Alex Russell grew up in Melbourne’s south and started home brewing at the age of 13. The day after his 18th birthday he started working in a bottle shop and enrolled in viticulture at La Trobe. After finishing his studis he moved to Mildura and enrolled in wine science at Charles Sturt University. He first made wine with Zilzie, then Angove, where he was introduced to the Riverland Vine Improvement Committee (RVIC). RVIC are a nursery business importing and propagating new or alternate varieties, usually from Europe. Alex became their experimental winemaker in a voluntary capacity whilst working for Angove. There he was exposed to everything from Albarino to Zinfandel. In 2014 Alex launched ‘alejandro’ with the release of a 2013 Carménère and a 2014 Montepulciano.
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Alex Russell grew up in Melbourne’s south and started home brewing at the age of 13. The day after his 18th birthday he started working in a bottle shop and enrolled in viticulture at La Trobe. After finishing his studies he moved to Mildura and enrolled in wine science at Charles Sturt University. He first made wine with Zilzie, then Angove, where he was introduced to the Riverland Vine Improvement Committee (RVIC). RVIC are a nursery business importing and propagating new or alternate varieties, usually from Europe. Alex became their experimental winemaker in a voluntary capacity whilst working for Angove. There he was exposed to everything from Albarino to Zinfandel. In 2014 Alex launched ‘alejandro’ with the release of a 2013 Carménère and a 2014 Montepulciano.
Vintage: 2018
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