Our People

Geoff Hardy is a fifth generation descendant of South Australian and McLaren Vale wine pioneer, Thomas Hardy, who arrived in the state in 1850. Geoff joined his father, Thomas Walter Hardy, and uncle, Sir James Hardy, in the family business as a teenager.

One of his first projects was planting, by his own suggestion, native trees he had propagated around Hardy's McLaren Vale Winery.

Geoff has contributed enormously to the development of South Australia's vineyard resources. He has initiated many projects studying clonal variations within premium wine grape varieties, the results of which are aiding growers in selecting appropriate clones for their vineyards.

Apart from his extensive premium vineyard holdings, he oversees the winemaking for Pertaringa Wines and supplies many growers directly with the best vine planting material.

Shane, a chef by trade, uses the skills honed in the kitchen to exert a Gastronomic Intelligence in his winemaking philosophy at Pertaringa Wines.

With 10 of years experience in the cellar Shane believes in earning his stripes, starting at ground zero as a cellarhand and spending many long nights studying the science of wine in the pursuit of his winemaking goals.

Shane has been involved in the Pertaringa winemaking since 2006 and has recently been appointed Senior Winemaker. The soils of McLaren Vale are amongst the oldest on the planet and when partnered with the architecture of the region hold a unique message. Shane relies on the vines to translate this message into something tangible and sees his role as "not losing the message between picking the grapes and the opening the bottle".

After completing her Viticultural Science degree at the University of Adelaide in 2003, Bec spent time working at K1 by Geoff Hardy, Pertaringa in McLaren Vale and vintages at Maxwell Wines, Orlando Wyndham and Lion Nathan. In 2006 she moved to London to study the Wine & Spirit Education Trust, and work for Stratford's Wine Agencies to further her knowledge of the global wine industry.

In late 2009 following a stint in Sydney as National Sales Manager of Dr Andrew Pirie’s Pirie Tasmania brand, Bec returned to the family business. Bec is now the Sales & Marketing Manager of Wines by Geoff Hardy representing the K1, Pertaringa and Hand Crafted by Geoff Hardy brands.