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🌾 Joseph Gilbert
Joseph Gilbert arrived in South Australia in 1839 and developed Pewsey Vale near Eden Valley as a pastoral and agricultural property. His interests included livestock breeding and viticulture, with vines planted in 1847. The estate became part of the early wine history of the surrounding hills, alongside a much broader farming enterprise. Family records preserved by the State Library document several generations connected with the property. Gilbert’s contribution belongs specifically to Pewsey Vale, linking the Eden Valley district with an early experiment in combining pastoralism and winemaking.
🍇 David Wynn
David Wynn established Mountadam at Eden Valley after choosing an elevated site in 1968 with help from an altimeter fitted to his Citroën. The winery was named for his second son. After leaving the family wine company, he championed chardonnay and became a vocal critic of heavily wooded styles, favouring unoaked wines. His interests also encompassed woodcarving, music and support for the arts. Mountadam was a major later project in an inventive commercial life, and his ashes were scattered on the property after his death there in 1995.
