David Lowe is an Australian wine

Australian wine

The Australian Wine Industry is the fourth largest exporter of wine around the world, with 760 million litres a year to a large international export market and contributes $5.5 billion per annum to the nation's economy...

maker who has held various wine industry positions, including President of the New South Wales Wine

New South Wales wine

New South Wales wine is Australian wine produced in the state of New South Wales, Australia. New South Wales is Australia's most populous state and its wine consumption far out paces the region's wine production...

 Industry Association; Vice President of the Winemakers' Federation of Australia; member of the strategic NSW Ministers' Wine Advisory Council, and was previously President of the Mudgee Wine Grape Growers Association.

History

David Lowe is a descendent of the magistrate Robert Lowe, who was granted 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) in the parish of Bringelly, New South Wales

Bringelly, New South Wales

Bringelly is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Northern Road between Penrith and Camden. It has a public school. Bringelly is also the name of a local hill.-History:...

 in 1812 and is believed to be the first British settler in the area.

David Lowe attended Hurlstone Agricultural High School

Hurlstone Agricultural High School

Hurlstone Agricultural High School is an agricultural and selective, co-educational, public high school, located in Glenfield, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

 in Sydney

Sydney

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. In 1979 he graduated from Roseworthy Agricultural College in South Australia

South Australia

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 with a Bachelor of Science (Oenology

Oenology

Oenology,[p] œnology , or enology is the science and study of all aspects of wine and winemaking except vine-growing and grape-harvesting, which is a subfield called viticulture. “Viticulture & oenology” is a common designation for training programmes and research centres that include both the...

).

Winemaking

After graduation he was appointed Assistant Winemaker at Rothbury Estate in the Hunter Valley. David subsequently became Chief Winemaker and Group Vineyard Manager for Rothbury Estate where he worked closely with Len Evans

Len Evans

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 and Murray Tyrrell

Murray Tyrrell (winemaker)

Murray David Tyrrell AM was a prominent Australian winemaker.He was prominent in the development of the wine industry in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, and for many years was regarded as the leading promoter and spokesperson for the wine industry there.In the 1986 Australia Day Honours, he...

. David Lowe left Rothbury Estate in 1991.

In 2000 David Lowe established his winery on Tinja Lane in Mudgee, New South Wales

The 2003 Lowe Reserve Zinfandel

Zinfandel

Zinfandel is a variety of red grape planted in over 10 percent of California vineyards. DNA fingerprinting revealed that it is genetically equivalent to the Croatian grape Crljenak Kaštelanski, and also the Primitivo variety traditionally grown in Puglia , where it was introduced in the 18th century...

 was awarded the Best Zinfandel

Zinfandel

Zinfandel is a variety of red grape planted in over 10 percent of California vineyards. DNA fingerprinting revealed that it is genetically equivalent to the Croatian grape Crljenak Kaštelanski, and also the Primitivo variety traditionally grown in Puglia , where it was introduced in the 18th century...

 trophy at the 2005 International Wine Challenge

International Wine Challenge

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 and the following vintage, the 2004 won a gold medal at the 2006 Challenge.

In 2010 Lowe Wines merged with Louee Wines from Rylstone, New South Wales

Rylstone, New South Wales

Rylstone is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, in the Central Tablelands region within the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area. It is located on the Bylong Valley Way road route...

.

Lowe's 2009 Zinfandel was awarded the 'Red Wine of the Show' and the 'Wine of the Show' at the 2011 Australia / New Zealand Organic Wine Show

See also

• List of Wine Personalities
• Hursltone Agricultural High School Alumni
  Hurlstone Agricultural High School
  Hurlstone Agricultural High School is an agricultural and selective, co-educational, public high school, located in Glenfield, a south-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
  
  
• Roseworthy College
  Roseworthy College
  Roseworthy Agricultural College was an agricultural college in Australia. It is north of Adelaide and west of Roseworthy town. It was the first agricultural college in Australia, established in 1883. It is now part of the University of Adelaide....
  
  

External links

• Lowe Wines Official website

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