Rieslingfreak is the story of John Hughes, a man who is very passionate about Riesling. John grew up on an old Riesling vineyard, situated in Penwortham, Clare Valley. The vineyard was previously owned by Spencer George, with the Riesling grape going into the Skillogalee late picked Riesling. The vineyard was acquired by the Hughes Family in 1984, and developed the label Penwortham Wines. After spending a number of years in the wine industry, completing many vintages, and being mentored by some of Australia’s top winemakers, I ventured out by myself to form Rieslingfreak.