As co-managing directors, the brothers are carrying on the Elderton legacy and now the family business owns three vineyards, the original block plus one in Craneford and another in Greenock.
The siblings also happened to marry partners who have become integral to the success of the family business, both eminently qualified in their own right.
Cameron’s wife, Julie is head of production for winemaking and viticulture and Allister’s wife, Rebecca is the production and export manager.
Together, they’ve weathered a global financial crisis, recessions we’ve “had to have”, frosts and droughts, booms and busts, but again, Elderton continues to stand tall.
Things have changed over the decades as they’ve adapted to the challenges.
“Today, we virtually do everything apart from bottling, whereas in the old days most of it was contracted out.
“We are very strong on being almost 100 percent exclusively estate grown fruit, we have 65 hectares of vineyard now and can control the whole quality spectrum.
“Then we have our winery, an old Penfold’s site, which was operational for its first vintage in 2003.”
But the most exciting part of the Elderton story is yet to come says Cameron.
“Our goal is just to make the best wine we can with the resources we have, it’s always been that,” he adds.
“The size that we are at the moment is probably the right size and we are half the size of what we were ten years ago which is a good thing.
“There are plans for more vineyards, to do everything sustainably.
“We are trying to build something for future generations of the Ashmead family, that’s super important.”
With Allister’s three daughters and Cameron’s three sons, Elderton Wines’ future looks bright….and busy.
“It’s like the duck that’s calm on the surface but the legs are going crazy underneath!” laughs Allister.
“There’s been a remarkable amount of evolution and change here but the premise of great vineyards and great wines is always the given.”
As for Lorraine, Elderton’s founding director, she just thrives on having her family together in the wine region she loves.
“Wine people are just great people, don’t you think?”