We’ve scraped the bottom of the barrel, Padthaway Estate believes

The embattled wine industry is on a turnaround, Padthaway Estate’s new owner Nigel Catt believes. “The industry’s all about timing,” says the former senior winemaker at Andrew Garrett Wines, who worked during that company’s rise in the 1980s. “This is my first foray back into the industry after 10 years. (He sold his Middleton Winery in 2001). I think it’s gone through enough.” Mr Catt is buying the 110ha Padthaway Estate, alongside vineyard manager Troy Mathews and marketer Nina Murphy, from former SA Liberal Party leader Dale Baker, reports Adelaide Now.