The name Hardy is synonymous with Australian wine, and in 1977 Geoff Hardy joined his family’s 125 year old wine business. Three years later however, he co-purchased the Pertaringa vineyard in the McLaren Vale and a decade later he started planting vines in the Kuitpo Vineyard. He still owns and makes wines from these vineyards under the Pertaringa and K1 by Geoff Hardy labels.But here we ask about the man’s personal interests, and thank Geoff for taking the time to answer these six questions.
What is the best wine you have ever tried?
1928 Chateau Suduiraut or perhaps 1962 Penfolds Bin 60A
If you weren't in the wine trade, what would you like to do for a living?
The Spirits trade, no, probably golf course designer or landscape architect
Any hidden talents?
Designer and engineer of viticultural equipment.
Aside from your own wines, what do you like drinking on a regular basis?
Currently Austrian Gruner Veltliner’s and Pinot Noir’s out of many cooler climates
What is your most prized possession?
Possibly the 1934 Reynella Special Burgundy or perhaps 1971 Grange Hermitage
Name three people, real or fictional, living or dead, that would be guests at your dream dinner party and what would you be drinking?
Thomas Hardy of Bankside, Jancis Robinson and Maurice O'Shea drinking 1947 Domaine Romanee Conti, all of us at about 40 years of age, including the wine, provided it was cold cellared.
K1 by Geoff Hardy & Pertaringa wines are available in specialist wine merchants and also from Stratford's Wine Agencies
Pertaringa Wines website
K1 by Geoff Hardy website
With thanks to Stratford's Wine Agencies
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