CLUB WINE LUNCH: GIBSON

Wednesday, 12th August 2026

Gibson Wines was established in 1996 and draws on over 50 years of experience of its founder; viticulturist, geologist and winemaker, Rob Gibson.

Unearthed during Rob’s formative years as a geologist, a spirit of prospecting is at the heart of Gibson. With a second generation emerging, the family champion Barossa wines that are Dirtborn. Rob, with wife Anne and son Adam, continue a keen-eyed search for what might be hidden, waiting to be revealed.

Surrounding an 1850s Blacksmith’s cottage, Gibson’s home property in Light Pass – Northern Barossa – features a 5 – acre patch of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Fiano. A portion of these vines are planted under the Gibson-Schulz trellis system, a unique method co-invented by Rob. The vines are alternately planted on a low and high cordon wire, the latter reaching nearly two metres in height.

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