Winemakers
Tyrrell’s has been a training ground for young winemakers for many years. The first non-family winemaker to join the company was Ralph Fowler, who worked with Murray as the business expanded from 1971 to 1980.
Tyrrell’s was always a calling point for students from Roseworthy Agricultural College in South Australia, keen to get their practical experience in the Hunter. Many of them returned to Tyrrell’s at the end of their degrees.
The Tyrrell’s winemaker alumni is a roll call of great names including: Mike de Garis, John Cassegrain, Andrew Margan, David Hook, Andrew Thomas, Trevor Jones, Andrew Noon, Gordon Gebbie, Chris Archer, Nick Paterson, Dave Mavor, Phil Leggett and three members of the Glaetzer family: Colin, Ben and John.