Aaron grew up on the Mornington Peninsula. His foray into wine started in the early 2000’s when he started leasing a disused vineyard at a friends farm. From there it was a combination of building his own family wine businesses (Fallen Giants & Circe) and  working across leading fine wine producers, initially Mount Langi Ghiran, and later Yering Station & Xanadu. In 2015 Aaron left for NZ to take up the GM role at iconic New Zealand Winery, Craggy Range. After 8 years in Hawke’s Bay, the opportunity to come home and be part of the next chapter of Stonier was too amazing to pass up.

Aside from Stonier, Aaron sits on the Board of Craggy Range and Brick Lane Brewing.

Rebecca has a finance background and after 10 years in Investment Banking around the world decided working with her brother Aaron in the Vineyard was far more fun…she  may have been slightly dillusional! However 10 years later Rebecca is still running her Grampians vineyard and working with her Brother at Stonier overseeing the Finance function.

Justin Purser has joined us as Chief Winemaker in 2022, being only the 5th Winemaker in 45 years. Previously Chief Winemaker at Best’s Great Western for 10 years, Justin’s cool climate pedigree and passion for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay further stems from 3 years spent at Domaine de Montille in Volnay, Burgundy.

Tim began his viticulture career in 1990 at the pioneering iconic cool climate vineyard, Virgin Hills in the Macedon Ranges and continued over the next 15 seasons working with other producers in Macedon region and cool climate regions beyond, including Helm and Lark Hill in Canberra and Rochford in the Yarra valley, before joining Bindi as their first viticultural consultant.

“My Viticulture consultancy has given me the opportunity to travel, visit and work with many great new and established producers in diverse wine regions throughout Europe Australia and New Zealand. Much of this work has been in planning, establishment and management of new High-Density vineyards (planted five times more density than conventional) and farmed free of herbicides using only organic inputs”

Stonier is primarily where Tim spends his time since our change of ownership in late 2022. “It is a privilege to be able to work with such well-regarded mature vineyards and help drive an uplift in quality and productivity as we introduce best practice organic farming principals”.

Paula has a lot of experience in large scale events around food and wine. Her passion for the business and people is infectious as she manages the cellar door, collaborations with others in our community, and events at our cellar door!

With a love of all things food, wine and the great outdoors, Lucinda will be looking after our new KBS Wine Club members, as well as our online presence and working in cellar door.

Sophie has completed multiple vintages on the Peninsula & Macedon Ranges whilst working in the Winery, Vineyards and Cellar Door at Stonier and is currently undertaking part time studies at Charles Sturt University. 

She lives by the motto:

‘A day without wine, is like a day without sunshine.’

Sophie brings a strong understanding of business management and hospitality having owned a bustling Melbourne Cafe with her sister for 7 years.

On her days off she can be found with her family and friends, entertaining and indulging in great food & wine. 

Nicole is our longest standing staff member, having started 22 years ago when Brian Stonier was at the helm. Nicole is a source of knowledge for many of the staff, and is passionate about the Stonier business, with her daughter Imogen also involved in the vineyard.