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    PETER HALL, McGUIGAN WINES

    Jan 05, 2020 4 minutes
    NIGEL HOPKINS

    OUT OF THE SHADOW

    FOR Peter Hall, McGuigan Wines Hunter Valley chief winemaker, it can’t have been easy working in the shadow of his boss and former chief winemaker, Neil McGuigan.

    After all, Neil has been recognised as the “world’s best winemaker” by London’s International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC) a record four times, the last in 2016.

    This year, Hall has managed to make his own exceptional stamp on the McGuigan Wines portfolio, making him Winestate’s Winemaker of the Year for 2019.

    “Working with Neil McGuigan has been a highlight of my career,” Hall

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