Sierra Reed, winemaker

Written By Campbell Mattinson

Such simple words: Sierra Reed, winemaker. And yet, so meaningful. Sierra Reed now makes beautiful wines but every inch of her journey has been a battle. Sierra’s story – published here – is one of the more inspirational stories in Australian wine today.
I visited her twice. Once, to get the story. The second time, to get the images. It’s rare that I get the chance to do both the words and the images for a story but that of course is the dream.

Photography: Filmic Media

Sierra Reed in her vineyard at Torquay near Geelong.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of the highly respected The Winefront site.

Mattinson has been a respected wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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