Raised on a mixed farm in New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay, Nicki has built a 35-year career at the intersection of wine, sustainability, leadership, and communication.
As Viticultural Development Manager for Barossa Australia, she has helped progress the practices of more than 500 grape growers through science-led viticulture, environmental innovation, and nationally recognised leadership programs.
Nicki has driven award-winning initiatives in climate resilience, soil health, and sustainable wine growing, while mentoring the next generation of Barossa vignerons with the ‘Next Crop’ program and viticulture apprenticeships for Year 10s at Nuri High and Faith College.
With a career spanning winemaking, journalism, education, and grower engagement, she is inspiring change and building capability in Australia’s most iconic wine region.
A ‘mostly’ portrait and ‘brief’ interview series by professional photographer Pete Thornton exploring the idea that one image has the power to tell the whole story.
Each ‘sitter’ suggests the next person to be photographed in this series, and thus ensues an interesting and unknown trail of Barossa identities to come.
Stay tuned… Pete
UK trained milliner Julie Fleming, cut her teeth in the fashion houses and quality focused millinery houses of London – creating beautiful head pieces for the world’s fashion conscious and race going fans of Royal Ascot, with many of her customers including the royal family members.
After many years of providing her Pilates services to the Barossa community in a small studio with limited equipment, Kate has bitten the bullet and expanded!
Ceramic artist and passionate sharer of her art form – Aleshia Webster is welcoming, vibrant and enthusiastic about creating with clay.
