Sparkling wine brand Clover Hill and sister wine label Taltarni have been sold by the Goelet family to the Fogarty and Hall families and their company Tasmania East Coast Vineyards Pty Ltd.
Clover Hill is one of Tasmania’s finest sparkling wine houses, while Taltarni is a pioneer of Victorian cool-climate wines.
Peter Fogarty is founder of the family-controlled Fogarty Wine Group, and Anthony Hall is an owner of significant seafood interests across Australia, including Tasmania.
The news was a scoop for Wine Business Magazine (https://wbmonline.com.au/), which broke the news before a press release was issued.
GoTR understands Clover Hill will continue to be distributed by Joval Wine Group's red+white arm.
The Fogarty family has long collaborated with the Goelet family with Taltarni as a production partner to Dalwhinnie, a luxury brand with a property that neighbours Taltarni.
When the opportunity arose to become the next stewards of Clover Hill and Taltarni, and realise the potential of growing sparkling wine in the Pyrenees and Tasmania, Peter, Anthony and their families couldn’t resist, a press release issued by both parties dated September 2 says.
"With a high-performing team in place and excellent winegrowing capabilities, specifically in sparkling wine production, we saw the great opportunity to steward and grow the Taltarni and Clover Hill businesses to their full potential,” said Peter Fogarty.
“Passing the torch on to another family-owned wine business is a real win for us,” said outgoing CEO Michael Kluczko.
“We are confident that the brands and the teams at Taltarni and Clover Hill will be nurtured and cared for in a way that maintains the legacy we have all worked so hard to build, and honour the vision that John Goelet had over 50 years ago.”
All Taltarni and Clover Hill staff will continue in their respective roles and teams at Taltarni and Clover
Hill and will work closely with Dalwhinnie and Tasmanian Vintners, and the broader Fogarty Wine
Group, the release says.
