Gavin Berry - Managing Director

Gavin Berry joined the team at West Cape Howe as Managing Director (and chief Friday BBQ cook!) in early 2004 following a successful career at Plantagenet Wines. Gavin entered the wine industry at the ripe old age of 28 when a tour to the Swan Valley sparked an interest in wine making and within a few months found himself working his first vintage!

He decided to follow his new found passion and study winemaking at Roseworthy College in South Australia. There he met Gill (now his wife and business partner) and together they worked a vintage in the Swan Valley (WA) and then in Gigondas (France) before making the move late in 1988, to Mt Barker (WA). Gavin took up the position as Assistant Winemaker at Plantagenet Wines, expecting to stay a year or two before moving on. However, he was to stay on at Plantagenet for 16 years and with Gill, established their "Mount Trio" vineyard in the picturesque Porongurups, near Albany. They built a beautiful mud-brick house, had a couple of kids, and well, the rest is history...

Contact: gavinb@wchowe.com.au