Meet the crew
It all started out in the 1990’s with Tony Laithwaite, flying a bunch of Aussie winemakers (the ‘Flying Winemakers’) over to France to show the old dogs some new tricks. This is where the RedHeads seed was sown for a new wave in winemaking.
We setup in McLaren Vale, South Australia in 2002, in an old restaurant, called RedHeads! The site was used by moonlighting winemakers to break free from the corporate shackles to come and make “real” wines, the way they wanted to. Tiny batches, hands-on, interesting blends and big flavours.
Now our roots are firmly planted in the Barossa and we have a custom-built winery with sustainability at the core and our own dedicated team.
Our principals are the same. Our aim… grape liberation. We hunt down premium parcels of fruit that was destined to be blended into some big name, nondescript wine and we give it the attention it deserves in the RedHeads winery.
We work with over 20 different varieties, all kept separate in the winery and all going on to form wines with individuality and unique character. No two wines are the same.
We can’t save them all, but we try. The “Movement” goes on.
The Team
Meet the dedicated team behind RedHeads, who work tirelessly from vine to bottle and beyond, to ensure our wines can be enjoyed around the wine at the peak of their condition.
Discover the members across winemaking, our valued growers, including our ‘GreyHeads’ and key back-up crew, these are the ones slogging away with the general day-to-day admin of RedHeads, you know, the dull stuff!
Iain Muggoch
General Manager
Wine man extraordinaire with experience in Australia, South Africa and France, Iain is RedHeads’ General Manager based in the UK.
Alex Trescowthick
Operations Manager / Chief Winemaker
Our RedHeads Chief Winemaker and Operations Manager, the man with the grape liberating plan; taking us to daring new heights.
Tom Laithwaite
Almost born into RedHeads, Tom was there from the beginning in 2002 as a fresh-faced 18-year-old. His dad Tony might have got him into wine, but it was RedHeads that made him love it.
Henry Laithwaite
Henry’s winemaking experience extends to the Rhône, Bordeaux, the Ardèche and Australia including at the original RedHeads Studio in the McLaren Vale. He still returns every year to make his beloved Wilson Gunn.
Darren Harvey
Winemaker
Working alongside Alex making the bevy of RedHeads wines crafted in the RedHeads Village, Darren can be found tending fastidiously over the wines in the winery.
Petrina Whitehead
Production & logistics
Petrina manages all aspects of production and logistics with a fantastic flair for the small details.
OUR GROWERS
