Full Name
Peter Leske
Job Title
Winemaker
Company
Revenir Winemaking and Co-owner, La Linea
Speaker Bio
Peter Leske holds a degree in oenology from Roseworthy College. He has made wine with and for Jeffrey Grosset in the Clare Valley, French domaines Dujac, Alain Graillot and l’Arlot, and California’s E&J Gallo, and spent a decade at Nepenthe in the Adelaide Hills.
Peter spent five years managing the Technical Services Group at the Australian Wine Research Institute, providing advice and problem-solving to winemakers across the country, and worked on environmental issues including drought and climate change at the South Australian Wine Industry Association. He now divides his time between making wine for super-premium clients at Revenir Winemaking, and—with marketing guru David LeMire MW—his own label ""La Linea,"" specialising in Tempranillo and Mencia.
Peter also has an MBA, but describes his greatest challenge and achievement as sharing in the parenting of two beautiful daughters. He was named Winemaker of the Year by The Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology in 2020.
Peter spent five years managing the Technical Services Group at the Australian Wine Research Institute, providing advice and problem-solving to winemakers across the country, and worked on environmental issues including drought and climate change at the South Australian Wine Industry Association. He now divides his time between making wine for super-premium clients at Revenir Winemaking, and—with marketing guru David LeMire MW—his own label ""La Linea,"" specialising in Tempranillo and Mencia.
Peter also has an MBA, but describes his greatest challenge and achievement as sharing in the parenting of two beautiful daughters. He was named Winemaker of the Year by The Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology in 2020.
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