Mary Penfold
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Mary Penfold
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Narrated by:
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Elizabeth Parisi
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By:
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Grantlee Kieza
About this listen
Bestselling author and biographer Grantlee Kieza turns his focus to the birth of the Australian wine industry and its mother, business leader and pioneering vintner Mary Penfold, who grew her garden vineyard into a world-renowned wine empire.
Closely related to one of the world's wealthiest families, Mary left her seaside home in England in 1844 to follow her husband, Dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold, to South Australia.
Mary and Christopher settled on a farm in the Adelaide Hills, and as Christopher made his rounds visiting patients on horseback, Mary tended grapevines and planted in the garden beside their stone cottage, The Grange.
At first, the wines Mary made were used as tonics for patients, but at a time when women were often excluded from commerce, Mary transformed her cottage industry into an empire. She expanded her vineyard, developed new styles, and built a flourishing company that supplied not only Australia's demand for high-quality wine but thirsty export markets as well.
Her brilliance as a vintner and great business mind lives on today with Penfolds Grange being one of the most sought-after wines in the world.
©2025 Grantlee Kieza, HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited (P)2025 Bolinda Publishing