Merbein in mourning for ‘one of our greats’

CELEBRATED winemaker Gavin Hogg, a favourite son of Merbein, has lost his battle with cancer, dying at the age of 70. The winner of the nation’s highest wine-industry accolade, the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy, Mr Hogg grew up at Yelta and, despite moving to South Australia as a young man to further his career, he […]

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