From Thursday, Yalumba will be known as Hill-Smith Family Estates, a new name that the Hill-Smith Family better represents and encompasses the family of brands that it is today.
Chairman and fifth-generation Proprietor Robert Hill-Smith said, “We have come a long way since 1849, when my great-great-grandfather purchased a modest 10-acre plot of land near Angaston, in what is now Eden Valley.
“We have evolved from a single brand at Yalumba to a family of wine brands and businesses; made of many parts all linked to our commitment to and enjoyment of wine, Hill-Smith Family Estates represents us as a proud wine family, reflecting the generations of innovation and pioneering spirit of our forebears that have led us to where we sit in the wine universe today.”
The Hill-Smith Family is recognised for iconic wine brands and vineyard estates Yalumba, Jansz Tasmania, Pewsey Vale Vineyard, Heggies Vineyard, Oxford Landing, Dalrymple Vineyards and Nautilus Estate of Marlborough. It started the fine wine distribution business Samuel Smith & Son in 1923and in the 1980s Negociants Australia and Negociants International. Since 1995 it has invested in the Yalumba Nursery, a world- class vine cultivation centre at Vine Vale in the Barossa Valley.
“We have our sights set on the next 170 years with determination to continue a legacy and secure our family’s future in the wine world, whilst excited by the possibilities for our future generations at Hill-Smith Family Estates,” said Mr Hill-Smith (pictured above with daughter, Jessica Hill-Smith).
Managing Director Nick Waterman says that the Hill-Smith Family is the constant and continuous heart of the business which has nurtured, protected and guided it to become what it is today.
“We are very proud of the diversity of our business and our contribution to the wine community. Hill-Smith Family Estates enables our wine brands and distribution businesses to retain their individual identities and at the same time provide us with a stage to show how they are all connected,” said Mr Waterman
