Chris Hatcher has lived and worked as a winemaker in the Barossa Valley for the last 42 years.

On completion of a Science Degree at the University of Adelaide he joined Kaiser Stuhl and studied winemaking at Charles Sturt University. After holding Senior Winemaking positions at Kaiser Stuhl and Orlando, Chris joined Wolf Blass Wines in 1987 and led the winemaking team as the Chief Winemaker for over 20 years.

During this period Wolf Blass Wines has won many awards in Australia and internationally including the:
Jimmy Watson Trophy in 1999.
International Winemaker of the Year” at the International Wine and Spirit Competition in London in 2002 and 2013.
International Red Winemaker of the Year at the International Wine Challenge in London in 2008, 2013 and 2016.
Winery of the Year at the San Francisco International in 2015.

Chris is one of Australia’s most experienced wine show judges having judged in more than 85 wine shows in Australia, the USA and the United Kingdom. He has been a Panel Chairman at all of the mainland Australian Capital Wine Shows and has been Chairman of Judges in Perth.