Ivan Limb

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BiographyIvan Limb was born in Adelaide in 1950. His grandfather made wine and brandy for Tolleys. Godfather was Jack Neilson from Rutherglen - he built the underground cellars at Waikerie and Cyrilton. Ivan was one of the 5 students to graduate from Wagga in 1975; worked for Kevin Sobels in the Hunter Valley and met Brian Croser the chief winemaker for Hardys; Wagga was the forst to have a 3 year degree course; first job was at Orlando and Wickham Hill winery; talks about Ron Potter; changes in making red wine; left Orlando in 1993 and formed his own company Australian Vintage (AustVin); a contract processor; quickly successful; went public and sold the business four years later for $120 million; bought Cockatoo Ridge for $20 million

Oral histories

Interview with Ivan Limb [sound recording] Interviewer: Rob Linn, Part 1 of 2

Interview with Ivan Limb [sound recording] Interviewer: Rob Linn, Part 2 of 2

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SubjectLimb, Ivan

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SLSA referenceOH 692/89

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Ivan Limb