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Peter Leske
Peter Leske graduated from Roseworthy in 1983 with a degree in Oenology. Since his first vintage in the Hunter Valley, he has worked in a wide variety of production winemaking roles in Australia and overseas, with Mitchelton in the Goulburn; Grosset Wines in the Clare Valley; in California; and a host of prestigious French estates in Burgundy, the Rhône, Bordeaux, and Limoux. These included Domaines Dujac, Alain Graillot and l’Arlot.
He also spent a decade as Chief Winemaker in the Adelaide Hills, where he led the small team which built the winery, and made the wines which established the reputation of super-premium producer Nepenthe.
Between winemaking roles, Peter spent five years as Manager of the Technical Services Group at The Australian Wine Research Institute. He has a problem saying ‘no’, and has therefore served on innumerable committees, spoken at a host of conferences and seminars, and assisted organisations as diverse as The Australian Society for Viticulture and Oenology, The Institute of the Masters of Wine, The Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation, and the Winemakers’ Federation of Australia, with tastings, strategic planning, and technical issues. He has also contributed many articles for journals, and most recently, led the writing of theSensory Evaluation chapter for a planned Australian winemaking textbook. Whether or not it ever gets published is out of his hands, but he’s pleased with what he wrote…!
He also worked with the South Australian Wine Industry Association, dealing with environmental issues such as drought and potential accelerated climate change… the sorts of thing one can fix in an afternoon… and he remains active in the area, assisting regional associations and individual businesses plan for the future.
He completed an MBA in 1988, but describes his greatest challenge and achievement as sharing in the parenting of two beautiful daughters. That and putting up with a rag-tag gang of mates who supposedly play volleyball in his social team. Social being the operative word, here.
Alanna Pepper
Alanna Pepper holds a degree in Viticulture and Oenology from the University of Adelaide, graduating in 2017. That same year, she was awarded the prestigious David Bradley Memorial Prize in recognition of her academic excellence.
Her working relationship with Peter Leske began much earlier, in 2000, when he was the Winemaker at Nepenthe. During a school work experience placement, Alanna was mentored by Peter – an experience that would later shape her career path. Nearly two decades later, she returned as a graduate to the same site, now home to Revenir Winemaking, to begin her professional winemaking journey.
Alanna quickly established herself as a talented and hardworking cellar-hand; her skills and professionalism leading to a rapid promotion to Vintage Assistant Winemaker the following year. In late 2019, she took a six-month break to complete a vintage in Sonoma, California, gaining valuable international experience. She returned to Revenir in 2020 in the same winemaking role and has remained a key member of the team ever since.
It was during her time at Revenir that Alanna discovered a passion for Iberian grape varieties, which led to her involvement with La Linea. In 2021, she officially joined Peter as Director and Winemaker. Today, she balances her time between La Linea, Revenir, and raising her twin five-year-old boys.