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Taltarni Vineyards

Location

Australia

Bio

Karina Dambergs I grew up on a vineyard in the Riverland, started by my grandparents after they emigrated from Germany and Latvia. Like many viticultural child labourers, I swore I’d do something else, in my case engineering, but still ended up in the wine industry. Originally, I wanted to be a fortified winemaker, but sadly they’re not in demand currently. It took jobs in 4 states, 2 other countries and wineries from 20 tonne – 40,000 tonne to find my love for making sparkling wine. The amazing thing about both sparkling and fortifieds is how many processes they go through to get the end result yet in all the best examples you still taste the purity of the original fruit. Currently, I’m a winemaker at Taltarni in Victoria, so I get to make traditional method sparkling wines plus some great white and red wines too. · I’m known for… sharing random pieces of information on anything and everything. · I admire… people with passion, commitment and enough fearlessness to stick to their convictions when everyone else thinks they are crazy. · My ambition… to share the knowledge and experience all my mentors, colleagues and friends shared with me. · My home town is… Avoca in central Victoria, which has the largest main street of any country town I’ve ever seen. · I’m angry about… injustice in any form, from discrimination to wasting money on bad food and wine. · What do you say to yourself in the mirror in the morning… “Were 5 hits on the snooze button worth running this late?” · My most awkward moment… my klutziness is a constant source of both awkwardness and entertainment. www.taltarni.com.au

Joined

06/25/2010