Giles Cooke MW

Founder & Winemaker

Known for his unnatural love of Jamon Iberico and his similarly odd obsession with Grenache, Giles is a repeat offender when it comes to making wine and crafting wine meant to be enjoyed rather than revered. Having travelled the world in his quest to find the best, he has now devoted his attentions to his beloved Australia. Giles met Fergal over a beer on the evening before the Master of Wine 1st year course and since then, there has been  a certain inevitability that they would, one day, make wine together.

As well as passing the MW exam at the first attempt, Giles has winemaking experience in Spain, California and of course, Australia - along with extensive consulting to wineries on wine styles and packaging. So what does Giles bring to Wild & Wilder? A dogged determination to get things done the right way, a wickedly creative mind, some pretty sharp cookery skills and a surprisingly filthy sense of humour.

Fergal Tynan MW

Founder 

Having kissed the blarney stone at an early age, Fergal's trajectory through wine has been hard and fast with extensive travel throughout Europe, South America and Australia. Like Giles, regular, long exposures to Australian wine have led to an enduring love for the wines, people and regions that, in the end, lured him into the actual making of it. 

As they studied the MW together, Fergal really should have known better to get involved in a winemaking project with Giles. Though Fergal claims to be the financially prudent one, he's similarly obesssive about great Aussie wine and thankfully allows his enthusiam to run amok every now and then - enabling some of the more random fights of fancy to become wines.