Allister Ashmead was born on the 28th February 1976. He is married to Rebecca and they have two daughters, Charlotte and Sofie.

Allister is the youngest son of Elderton Winery founders Lorraine and the late Neil Ashmead and is one half (along with brother Cameron) of the second generation to continue the family wine business.

Since February 2000, Allister has attended to all facets of the business but has mainly focussed on the dual roles of marketing and production.

In the late 1990's Allister obtained a commerce degree from the University of Adelaide majoring in marketing and management. This qualification along with many hours in the Elderton vineyard as a youngster, a couple of vintages in cellars at home and abroad and a grounding in wholesale and retail sales, has enabled Allister to be an important contributor in the production team. The hard work has seen Elderton grow organically to become one of Australia's great small family wineries.

Allister is extremely passionate about the Barossa. Outside of Elderton he has been on the Barossa Winemakers Committee for over 6 years and has chaired the Committee for the past 3 years. Allister convened the 2008 Barossa Rare and Distinguished Wine Auction and was one of 15 selected across the Australian wine industry in the inaugural intake of Winemakers Federation of Australia's "Future Leaders" program in 2006.