BiographyDavid Hohnen was born in Wau Papua New Guinea on 3 May 1945. He came to Melbourne ten years later and then moved to Perth. In 1968 he joined Stonyfell winery and studied oenology at Roseworthy College then the Fresno State College USA. He was interested in Zinfandel wine; came back to Australia in 1972; spent four years at Moonambool in Victoria; moved to his father's property at Margaret River in 1976; planted Cabernet, Riesling and later Rhone varieties; big success with Jimmy Watson awards in 1982 to 1984; established Cloudy Bay winery in New Zealand in 1984 and bought land at Eden Valley in South Australia
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