Story about: Peter Logan, Winemaker, Orange

We've all heard of doctors and lawyers who leave the desk for the greener pastures of winemaking. But have you heard of a chemist-turned-(failed)-muso turned winemaker? Introducing Peter Logan, the winemaker behind Logan, one of Australia's most exciting young wine labels.

Peter developed a passion for wine while backpacking through Europe yet persevered as a Process Chemist for several years before testing his skills as a chemist-of-the-grape in the Hunter Valley. Loving every aspect of winemaking, Peter decided to build his own wine brand and selected the growing site of Orange, identifying the altitude, cool weather and rich volcanic soils as the perfect ingredients to produce elegant, fruit driven wines with delicacy and power.

Peter loves the rich fruit characters of Australian wines yet also admires the balance, structure and finesse of Old World wines. His winemaking philosophy represents a hybrid of these two styles - utilising modern techniques to trap fresh fruit flavours yet also employing some Old World practices - such as crushing Pinot Noir grapes by foot.

 

Logan is a family owned and operated winery located in the NSW Central Ranges (that’s Orange and Mudgee). We grow grapes in the neighbouring regions of Mudgee and Orange as across the two regions we cover altitudes from 500 metres to 1,100 metres. This enables us to produce a diverse range of wines, from elegant Sparkling, Riesling and Pinot Noir to varietal and pungent Sauvignon Blanc through to rich Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, all in the climate conditions we desire to produce elegant, yet rich wines.

Our top range of wines, the Logan label, is made purely from grapes grown in Orange. At an altitude ranging from 850 to 1,050 metres, the vineyards are some of the highest in Australia. We selected the region of Orange because we believe the region’s altitude, accompanying cool weather and rich volcanic soils are the perfect ingredients for producing premium, fruit driven table wines.

Each label in this range features delicate embroidery work. The different branches, fruits and flowers depicted in the embroidery illustrate the character of each individual wine. Each piece of embroidery took skill, patience and a little love to make, just like the wines inside each bottle.