James Hook
Wine winner
James wrote his first paper on grape growing when he was 15. A treaty on the grape disease 'Downy Mildew' after which the rest of his life was fixed. Now in his thirties and a viticulturalist by trade, James is one of the ‘go-to people’ in the McLaren Vale wine community through his business DJ’s Growers.
James covers all aspects of grapegrowing whether is it sustainable farming, organics, bio-dynamics, irrigation, grape diseases or new varieties.
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