David Lowe (born 1958) is an

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maker who has held various wine industry positions, including President of the

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Industry Association; Vice President of the Winemakers' Federation of Australia; member of the strategic NSW Ministers' Wine Advisory Council, and President of the Mudgee Wine Grape Growers Association. In 2013 the NSW Minister for Agriculture awarded David the Graham Gregory Award for his contribution to the NSW Wine Industry. Following this, in February 2014, Wine Communicators of Australia awarded David Lowe the inaugural 2014 Legend of the Vine Award.

History

David Lowe is a descendant of the magistrate Robert Lowe, who was granted 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) in the parish of

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

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. In 1979 he graduated from

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with a Bachelor of Science (

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Winemaking

After graduation he was appointed Assistant Winemaker at Rothbury Estate in the

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. David subsequently became Chief Winemaker and Group Vineyard Manager for Rothbury Estate where he worked closely with Len Evans and

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. David Lowe left Rothbury Estate in 1991. In 2000 David Lowe established his winery on Tinja Lane in

Mudgee Mudgee is a town in the Central West (New South Wales), Central West of New South Wales, Australia. It is in the broad fertile Cudgegong River valley north-west of Sydney and is the largest town in the Mid-Western Regional Council Local gover ...

, New South Wales. The 2003 Lowe Reserve

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was awarded the Best

trophy at the 2005

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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

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. 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.

References

External links

Lowe Wines Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowe, David 1958 births Living people Australian winemakers People from Mudgee

History

Winemaking

See also

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