Mildara Blass: Our Winemakers

John Glaetzer
John Glaetzer is a legend of winemaking in Australia. He has won a remarkable four Jimmy Watson trophies with the Wolf Blass Black Label and has been the Wolf Blass senior red winemaker since 1974. John has been declared an official "Baron of the Barossa" alongside legends like Wolf Blass, Peter Lehmann and Stephen Henschke. John's red wines are always beautifully made with soft tannins and integrated oak.
Born:	1948.Whyalla, SA
Tertiary Education:	Roseworthy College, Diploma of Oenology 1967-1969
Winemaking Employment History - chronology:	1970 to 74 - Winemaker at Tollana, Barossa 1975 to Present - Senior Red Winemaker, Wolf Blass Wines, Barossa Valley
Major winemaking trophies/achievements/critical reviews:	Winner of a record four Jimmy Watson Trophies (for Wolf Blass Black Label 1973, 1974, 1975 and 1998) Winner of a record 11 Montgomery Trophies for Best Dry Red Wine at the Royal Adelaide Show Over 3000 other awards including many trophies and gold medals Made a Baron of Barossa Valley in 1996 Made a Legend of Langhorne Creek in 1999
Wine judging experience:	Adelaide Wine Show: 8 years Perth Wine Show: 3 years Canberra Wine Show: 3 years Cowra Wine Show: 7 years Hunter Wine Show: 14 years Rutherglen Wine Show: 11 years Seymour Wine Show: 5 years Ballarat Wine Show: 3 years Griffith Wine Show: 1 year
Hobbies/habits/quirks:	Fishing. If you consider being an identical twin born on Christmas Day with the initials JC a quirk, then I guess that�s a quirk.
Goals:	To continue to be considered Australia's No.1 Red Winemaker.

John Glaetzer