania; ’06–07 Williams Selyem, California; ’08 Domaine Chandon, Yarra Valley; ’10 Domaine de Montille, Burgundy; ’09– present Dappled Wines (plus part-time for Rob Dolan). His longer-term ambition is to buy or establish his own vineyard. -JAMES HALLIDAY