WILLIAM DE BEAUREPAIRE

CEO & Vigneron, De Beaurepaire Wines

Responsible for winemaking, export and wholesale business development, finance & corporate development of his family winery – De Beaurepaire Wines (Winestate Magazine 2018 Australian Wine of the Year, Gourmet Traveller Wine Best Small Cellar Door).

Co-Founder of contemporary wine brand, Rylstone Estate Wines.

Treasurer of the NSW Wine Industry Association and champion of family owned and operated wineries and growers.

Has worked with some of Australia’s largest wineries (Southcorp, McWilliams), international beverage companies (Kirin), financial institutions (Goldman Sachs & PwC). Nowadays you’ll find him pruning vines and driving tractors on his family Estate at Rylstone in the Central Ranges of NSW or hosting wine dinners on beaches in Fiji or alongside some of the world’s best chefs. A passionate believer in regenerative agriculture and low intervention winemaking, and in making sure everyone has a great time.