Ewen and Elissa were high-school sweethearts, married in 1989 and the parents of three beautiful children.
Ewen has many roles (father, comedian, chicken-slipper wearer), but as CEO of Symphony Hill Wines he has been responsible for the overall running of the business since its inception. This includes marketing.
Of marketing, he says:
“Marketing is so much more than simply selling bottles of wine at the cellar door. It is about knowing your brand and, in our case, being an extension of your brand. The manicured vineyard and the modern, sophisticated cellar door are part of our marketing. I consider all activities we do as a company as marketing – whether it be tending the vineyard, making the wine or making visitors to our cellar door feel like coming home.”
“Our wines are designed to excite and enamour. A great wine is an experience you never forget, and we proudly seek to give that experience to our visitors.”
Both Ewen and Elissa are wine tragics, who value having fun with everything they do. Due to this, Ewen planted over 40 varieties in a research and development vineyard to investigate how alternative varieties would respond to our unique terroir. It is lessons learnt from that experience that has led to the weird and wonderful varieties we have to offer, such as Petit Verdot, Lagrein, Albarino and Gewurztraminer.
Ewen’s humorous and informative wine presentations can be enjoyed at wine dinners, as well as at various festivals around Queensland (such as the Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers and Brisbane’s Good Food and Wine Show).
Elissa is the brains behind the visual presentation of Symphony Hill Wines, including the design of our labels. Her love of fashion and vintage (before it was trendy, mind you) have resulted in the simply fabulous furniture and accessories adorning the cellar door. You can feel reassured attending an event hosted by Symphony Hill Wines, knowing that Elissa will have put her magic dust to work and created stunning visuals for the occasion!