PLAYER PROFILE: JOFFA
We want you to know the people behind your favourite Grounded Cru wine, so we're introducing you to the team! Say hi to Joffa. 👋
Wine regions worked in: Central Victoria and McLaren Vale.
Favourite wine region: McLaren Vale, of course!
Favourite grape variety: Shiraz, plus Grenache.. and blends of!
Favourite food: Thai and Vietnamese.
Worst colleague to room with: Has to be Jacko!
Family: Partner Bec and daughters Millie (21) and Rosie (18).
Pets: Recently departed best dog in the world, 13 and a half year old Border Collie Lenny. We also love the kookaburras, magpies, and koalas at home!
Favourite sporting team: St Kilda – life long tragic!
Favourite band/s: You Am I and anything Tim Rogers does! Ride, My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Junior, Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins, Mazzy Star – I seriously love music!
Favourite movie/s: Pulp Fiction and Princess Bride.
Lucky number: 7.
Hometown: Belair, Adelaide.
If you weren't a winemaker, what would be your dream job? Musician, ideally a member of You Am I! Even though I can't sing or play a single instrument; I was too busy playing sport as a kid!
Fun fact: Winemaking is my second career – my first was in the photographic industry with Kodak in Melbourne and the USA. I had an early mid-life career crisis in my late 20’s, followed my dreams, went back to Uni and became a winemaker!