Born in the UK, Matt attended Berkhamsted School, followed by business schools in London and Marseille.

After roles with Coca-Cola France and PepsiCo UK, Matt joined Thierry’s, the UK’s largest importer of French wines, responsible for a quarter of French wine sold in the UK. He helped build the business to an annual volume of five million cases from thirteen countries and more than seventy suppliers and he built an enviable reputation for blending, buying and selling some of the most popular wines enjoyed in the UK.

In 2006 Matt, his wife, Gina and son Finlay immigrated to the Clare Valley, where he looked after the global sales and marketing for Kirrihill Wines. He also realised his long-held dream of owning a vineyard, growing grapes and making wine. In 2009, Matt became General Manager of Château Tanunda. Now joined by daughter Megan, the family relocated to the Barossa, where he is currently Managing Director of Langmeil Winery.

Matt holds the Wine & Spirit Education Trust’s Diploma with Honours in Wines and Spirits and has completed the AWRI Barossa Wine Assessment Training. He was a Senior Judge at the International Wine Challenge and has judged at the Barossa and Clare Valley Wine Shows.

A member of the Wine Barossa Committee from 2011 until 2016, Matt was its Chair and a Barossa Grape & Wine Association board member. He is a board member of Barossa Village Inc. and volunteers at Barossa District Football & Netball Club and Lyndoch Tennis Club. He even managed a few games for the Barossa Rams Rugby Club before common sense prevailed.