OUR PEOPLE | Tomich Wines

Tomich Wines is all about family and people – we partner with people who are as passionate and committed about wine as we are…..

John Tomich: John’s initial passion for viticulture and wine making began during childhood when living on the parents’ vineyard at Coomealla near Mildura. A successful career in the medical profession did not stop him from returning to the Adelaide University to achieve a post Graduate Diploma in Oenology.

His passion for the art and craft of wine making shared with his wife, Vicki and his thirst for greater knowledge has led to him currently undertaking the challenging Masters of Wine Course from the Institute of Masters of Wine in London.

Randal Tomich: Randal manages the vineyard and together with his father, is the major driving force behind the Tomich label. Randal project managed the vineyard development, overseeing every detail from the conception of the vineyard through to harvesting the grapes. With his father John, they manage the wine production.

For many years he worked and managed broad acre farming properties with his brother Damian before starting to develop an interest in viticulture. In the late 90’s he established his first cool climate vineyard in the Adelaide Hills. With his knowledge and ideas gained from his first vineyard, Randal developed the family vineyard under the watchful eye and technical supervision of his father.

After developing his first vineyard Randal recognised that traditional development methods used when establishing vineyards were inadequate. They compounded the problems in high rainfall zones with the potential for soil erosion, soil subsiding and poor development, resulting in vine establishment taking up to 5 years before the first commercial crop.

This recognition lead him to researching ripping technology with soil scientists, viticulturists, the CSIRO, mechanical engineers as well as a study trip to Europe. As a result of the research, assisted by Soil Scientist, John Rasic, he designed his own ripping technology. Randal called the new ripper the “Vibrosoiler” – a vibrating winged ripper. The ripper has the ability to mix topsoil with the underlying subsoil improving water penetration and root growth. The technology has now been exported and is in use in California in the USA.

Damian Tomich: studied at Roseworthy Campus for a Diploma of Farm Management. He managed broad acre farming properties with his brother Randal. He has project managed and farmed commercial forestry and broad acre cropping, raised cattle and managed cattle and sheep feedlots. Currently he and his family are managing a cattle and sheep property in Queensland.

Sam Tomich: A Chartered Accountant, Sam joined the family business in 2005 from accounting firm, KPMG and manages the financial, administration and marketing functions of the business.

Marianne Duluk: Bachelor of Wine Marketing
Marianne graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2008. Prior to joining Tomich Wines she worked at the National Wine Centre of Australia as well as in public relations.

With a passion for food and wine Marianne brings a dynamic element to the Tomich Wines team.

Coming from a background in wine and the arts her passion for fine wine is unrivaled.

Peter Leske: Consultant Wine maker
Peter Leske graduated from Roseworthy in 1983 with a degree in Oenology. Since his first vintage in the Hunter Valley, he has worked in a wide variety of production winemaking roles in Australia and overseas, with Mitchelton in the Goulburn; Grosset Wines in the Clare Valley; in California; and a host of prestigious French estates in Burgundy, the Rhône, Bordeaux, and Limoux. Subsequently he spent a decade as Chief Winemaker in the Adelaide Hills.

Murray Thomlinson

Based in Melbourne, Murray has previously worked as General Manager of a national distributor. MBA qualified, his experience covers a broad range of marketing and sales functions, including senior management. He has spent the majority of the last 15 years working in the wine industry.